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Sinn Féin has launched a bill to ban zero-hour contracts in Northern Ireland. Jemma Dolan, the party's workers' rights spokesperson, will launch the bill in the Northern Ireland Assembly today.

Ireland has been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for its alleged failure to comply with the requirements of the EU Drinking Water Directive. The European Commission said it made the referral because the level of the chemical substance trihalomethanes (THMs) in drinking

The High Court has refused an application for judicial review brought by a solicitor seeking to have her WRC hearing resume after the adjudicator determined the case would have need a fresh hearing. The matter had been part-heard when the Supreme Court delivered its landmark judgment in Zalewski v.

The needs and interests of victims must be central to the criminal justice system, Northern Ireland's justice minister Naomi Long has said to mark the 40th anniversary of Victim Support Northern Ireland. Speaking at the anniversary event, Mrs Long outlined her Department's ongoing work to better und

Most companies are still planning to return to the office in spite of the Delta variant, according to a survey by Littler of in-house lawyers, HR officials and business leaders across Europe. The employment and labour law practice has released its fourth annual European employer survey report, compl

South-east law firm Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan Solicitors has announced the appointment of six new staff following a period of ongoing growth and expansion. The Kilkenny-based firm has welcomed Edmund Hennessy as a solicitor in the conveyancing and probate team and Rory MacEneaney as a solicitor in the

Solicitors can now apply once for all the counties whose legal aid panels they wish to be placed on under a streamlined process. The Courts Service said it had replaced the "cumbersome process of having to apply separately in each individual county".

Stricter rules on alcohol advertising and alcohol sponsorship of events have come into effect more than three years after they were passed into law. Sections 15 and 16 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 have come into force with effect from today.

A failure to consider the "people factor" in boardroom decarbonisation strategies could undermine climate change mitigation efforts, according to a new report from Eversheds Sutherland and KPMG. A second survey of senior executives and business leaders found an increased corporate confidence in deca

Leo Moore, partner at William Fry, considers the regulation of e-scooters and e-bikes in Ireland. The government has just published the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 which legislates, for the first time, for the use of e-scooters and e-bikes on Irish roads and public spaces.

Northern Ireland firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has announced four promotions across its insolvency and business restructuring, planning and environment, and marketing and business development teams. Maria McNally has been promoted to associate director within the insolvency and business restructuring t

Coffee breaks don't count as work, a court in Italy has ruled – despite espresso being so ingrained in the country's work culture. After a 10-year legal battle, Italy's Supreme Court has ruled that a woman who broke her wrist during her coffee break did not suffer a workplace accident.

Over 100 solicitors and barristers have signed a petition calling on the EU to intervene on Irish criminal lawyers' pay in order to protect the rule of law. The eight-page petition sent to Paolo Gentiloni, the European commissioner for the economy, and seen by Irish Legal News appeals to the Eu

Legislation to improve the independence of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) in light of an EU court ruling has been published by the government. The Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021 provides for a number of amendments to the legislation that

A public consultation has been launched as part of the government's review of the Freedom of Information Act. The consultation, which will run until 17 December 2021, asks participants to briefly identify key issues with the FOI system as they see it, in order to assist the Department in defining th