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Eversheds Sutherland was among organisations which came together to tackle "skyrocketing" scams at the Northern Ireland Fraud Forum's first-ever annual conference in Belfast yesterday. The NI Fraud Forum was launched in April by organisations including Eversheds Sutherland, Grant Thornton, and FPM-A

A special advocate for survivors will be appointed to represent the collective interests of those who suffered institutional abuse, the government has announced. The proposal to appoint a special advocate originates in the action plan for survivors and former residents of mother and baby homes and c

Motor insurance premiums decreased by an average of two per cent in the first year of the new personal injury guidelines, according to new figures from the Central Bank of Ireland. The fourth annual private motor insurance report of the National Claims Information Database (NCID) covers the period f

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Bauer Media Group, one of the world's largest privately-owned media businesses with assets worldwide, has agreed to acquire Cork's Red FM 104-106.

Draft legislation providing for the establishment of a new Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland is set to be published by the government. The Gambling Regulation Bill sets out the framework and legislative basis for the establishment of the new independent statutory body and for a "robust regula

Scotland's justice secretary, Keith Brown, is to be quizzed this week on why he wants the Scottish Parliament to refuse consent to a bill about the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill would create an Independent Commission for Reconciliation a

Coleraine-based Turley Legal has been recognised at the inaugural Causeway Coast and Glens People Awards hosted by the Causeway Chamber of Commerce.

A notorious Holocaust denier who fled France has been arrested in Anstruther in Fife, Scotland. Vincent Reynouard, 53, evaded authorities after he was convicted under anti-Nazi laws which criminalise denial of the Holocaust.

A bakers' union chief was arrested after disparaging countries with high rates of bread consumption, including his own. Cihan Kolivar, chair of Turkey's Union for Bread Producers, told a Turkish TV channel that bread is "the staple food for stupid societies".

US law firm K&L Gates is planning to open an office in Dublin and has hired Irish lawyers Gayle Bowen and Shane Geraghty ahead of its launch, according to reports. Ms Bowen was the inaugural head of Pinsent Masons' Dublin office, where she remains a partner leading its Irish asset management and

Retired judges have been recruited to address the soaring court backlog in England and Wales. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon, has authorised the recruitment of 65 retired judges to deal with cases. The judges, half of whom are in their 70s, will aid in the effort to reduce the backlo

The vast majority of property industry professionals believe that government housing policy disproportionately relies on the private sector to address the social and affordable housing crisis, according to a survey by business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran LLP. The firm surveyed 200 industry lea

Lawyers Against Homelessness is hosting its eighth CPD conference in support of the Capuchin Day Centre this Thursday. The collaborative initiative between barristers and solicitors has raised over €185,000 through CPD events for the Capuchin Day Centre since it was established in late 2017.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has been recognised with an award for hosting the three-day Commonwealth Mediation Conference in Belfast earlier this year. The Society won in the Best Business and Professional Services Event category at the Belfast Ambassador Awards held at the Crown Plaza Hotel

The government has indicated that it will amend domestic law in response to a Supreme Court ruling on obstacles to the ratification of the EU–Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), rather than holding a constitutional referendum. The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the propos