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Legislative changes to make it easier to plant small areas of native trees have been given the green light by ministers. The Forestry Act 2014 will be amended to remove the requirement for an afforestation license for areas up to 1 ha and to allow increased planting of small areas of riparian woodla

National action plans to develop and use restorative justice should be developed and implemented by all Council of Europe countries, a conference of European justice ministers has concluded. The Council of Europe conference of justice ministers, held in Venice from Monday to Tuesday, adopted the "Ve

Arthur Cox has announced the appointment of Ciara Buckley, Ian Duffy, Sophie Frederix, Orlaith Kane, Aisling Kelly and David Vos as partners.

An Irish lawyer based in Austria has been appointed as secretary-general of the Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC). Niamh Leinwather, a principal associate in the disputes, litigation and arbitration team at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Vienna, is the only Irish woman admitted

Ireland is one of only 20 countries in the world where more than 80 per cent of prisoners had received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccination by the end of September 2021, according to a new report. The first-ever in-depth review of policies and practices related to Covid-19 vaccination in pris

A body established to protect the rights of EU citizens in the UK is taking Priti Patel's Home Office to court. The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements (IMA) has issued judicial review proceedings against the Home Office, as it considers their position that cit

The Northern Ireland Assembly has narrowly rejected a bill which would have restricted access to abortion in the case of several foetal impairment. The Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill, sponsored by DUP MLA Christopher Stalford, was defeated by 45-42 yesterday.

Blood donors will be rewarded with Christmas trees under a novel scheme in Poland. The national forestry service's "Christmas Tree for Life" campaign will see anyone who donates blood, platelets or plasma tomorrow given a free fir tree.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Minister for Justice and Equality failed to establish that she was entitled to postpone the surrender of a man to Lithuania due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The man was due to be surrendered in February 2021 on foot of a European Arrest Warrant and fl

Staff at corporate and commercial law firm Mills Selig have taken to the streets to raise cash for Angel Wishes NI, a charity supporting children in Northern Ireland with cancer-related conditions.

The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal to reduce a general damages award from €155,000 to €95,000 on the basis that the trial judge did not properly assess general damages under the Book of Quantum. Further, the court held that the plaintiff was liable in contributory negligence for his

Callan Tansey lawyers Roger Murray and David O’Malley will discuss inquests and the role of the coroner in Ireland at a free online event tomorrow.

UK government plans to reform human rights laws have been branded "a blatant, unashamed power grab" by human rights campaigners. Justice secretary Dominic Raab today announced a three-month consultation on proposed reforms to the Human Rights Act 1998.

ByrneWallace LLP has announced the internal appointment of seven new associates. The new associates are Jane McKay and Michael O'Neill in the banking and finance team, Aislinn Cullen in commercial litigation, Emmet Connolly, Kelly Mackey and Bianca McLaughlin in corporate, and Roisin Garvey in healt

The UK government will compensate former Post Office workers who were wrongly convicted of theft in the Horizon saga. The disgraced Post Office said it is unable to cover the payments for the exonerated individuals.