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The government's planned carbon tax hike risks exacerbating fuel poverty in the absence of affordable clean energy and reliable public transport, Community Law & Mediation (CLM) has warned. The community law centre and charity, which opened a Centre for Environmental Justice earlier this year, i

An Irish lawyer has been elected as the 693rd Lord Mayor of the City of London. Vincent Keaveny, a partner in the London office of international business law firm DLA Piper, will serve as a global ambassador for the UK-based financial and professional services industry from 12 November 2021 for a on

Prison healthcare in Northern Ireland is characterised by underfunding and delays, with a £4 million budget boost needed just to bring it in line with funding levels in England and Wales, a long-awaited review has found. The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) has published its

A barrister from Northern Ireland who practises in London has been shortlisted for an award recognising young barristers in England and Wales for their pro bono work. The Young Pro Bono Barrister of the Year award, facilitated by Advocate, the pro bono charity of The Bar of England and Wales, celebr

LK Shields Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of Patricia Kelly as a member of the firm's company secretarial and corporate governance team. Ms Kelly is a senior company secretary with expertise in company secretarial matters, regulatory compliance and client relationships.

A suite of hate crime guides for use in the workplace have been published by Northern Ireland's Department of Justice after being developed in collaboration with the Labour Relations Agency. The three separate guides offer practical support in circumstances where a member of staff becomes a victim o

A government review of penal policy has been expanded to include remission and how it is applied to prisoners. At present, prisoners sentenced to a definite term qualify for one quarter remission on the basis of good behaviour. Those serving life sentences, sentences for the enforcement of court ord

A speeding motorist was relieved of his brand-new Lamborghini just hours after he purchased it under new Danish legislation. The owner, an unnamed Iraqi man, was driving his new £228,000 car home from Germany to Norway when he was stopped by police in Denmark.

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Dublin-based Leman Solicitors and Belfast-based Tughans have joined World Tech Legal, a global network of tech-focused law firms. The network, founded by Scottish firm MBM Commercial, was established to build an association of like-minded entrepreneurial law firms that have specific expertise in the

The Irish government has agreed to sign up to an international agreement setting a global minimum corporation tax rate of 15 per cent for large firms. Speaking after a cabinet meeting yesterday, finance minister Paschal Donohoe said: "The government has given approval today for Ireland to sign up to

The vast majority of Irish solicitors want hybrid working arrangements after the Covid-19 pandemic, a new survey by the Law Society of Ireland has found. According to a report produced by the Law Society's younger members' committee, 91 per cent of solicitors would prefer some form of hybrid working

The High Court has decided to quash a planning decision relating to an incinerator in Cork based on a finding of objective bias in the planning process before An Bord Pleanála. The court decided that an order of certiorari would be granted in the case, but refused to quash the decision simpli

Northern Ireland's High Court has rejected an application to stay civil claims against an alleged Provisional IRA member and informer until after a one-million-page report into criminal activity is published, ruling that “stagnation is not an option”. The interlocutory application querie

People in the Indian state of Rajasthan are using snakes as murder weapons. The trend emerged in 2019 when the lawyer for a defendant in a trial asked the court: “Is it possible for a murder accused to have been nowhere near the crime scene and for no murder weapon to have been found and yet s