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A woman is suing an insurer after she contracted an STD in a car covered by its policy. Missouri woman MO had a relationship with MB, the insured, in late 2017.

Being told to "grow up" does not amount to discrimination at work, a tribunal in England has ruled after a teenage hairdresser sued her employer. Jasmine Stunell, a hairdressing apprentice, was also told to “pull herself together”. She quit her job at the boutique salon and brought claim

Legal rights group FLAC has said an additional €3 million in funding for the Legal Aid Board is "a welcome step in the right direction but only a drop in the ocean in terms of what is needed". Justice minister Heather Humphreys yesterday welcomed a five per cent budget increase for the justice

Ronan Daly Jermyn (RDJ) has been awarded the Investors in Diversity Silver mark from the Irish Centre for Diversity in recognition of its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The Investors in Diversity equality, diversity and inclusion accreditation mark programme is run

The Belfast Solicitors' Association (BSA) raised £3,500 for nominated charity Action Cancer after taking part in the Belfast Marathon earlier this month. Seven teams of five runners took part from law firms across Belfast, including McIvor Farrell, McCann & McCann, Madden & Finucane an

Naas solicitor Luke Hanahoe has been re-elected as president of County Kildcare Chamber, the voice of over 400 businesses throughout the mid-east region. Mr Hanahoe, managing partner of Hanahoe and Hanahoe Solicitors, was first elected to the role in October 2019 and was re-elected at Monday evening

Northern Ireland firm Wilson Nesbitt has welcomed five newly-qualified solicitors across its banking and financial services, real estate and construction, and individual and family life teams.

Thousands of trafficking victims should be granted the right to remain in the UK, the High Court in London has ruled. Before the ruling, such victims could be returned to their home countries, where they risked being trafficked again. As a result, people often make claims for asylum but, having done

The High Court has determined that the legal costs of an employment injunction application should be costs in the cause after the motion was rendered unnecessary. The plaintiff had sought to be reinstated by his employer following his suspension on full pay during an ongoing investigation. However,

Applicants who alleged they had been deprived of their right of access to a court suffered no ECHR violations after Belgium declined to hear their tort case against the Holy See, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.

Climate lawyers have urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Brazil's president for crimes against humanity over his administration's policies in the Amazon ahead of the COP26 this month. The Allrise group has lodged a case with the court alleging that the government of Jair

A box left at the front door of a library prompted the arrival of a bomb squad – who discovered that it contained books. Police arrived at the library in Deschutes County, Oregon and advised people nearby to stay inside as they dealt with the box.

Ethiopian treasures stored in British Museum vaults could be legally restored to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, UK public law experts believe. The 11 objects with great spiritual and religious value for the people of Ethiopia could be returned to their country of origin under Section 5 of the Britis

Matheson partner Helen Kelly has been named as one of the world's top antitrust lawyers by Global Competition Review (GCR). Ms Kelly, who heads Matheson's EU, competition and regulatory group and was the first woman to become an antitrust partner at an Irish law firm, is among 130 lawyers and econom

The UK government is carrying out an "unprecedented programme of rights reversal", human rights campaigners have warned. A coalition led by Amnesty International has sounded the alarm over the Police, Sentencing, Crimes and Courts Bill and the Nationality and Borders Bill, both of which are currentl