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The High Court has delivered a further judgment in the landmark FBD case involving publicans claiming insurance cover for losses arising from the pandemic. In this second case, the court outlined that cover would be available for partial closures of the pubs’ premises due to the pandemic, rath

The draft heads of legislation providing for the "most wide-ranging and coherent reform of policing in a generation" have been published. Justice Minister Helen McEntee yesterday published the general scheme of the landmark Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill.

Children and families in direct provision are being failed due to a lack of sufficiently robust oversight mechanisms and a "culture of fear" around raising complaints, the Ombudsman for Children's Office (OCO) has said. Launching the report, ombudsman Dr Niall Muldoon said government plans to bring

An independent senator has proposed new legislation to limit the inappropriate use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in settlements between employers and employees. Senator Lynn Ruane is preparing a private member's bill which would amend the Employment Equality Act 1998 to enshrine employees' rig

The blanket ban on identifying children who were unlawfully killed will be lifted at the end of next week. Justice Minister Helen McEntee yesterday signed the commencement order for the Children (Amendment) Act 2021, which was signed into law on Monday.

Family lawyer Claire Edgar has welcomed an English court ruling emphasising the importance of domestic abuse training for the judiciary. The Court of Appeal in London last month handed down judgment in four appeals dealing with how allegations of domestic abuse and coercive and controlling behaviour

A solicitor has appeared in court in connection with an alleged €268,000 property registration fraud. Herbert Kilcline, a sole practitioner in Rathmines, denies eight offences relating to two Dublin properties, dating from between September 2016 and June 2018.

Outdoor pubs and restaurants which fail to take public health guidelines seriously following the reopening of the hospitality sector this Friday could lose their licences next year, a Belfast lawyer has warned. Christopher Bullock, an associate at O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors, has highlighted that ne

Unreliable witness testimony has been the biggest cause of miscarriages of justice over the past half-century, a new study suggests. The research also suggests that regulations governing the powers of police have been effective in reducing wrongful convictions caused by unreliable confessions.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has called for British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to be released from prison in Iran. Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has already served five years in an Iranian prison for supposedly plotting to topple the Iranian government, was this week given a further

A hand grenade discovered in a German forest, leading to a full-scale bomb disposal operation, has turned out to be a rubber sex toy. Police were alerted to the possible explosive after it was spotted by a woman jogging through the forest near the Bavarian city of Passau, DW reports.

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland has allowed an appeal against a decision by the High Court to adjourn a case arising from the Renewable Heat Initiative (RHI) scheme. The case had previously been adjourned to allow for further legislation to be enacted which might have disposed of the applica

Magic circle firm Linklaters has named London-based partners Nicole Kar and Richard Cumbley as the co-leaders of its new Dublin office. Ms Kar currently heads the firm's UK antitrust and foreign investment team, while Mr Cumbley is its global head of technology, media and telecommunication (TLT) and

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced the promotion of Derek Lawlor and James McKnight to partners in Dublin. The double appointment forms part of a global round of 13 partner promotions across eight offices in Europe and Asia.

Corporate and commercial law firm Mills Selig has announced the promotion of senior associates Maeve Fisher and Kirsten Magee to partner. The double promotion in the litigation team brings the Northern Ireland firm's total partner count to 12.