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Rosemary Connolly, principal solicitor at Rosemary Connolly Solicitors, Employment and Equality Lawyers, examines a significant decision in a sex discrimination claim in England. The claimant in the Court of Appeal decision Steer v Stormsure Limited failed in an application for interim relief arisin

Karim Ahmad Khan QC has been sworn in as the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Mr Khan called to Lincoln's Inn in 1992, having obtained an LLB degree and AKC from King's College London. He later obtained a D.Phil from Oxford University and served as a crown prosecutor before embarking

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has donated 40 fruit orchards to children's charity Barretstown as part of a biodiversity initiative led by the Irish data centre community. The "Orchards in the Community" project is part of the DCs for Bees initiative launched by Host in Ireland, which promotes

A senior prosecutor in Utah has apologised after telling an elected politician to "die and go to hell" for disturbing his nap. Utah's Assistant Attorney General Steven Wuthrich sent a tirade of abuse to Salt Lake City councillor Darin Mano after "the interruption to my tranquillity", he admitted.

Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan has been appointed as Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, becoming the first woman ever to hold the highest judicial position in Northern Ireland. She will be sworn in as successor to the incumbent Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, at the start of September 2021 &

The Court of Appeal has upheld a €69,000 award of damages for a man who suffered injuries as a result of a low-speed car accident. The defendant had claimed in the appeal that the impact of the collision was too slight for any injuries to be caused, arguing that only about €500 of damage w

Patents of precedence have been granted to 25 barristers and 12 solicitors, entitling them to use the title of senior counsel. The barristers are William Abrahamson, Ray Boland, Conor Bourke, John Byrne, Dermot Cahill, Oisin Collins, Ruth Fitzgerald, Robert Fitzpatrick, Tom Flynn, Ted Harding, Ronan

Legislation providing for a clear, statutory definition of perjury has cleared the Oireachtas and will now go to the president for his signature. The Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018 provides for a maximum penalty on summary conviction of a Class B fine and/or a term of impr

The Department for Infrastructure has confirmed it will not appeal a Court of Appeal ruling that it broke EU competition rules in the awarding of contracts for road resurfacing. Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon told MLAs yesterday that the Department had considered "whether parts of the judgme

An independent employment law review group, modelled on the Company Law Review Group (CLRG), is set to be established to shape the formulation of employment policy and legislation. Taoiseach Micheál Martin told TDs yesterday that the CLRG "has proven to be very effective in the area of ongoin

Temporary entry and transit visa restrictions that came into effect at the end of January have been lifted. The decision will benefit travellers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, South Africa, Suriname and Uruguay.

A united Ireland could continue to have two distinct legal systems, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has suggested. Delivering the opening speech to his party's ard fheis yesterday, the Fine Gael leader said: "I believe in the unification of our island and I believe it can happen in my lifetime."

Gareth Planck, partner at Eversheds Sutherland, considers the commercial property landscape in Northern Ireland. The reopening of our economy and society across these islands is extremely positive and welcome news as we seek to return to some form of normality. Recovery and rebuild will be the watch

Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important issue for business leaders in the commercial property sector, a new survey by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP suggests. The business law firm surveyed nearly 200 agents, developers and property managers at its recent "Greening of Real Estate" webinar

The Scottish government has confirmed judges will be forced to register their financial interests. While judges must declare relevant interests in a case before them they are not required to register them before a case arises, unlike the practice in some other jurisdictions.