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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the United Nations Security Council briefing by the Chairperson from the OSCE

A pair of senior Russian police officers have been spared jail after creating a drug den to later bust. They convinced three known drug users to manufacture and consume the opioid "krokodil" in a flat using ingredients they stole from police evidence stores.

A man who was refused a short-term tenancy for a residential property has had his appeal to the High Court dismissed. Finding that the Circuit Court had not erred on a point of law, Mr Justice Garrett Simons said that the complainant was dissatisfied with the findings of fact made with regards his d

Eversheds Sutherland has announced the promotion of Eoin MacAodha, Julie Galbraith and Peter O'Neill to partner in the firm's Dublin office. Mr MacAodha, who has become partner in the firm's litigation practice, has a particular focus on regulatory compliance and white collar crime, as well as exten

Dublin-based commercial law firm Philip Lee has announced the appointment of Marie Kinsella as a partner. Ms Kinsella has specialist expertise in the areas of financial services regulation, healthcare and pharmaceutical law, public and administrative law, criminal investigations, statutory and non-s

International law firm DAC Beachcroft has relocated to new offices in Dublin to provide space for its continued growth. The firm's 70 employees in Dublin, including 10 partners, are now based at newly-furbished offices at Haddington Buildings on Percy Place, a spokesperson confirmed to Irish Legal N

Derry-based McCay Solicitors has announced the appointment of Marie-Claire Logue as an associate solicitor in the firm's commercial department. Ms Logue was was previously employed with Pinsent Masons in Belfast and has also worked with major law firms in Sydney and London.

Dublin-based Philip Lee has retained four women as solicitors following the completion of their traineeships with the firm. Megan Gilroy, Rachel McCausland, Margaret O'Leary and Rebecca Clabby started training with the firm in 2016.

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates looks at two recent tax appeal cases which have thrown existing practices to claim tax relief on employment awards into disarray. This issue arose in the Tax Appeals Commission in the case of an Appellant and the Revenue Comm

Homelessness is directly linked to reoffending, delegates heard at a lunchtime seminar hosted by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland.

Senior officials from the Law Society of Northern Ireland joined colleagues from across Europe at a special reception hosted at the Law Societies Joint Brussels Office in Belgium.

Dún Laoghaire firm Murphy McElligott Solicitors has become title sponsor of Bray Hockey Club's Ladies 1sts squad.

A new report published by Amnesty International today shows how the Saudi Arabian authorities are using a counter-terrorism court – the Specialised Criminal Court – as a weapon to systematically silence peaceful opposition in the country. Charges used in proceedings in the court fre

Men who stole prized racing pigeons worth more than €700,000 have been caged for three years. The thieves were also ordered to pay €320,000 in damages after wiretap evidence helped secure their convictions.

The UK Supreme Court has refused to accept an application from the Attorney General for Northern Ireland to refer what he said was a “devolution issue” under the Northern Ireland Act 1998. The Attorney General submitted that, by providing postcode lists to the Secretary of State, Norther