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A charity supporting prisoners, former prisoners and their families has received a festive boost from Northern Ireland's prison and probation services. The Northern Ireland Prison Service and Probation Board NI have donated a sack of toys to the Prison Fellowship NI's Christmas Hope appeal.

Legislation aimed at making more public services available in the Irish language has been approved by the Oireachtas and will now be signed into law. Under the Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019, the number of Irish speakers recruited to the public service will be increased to 20 per cent of n

An Oireachtas committee will today begin pre-legislative scrutiny of a proposed bill aimed at enhancing transparency around the practice of insurers deducting government payments from Covid-related claims settlements. The Alliance for Insurance Reform and Insurance Ireland will be joined by Sean Fle

Postgraduate student Susan Massey has been awarded the prestigious Allen & Overy (A&O) trophy in recognition of excellence in the field of librarianship and information management. This is the ninth year that the award has been presented to the top student in the two-year library and informa

A campaigner has failed in a UK Supreme Court case over the government's refusal to issue gender-neutral passports. Christie Elan-Cane said the application process falls foul of human rights law by failing to provide an "X" option.

A review of the redress process for victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland has commenced. The review was launched after the Northern Ireland Assembly passed a motion in July recognising "the discontent of victims" with the process, which was launched in March 202

A first-year law student has already won his first case after he used his new legal knowledge to successfully sue his landlord. Jack Simm, 19, sued his student accommodation provider in Norwich over the state of the property, which he likened to a "building site".

William Fry has announced the appointment of Liam Arthur as a partner in the firm's corporate/M&A department. Mr Arthur will join the firm in January 2022 from Proskauer Rose LLP in London, where he has worked for the past six years.

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) decision in 2014 to terminate an investigation into allegations of torture against the “Hooded Men” was unlawful. The PSNI brought the case to the UK’s highest court, having been unsuccessful in the Cou

Lawyers for the "Hooded Men" say they have been vindicated by a UK Supreme Court ruling that the PSNI's decision not to investigate their allegations of torture by the British Army in 1971 was unlawful. An RTÉ documentary broadcast in 2014 made public for the first time a memo written by the

Legislative changes to make it easier to plant small areas of native trees have been given the green light by ministers. The Forestry Act 2014 will be amended to remove the requirement for an afforestation license for areas up to 1 ha and to allow increased planting of small areas of riparian woodla

National action plans to develop and use restorative justice should be developed and implemented by all Council of Europe countries, a conference of European justice ministers has concluded. The Council of Europe conference of justice ministers, held in Venice from Monday to Tuesday, adopted the "Ve

Arthur Cox has announced the appointment of Ciara Buckley, Ian Duffy, Sophie Frederix, Orlaith Kane, Aisling Kelly and David Vos as partners.

An Irish lawyer based in Austria has been appointed as secretary-general of the Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC). Niamh Leinwather, a principal associate in the disputes, litigation and arbitration team at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Vienna, is the only Irish woman admitted

Ireland is one of only 20 countries in the world where more than 80 per cent of prisoners had received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccination by the end of September 2021, according to a new report. The first-ever in-depth review of policies and practices related to Covid-19 vaccination in pris