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Former courthouses in rural communities are among buildings set to be transformed with public funding into remote working hubs, libraries, e-learning, cultural, enterprise and community spaces. Rural and Community Development Minister Heather Humphreys today announced €75 million in funding for

Matheson has shared its "diversity and inclusion journey" with Irish business leaders at the National Diversity and Inclusion Conference. Chairperson Tara Doyle spoke at the conference's first session – “Diversity & Inclusion in Action” – alongside representatives from AM

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued penalties totalling £42.4 million last year, according to new figures. The data, contained in the ICO’s ‘work to recover fines’ report and analysed by the Parliament Street think tank, reveals a catalogue of fines

A landlord couple who refused to return a security deposit to tenants they accused of ruining the property with cigar smoke are facing a £100,000 legal bill. Nick Boakes and husband Harald Denker counter-sued after their former tenant Jonathan Hagmaier went to court for the return of the &poun

The Supreme Court has confirmed the final orders in the recent landmark decision regarding the constitutionality of the Workplace Relations Commission procedures. The court determined that the applicant was entitled to the full costs in both the Supreme Court and High Court. In making the decision,

Emergency legislation allowing for hearings of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to take place in public in light of a landmark Supreme Court ruling will be brought to the Oireachtas within weeks. Judges last week upheld the constitutional validity of the WRC in the Zalewski case, but declare

Landmark legislation introducing a statutory aggravation model for hate crime in Ireland has been approved by the Cabinet. Justice Minister Helen McEntee today published the general scheme of the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021 which, if approved, will become Ireland's only specific legislat

The widow of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane has been granted leave for a judicial review of the UK government's refusal to order a fresh public inquiry into the 1998 killing. Mr Justice Scoffield, in the High Court in Belfast, yesterday granted leave for Geraldine Finucane's new judicial review pro

The first edition of the Irish Judicial Studies Journal for 2021 is now online.

Protections against religious discrimination in employment would be extended to school teachers under a proposed private member's bill. Chris Lyttle, Alliance MLA for Belfast East, has launched a consultation on a proposed bill to include teachers under the Fair Employment and Treatment (NI) Order 1

Peter Devitt, associate at Hayes Solicitors, examines a decision bringing clarity to the interpretation of the "special circumstances" test for plaintiffs who are seeking to renew a summons. Under the Rules of the Superior Courts, a Summons (the document that initiates legal proceedings) remains in

The government has published new human rights guidance for business enterprises. The new guidance was developed by a multi-stakeholder group chaired by business leader Breege O’Donoghue as part of the implementation of the government's National Plan on Business and Human Rights.

Polish human rights chief Adam Bodnar has been ordered to leave his post by the country's top court. Mr Bodnar, widely regarded as a nuisance to Poland's authoritarian ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, was appointed as Commissioner for Human Rights with the support of opposition parties in 2015.

Marks & Spencer has lodged legal proceedings against Aldi over its iconic "Colin the Caterpillar" cake. The luxury retailer claims its discount rival has violated its intellectual property with its "Cuthbert the Caterpillar" cake.

The High Court of Northern Ireland has awarded more than £250,000 to the estate of a deceased victim of military brutality on Bloody Sunday. The victim, Ms Margaret Deery, was shot through her thigh with a high-calibre bullet, resulting in massive damage to her leg and serious medical complica