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Jason O'Sullivan, solicitor and public affairs consultant at J.O.S Solicitors, examines the dilemma employers will face when they encounter employees who refuse to take the vaccine and what measures they should take to deal with them. As the rollout continues with the Covid-19 vaccinations, its welc

BLM's Belfast Office has ushered in the New Year with four hires: Alanna Meeke, Klaudia Liberek, Laura Connor and Sara Brady. Solicitor Ms Meeke said: "After qualifying as a solicitor in 2017, I spent my first three years specialising in plaintiff litigation dealing mainly in the areas of indus

Ulster University law lecturer, John Keers, has been appointed to the Northern Ireland Judicial Digitisation Steering Group. The Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan QC, has tasked the steering group with determining the judiciary’s requirements for digital transformation.

Two judges of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan have been shot dead by unknown assailants in Kabul. The murders are the latest in a series of killings that involve journalists, activists and other political figures.

TLT, along with its consortium partners, has been appointed to the UK government’s newly established trade law panel. TLT co-bid with two other leading firms in the field, US firm McDermott Will & Emery and Canada’s Borden Ladner Gervais.

An Algerian man who pleaded guilty to attempting to murder his wife by beating her with a kettlebell after becoming resentful of her independence has claimed that he was misled by his legal team and that gardai fabricated evidence at his sentence hearing. At the Court of Appeal on Friday, Loune

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has seen an 18 per cent rise in incidents of personal data loss, according to official figures. In total there were 546 reported incidents of potential data breaches in the most recent financial year, up from 463 in the previous year, 2018/19.

Saudi Arabia executed 25 people in 2020, according to monitoring carried out by ESOHR and Reprieve.

Thieving monkeys at a Hindu temple in Bali know which items their victims value the most and pilfer accordingly, researchers have found. The long-tailed macaques at the Uluwatu Temple seem to be aware that humans are more likely to give them food in return for items such as electronics rather than l

The High Court has granted summary judgment summary judgment against a defendant despite the defendant asserting a counterclaim for damages for breach of contract. The court described the defendant’s claim as “simply too vague” to stay the judgment and ordered that the defendant pa

Adults who draw children into criminality face prison for up to five years under new legislation announced today. Justice Minister Helen McEntee and the minister of state for law reform, James Browne, today published the general scheme of the Criminal Justice (Exploitation of Children in the Commiss

Victims of domestic abuse in Northern Ireland will be able to discreetly seek help through pharmacies under a new scheme launched by the UK government. The scheme will initially be available in Boots pharmacies, as well as a number of other independent pharmacies. Participating pharmacies will have

Thousands of UK businesses will receive payouts for coronavirus-related business interruption losses after the UK Supreme Court sided with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in a landmark test case. The complex 112-page judgment augurs poorly for Irish insurers in a similar test case in the Irish

Commercial and insurance law specialists BLM, led in Dublin by Olivia Treston and Sinead Connolly, has been recognised for promoting inclusion in its ranks. Ms Treston and Ms Connolly were appointed as joint heads of office last year, having come through the ranks as commercial solicitors and associ

Co Donegal-based Gibson & Associates has paid tribute to the heroic efforts of frontline workers during the Covid-19 pandemic with a new sign on its office building.