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Browne Jacobson has appointed Chris Holder as partner to support its growing technology and life sciences practices.  Mr Holder is an experienced commercial IT lawyer who joins the UK and Ireland law firm’s London-based commercial team – which is spearheading its growth in both the

Two of Northern Ireland’s leading law firms have joined forces to create a new practice with an all-Ireland reach.

A Wisconsin man who faked his death and fled abroad has been sentenced to 89 days in jail – the same number of days he was missing. Ryan Borgwardt, 45, pleaded no contest to obstructing an officer. Both prosecution and defence recommended 45 days in jail, but the judge matched the sentence to

Since October 2023, about 200 journalists have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza and Lebanon. The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has determined that 21 of those deaths involved people targeted specifically because of their work as journalists, describing the killings as “m

The commission of investigation into the Grace case – which examined allegations of serious abuse against a severely intellectually disabled young woman – excluded those most affected by the issues under scrutiny, according to a report published today. It says non-verbal and intellectual

A life-size hologram of a police officer in a central Seoul park has been linked to a 22 per cent drop in crime since its installation last October. The 3D projection, on display nightly between 7pm and 10pm in Jeo-dong Park, appears every two minutes to warn: “In case of an emergency, the pol

The Femicide Census has identified 122 women who were killed by men in the UK in 2022. Sixty-two women were killed by a current or former partner. More women were killed by their son than by a stranger. The vast majority of women were killed in their own home. Evidence of gratuitous violence was fou

The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is facing a challenge after refusing to release documentation relating to the selection process for new judges. Unsuccessful applicants have called for greater transparency and sought access to records concerning their individual applications under the Free

An obituary for the Mr Justice Declan Budd has been published by the Sunday Independent. "Declan Budd, a former High Court and Court of ­Criminal Appeal judge and ­president of the Law ­Reform Commission, has died at the age of 82.Born in Dublin on July 27, 1943, he grew up in Donnybrook

Defamation lawyer Paul Tweed has confirmed he is representing Dublin singer-songwriter Ray Heffernan in a landmark legal case against Robbie Williams over the authorship of the hit song Angels. Mr Tweed, who has advised stars including Britney Spears, Ashton Kutcher, Sylvester Stallone and Justin Ti

Alternative legal services provider Johnson Hana hit the streets of Dublin with a branded ice cream truck to bring a little joy to in-house legal teams across the city.

A 17th-century painting stolen by the Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector briefly resurfaced this week in photographs of a house for sale in Argentina – a Nazi haven – before disappearing once again. The work, thought to be Portrait of a Lady by Italian baroque painter Giuseppe Ghisl

Dr Muiris O Ceidigh Solicitor has been appointed to the Heritage Council. Mr O Ceidigh, a governance expert, is currently a governor of Belfast Metropolitan College, a member of the Property Services Appeals Board and a director at the Irish Architectural Archive. He holds a doctorate in governance

Race hate crime has reached a record level in Northern Ireland, according to new figures from the PSNI. There were 1,329 crimes with a race motivation In the 12 months to the end of June, a rise of 434 year-on-year and the highest figure since records began in 2004.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. The Trump administration is reversing long-established US human rights discourse