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Belfast solicitor Laura Banks has been named "Employee of the Year" at the 2019 Belfast Business Awards.

A solicitor representing one of two men unanimously acquitted of murder has questioned why his client was charged in the first place. Daithí Ó Donnabháin, of Barry C. Galvin & Son Solicitors, said there was "an appalling lack of evidence in the case", the Irish Examiner repo

British troops and veterans are to be given stronger legal protection against prosecution, Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt will announce. Under the proposals, they would be protected from investigation over their actions on foreign battlefields after 10 years, except in "exceptional circumstances".

Deborah Edwards, Professional Services Director, Insight Legal In an increasingly competitive legal sector, law firm decision makers must now work harder than ever to ensure that each area of their practice is functioning in the most effective way. However, that responsibility does not come without

A celebrity actress has called on women to take part in a "sex strike" following the introduction of strict new abortion laws in parts of the US. Alyssa Milano, who popularised the #MeToo hashtag nearly two years ago, said abstaining from sex was a "way for people who have the potential to get pregn

A man who was convicted of sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl who attended his religious education class has had his sentence increased after the Director of Public Prosecutions appealed the sentence on grounds of undue leniency. Increasing the 14-month sentence to one of four-and-a-half years,

Northern Ireland's chief legal adviser, Attorney General John Larkin QC, will remain in the post until July 2020 following his reappointment by Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley. Ms Bradley today announced Mr Larkin's reappointment for a 13-month period, commencing on 24 May 2019 until 3

English and Welsh lawyers who obtained a practising certificate in Ireland as part of their Brexit preparations may still not be allowed to practise before the EU courts, according to reports. A letter sent by the Law Society of Ireland and seen by The Irish Times, dated 25 March 2019, states that s

Seven law students have been elected as Scholars of Trinity College Dublin (TCD), demonstrating their in-depth knowledge and understanding of the law. The students are Ruby Barrett, Jonathan Boylan, Kate Maher and Robert Van Breda, who are all studying Law, as well as Aoife O'Carroll, studying Law a

Northern Ireland's justice system is increasingly being used as a service of last resort for people with mental health issues, according to a new report. The Comptroller and Auditor General, Kieran Donnelly, published his report on Mental Health in the Criminal Justice System to coincide with Mental

New websites for the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and the Labour Court have been launched. The redesigned WRC website was developed with the help of key stakeholders through focus groups, testing and surveys, informed by data about what parts of the old site visitors accessed most frequently

The head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service has written to Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley to ask her to progress legislation to provide redress for survivors of institutional childhood abuse. The Executive Office (TEO), in the absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Executive, drafted

High Court proceedings to determine if certain documents given by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) to the Office of Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) are legally privileged have been adjourned to late June. The materials which the FAI claims are privileged includes legal advice it re

Keystone Northern Ireland has advised the first business to receive backing from a £30 million growth fund set up by the British Business Bank, Invest NI and the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee. A team led by director and senior corporate lawyer John McMaho

Lawyers from Ireland and Scotland will sing together at a charity fundraising concert in Dublin next weekend. The Sounds of Music concert has been co-organised by the A&L Goodbody Choir, the Bar Choir in Ireland and the Faculty of Advocates Choir from Scotland.