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A key Westminster committee has called on the UK government to take action to address UN findings about the human rights impact of Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion laws. In a report published today, the women and equalities committee said there had been several significant developments since

Kerri Bradley, HR director at Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin, has been recognised in the Business First Top 40 Under 40 List 2019 for Northern Ireland. Every year, the 40 Under 40 List recognises exceptional business professionals throughout Northern Ireland who display innovation and creativity

Students from Laurel Hill Secondary School in Limerick triumphed in the final round of the inaugural Munster Mock Trial, hosted by Transition Year Law (TYL).

Hundreds of Irish students could face jail for acting as "money mules" for fraudsters, a senior garda has warned. Detective Chief Superintendent Patrick Lordan told the Irish Independent that as many as "several hundred students" could be involved in a "spider's web" of fraudulent activity.

India's most senior judge, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, has denied allegations of sexual harassment from a former Supreme Court employee. In a sworn affidavit sent to all 22 Supreme Court judges, a 35-year-old woman said Justice Gogoi had "hugged me around the waist, and touched me all over my body w

Police have arrested a parrot which was trained to act as a lookout for drug dealers. The parrot had apparently been trained to shout "mum, the police!" on spotting officers and was seized during a drug raid on Monday.

Two men who had over €8,000 seized by customs officials prior to their three-day trip to Ibiza have had their appeal dismissed in the Court of Appeal. The men, who were also found in possession of cocaine valued at over €4,000, argued that they were entitled to have the cash returned as th

Solicitors Elizabeth Mitrow and Wendy Lyon have announced the establishment of their new partnership, Abbey Law. Based on Old Abbey Street in Dublin, the firm will practise mainly in the fields of immigration and human rights law. The two partners between them have over 16 years of experience in the

Eversheds Sutherland has announced the appointment of Damian McElholm as a senior associate in the firm's banking and finance team in Belfast. Mr Elholm has experience acting for a variety of key stakeholders in large value and complex banking and finance transactions to include major financial inst

Dublin solicitor John Synnott has objected to a €10 million proposal to redevelop and expand a hotel into space occupied by his offices. Mr Synnott's firm, John Synnott & Co, is based on the first floor of Dame House, which was purchased by the neighbouring Mercantile Hotel in 2017, The Iri

The introduction of preliminary hearings is the "most important thing" that would help the Irish criminal courts work more efficiently, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has said. Claire Loftus made the remarks in an interview featured in the latest edition of the Bar Review, the monthly mag

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan expressed "grave concern" about the handling of deaths in Irish prisons according to private correspondence seen by the Irish Examiner. In a letter sent to staff last week, Caron McCaffrey, director general of the Irish Prison Service, said recent reports by the Ins

The Scottish Government has announced plans to establish a Citizens' Assembly, inspired principally by the Citizens' Assembly established in Ireland in 2016. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, addressing the Scottish Parliament today, said a representative cross-section of Scottish society would be bro

Kilcock Courthouse will be closed permanently under plans put out to consultation by the Courts Service of Ireland. The building was closed in July 2016 and court hearings were moved to Naas Courthouse.

Police forces in England and Wales will be required to offer free sanitary products to female detainees under new plans announced by the Home Office today. The changes will also require police forces to make arrangements for all detainees to speak in private to a member of custody staff of the same