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Matheson and University College Dublin have announced a new collaboration to support UCD Sutherland School of Law in the teaching and research of corporate governance and related law. The new corporate partnership will see the appointment of a new Matheson assistant professor in corporate governance

Sir Gary Hickinbottom has been appointed as chair of the UK public inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane by loyalist paramilitaries. Today's announcement from Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn is a major step forward for the inquiry announced last September.

An American police force has come under fire after inviting officers to join the SWAT unit if they are "jonesing to fire less lethal rounds at fleeing suspects". Oregon State Police tried unsuccessfully to prevent the release of the internal recruitment email to The Oregonian, arguing that it reveal

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Egypt slammed for its treatment of foreign nationals doing Global March for Gaza | Middle East Eye

The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has made an order certifying a £1 billion legal claim against Google on behalf of UK app developers that have allegedly been overcharged by Google for using its Play Store. The case can now proceed to trial, with thousands of businesses poised to rece

Jim O'Callaghan was recently welcomed by the Legal Aid Board to its law centre in Smithfield.

Children in Northern Ireland who are being exploited by paramilitaries and organised crime groups are not being formally identified as victims of modern slavery and human trafficking, according to new research.

The Law Society of Ireland has said it will host an event later in the year to honour the legacy of the late death row exoneree Sunny Jacobs. Sonia "Sunny" Jacobs, 77, died last week in a house fire in Connemara alongside her carer, Kevin Kelly.

The Office of Parliamentary Legal Advisers (OPLA) was named as winner of the Excellence in Communications award at the LEAP Irish Law Awards 2025. Sponsored by Irish Legal News, the award honours a legal team which has deployed a marketing programme or programme of communication which reflects

Philip Lee has launched a new financial services and investment funds offering through a strategic partnership with Aquest Advisory. The new practice will offer expert legal advice on a wide range of matters relevant to the financial services industry, including asset management, investment funds, f

The Department of Social Protection has been fined €550,000 for breaches of the GDPR relating to the requirement for public services card (PSC) applicants to provide their biometric data. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) today announced its final decision following the conclusion of an inqu

A group of French motorists are suing Tesla over the political activities of its CEO, Elon Musk, who they allege has turned their vehicles into symbols of far-right politics. Law firm GKA is representing 10 French clients with leases on Teslas who are seeking to have them terminated early by the Par

Former Labour Court chairman Kevin Foley has been appointed by the Department of Enterprise to lead a new advisory forum aimed at reducing the costs involving in running a business. The Cost of Business Advisory Forum, which brings together business owners, retailers, tourism operators, accounting p

A local newspaper has successfully defended a lawsuit brought by a father who complained that it had failed to cover his son's high school basketball games. Vermont man Robert Lafayette sued the Burlington Free Press and two of its journalists, alleging that its coverage of high school sports was no

Northern Ireland ministers have condemned racially-motivated violence in Ballymena after two teenagers were charged with a serious sexual assault. In a joint statement, all of the Northern Ireland Executive ministers today made an "urgent appeal for calm across society".