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Belfast solicitor Laura Banks has warned that the UK government could be brought to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) over its failure to legislate following a landmark ruling on Widowed Parent's Allowance. Ms Banks acted for Siobhan McLaughlin in the case, which was heard by the UK Supreme

The interim advocate for victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse has sought a meeting with Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith over fears that the prorogation of Parliament will set back legislation for redress. Conservative MP Simon Hoare, chair of the Northern Ireland select co

Plans to require childminders to register with Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, have gone out to public consultation. Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone yesterday launched the Draft Childminding Action Plan, which sets out proposals for improving access to high quality and affordable early

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on the Government to ratify the UN Convention on Enforced Disappearances (CED) in order to deliver justice for victims and survivors of mother and baby homes. Marking the International Day of the Disappeared, the civil liberties group said the

Former Irish president Mary Robinson has been named winner of the 2018 Tipperary International Peace Prize. Mrs Robinson, who also served as UN high commissioner for human rights and currently chairs The Elders, will be awarded the prize in recognition of her work to ensure that human rights issues

Ireland's inward investment promotion agency, IDA Ireland, has issued a public call for input into its next five-year strategy. The agency has helped to attract a number of international law firms to Ireland over the past year and a half, including Lewis Silkin, Simmons & Simmons and Clark Hill.

Chef, food entrepreneur and writer Domini Kemp is set to join a panel discussion next week on hiring ex-offenders. The event has been organised by SOLAS, the Further Education and Training Authority, in partnership with Mountjoy Prison, following the two organisations' partnership on #TEDxMountjoyPr

A wayward traveller wound up in the Dutch city of Rotterdam instead of the English town of Rotherham after a travel mix-up. The man, from Slovakia, was on his way to meet his mother in the English town but accidentally bought the wrong ticket, NL Times reports.

Dublin firm Eugene F. Collins has announced the appointment of Siobhan Kenny as an associate in the firm's construction team. Ms Kenny, who has over 20 years' experience in the construction sector, will advise clients on both contentious and non-contentious construction issues.

The Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, will hear victims' rights campaigner Raymond McCord's legal challenge to the prorogation of Parliament tomorrow. Mr McCord launched the challenge in the High Court in Belfast two weeks ago in a bid to prevent the Prime Minister from suspending Parliament to

The prorogation of Parliament "slams the brakes" on important legislation concerning Northern Ireland, including long-awaited provisions on domestic abuse and historical institutional abuse. Pending legislation will be effectively killed off following prorogation, the BBC reports.

The treatment of people in Garda custody will be subject to an independent review announced today by the Garda Inspectorate. The watchdog said it will look into all aspects of custody, with a particular focus on how the rights of persons in An Garda Síochána custody are protected, the

An emergency legal bid to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson from suspending Parliament has begun at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, our sister publication Scottish Legal News reports. Seventy-five parliamentarians are supporting the action which seeks an interim interdict to prevent the suspensio

Irish Legal News recently caught up with the Lord Mayor of Belfast, John Finucane, to talk about his experience as a solicitor and advocate, and his hopes for the future of the city of Belfast. Mr Finucane read Law with History at the University of Dundee and completed his Legal Practice Course in N

A public consultation on the legalisation of the use of e-scooters and other powered personal transporters (PPTs) on public roads will begin on Sunday. Transport Minister Shane Ross announced the consultation after receiving a report from the Road Safety Authority (RSA), which broadly supports legal