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Law students at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) have been invited to join the LawPod team following the legal podcast's first successful year. The weekly podcast, launched in February, produced over 30 episodes and was downloaded more than 20,000 times in its first year.

A consumer body has said claims made by Ulster University about its rankings and reputation are unverifiable. Which? analysed comparative claims made by UK universities and found that at least six make unverifiable claims on their website, in likely breach of advertising standards.

A policeman has resigned over claims he was caught having sex with a female solicitor in a police station. It is believed the pair were found in a disused interview room in flagrante delicto.

Marital rape only became a crime under section 5 of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990, which abolished ‘any rule of law by virtue of which a husband cannot be guilty of the rape of his wife’. Under the common law prior to the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990, a h

A raccoon who broke into a woman's bathroom was shamed on social media by local police officers.

A stay has been granted in the test case raising the technical objection of the use of contractors by the International Protection Office (IPO) in the process of coming up with a negative recommendation. Restraining the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) from further processing the app

Ireland's top seven law firms saw their combined income grow by €35 million to over €755 million last year, according to analysis published by The Lawyer. Although six of the seven firms do not release information on their earnings, analysts for the legal publication have estimated their t

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has announced the appointment of five new solicitors and a new marketing manager.

The notification, by the United Kingdom, of its intention to withdraw from the EU does not have the consequence that execution of a European arrest warrant issued by that member state must be refused or postponed. In the absence of substantial grounds to believe that the person who is the subject of

North Antrim MP Ian Paisley has narrowly survived the first ever recall petition held under the Recall of MPs Act 2015. The law, designed to allow voters to trigger a by-election in their constituency in certain circumstances, was introduced as part of the 2010 coalition agreement between the Conser

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates writes on regulations that regularly catch out solicitors, especially in commercial departments. Case ADJ12743 is a timely reminder, for those thinking of issuing proceedings where there has been a transfer under the Transfer

Women will make up a majority of the judges hearing a case at the UK's highest court for the first time in British legal history next month. Lady Hale, Lady Black and Lady Arden will join Lord Carnwath and Lord Lloyd-Jones in considering whether a 16-year-old boy with behavioural and developmental d

Venture capital funding into Irish tech firms fell by nine per cent to €453 million in the first half of 2018, the first time venture capital funding has fallen since the end of 2011. The figure is contained in the Irish Venture Capital Association's (IVCA) latest VenturePulse survey, published

Dublin-based Matheson has been recognised as the top international law firm in the Americas at the International Tax Review's 13th annual Americas Tax Awards. The awards, presented at a ceremony in New York, highlight transactions that break new ground and set market precedents based on a number of

The UK Parliament's women and equalities committee has today launched a formal inquiry into Northern Ireland's abortion laws. The committee will seek evidence on the case for reform from legal professionals as well as the general public, women and medical professionals.