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The UK government is facing a legal challenge from Reprieve over its use of a law that can be deployed to authorise the involvement of British intelligence officers in torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Section 7 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994 allows ministers to permit UK pe

Around 2,000 executives of companies which failed are due compensation payments and bigger pensions following a judgment of the European Court of Justice on the UK pensions lifeboat, The Times reports. The court ruled yesterday that the cap restricting pension payments to members of schemes rescued

Spain's first trial over a scandal in which babies were allegedly stolen from their mothers during the Franco era has resumed in a Madrid court, decades after the practice occurred, The Local reports. Eduardo Vela, 85, a former gynaecologist at a clinic in Madrid, is accused of having taken Ines Mad

An ice cream seller has been told to stop selling his rum and raisin ice cream as it is too alcoholic. Gavin Murray, 47, opened his Just Ice stall four months ago but he has been told by council chiefs in Derby to apply for a licence, The Telegraph reports.

A fifty-year-old man who pleaded guilty to raping and sexually assaulting is nieces when he lived at their grandmother’s house between 2001 and 2010 has lost an appeal against the severity of his sentence. The man, who had a history of serious sexual offences and convictions for burglary, was

Dublin firm Helene Coffey & Associates, formerly based at The Capel Building, Dublin 1, has this week joined Crowley Millar. Helene Coffey, who has over 25 years' experience, now joins the firm's litigation and dispute resolution department.

Conflicts of interest, diversity and the need to enlarge the talent pool for senior non-executive board appointments were among issues discussed at a Hayes Solicitors event this morning. The corporate governance panel discussion was moderated by Ken Casey, partner and head of corporate law at Hayes

The UK government has extended the deadline on a public consultation on proposals to address the legacy of the Troubles. The consultation - Addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past - includes proposals to implement the four new legacy institutions set out in the 2014 Stormont House Agr

Dillon Eustace has acted as advisor to Jellia Holdings Ltd on the sale of three modern, purpose-built primary care centres in Ireland. The sale was structured as a sale of the entire issued share capital in the property holding company.

Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley has announced plans to introduce new legislation next month to help facilitate cross-party talks aimed at restoring the Northern Ireland Executive. The bill will also address a landmark Court of Appeal ruling which found that a senior civil servant did not ha

People in Northern Ireland are the least likely in the UK to have made a will, according to a new study carried out by Will Aid, the charity will-writing campaign. More than 74 per cent of those questioned in Northern Ireland said they had no will, up by 10 per cent on last year's survey.

William Fry triumphed in the "Best Creative Staff Engagement" category at the Allianz Business to Arts awards on Tuesday night.

India's Supreme Court has legalised gay sex, striking down a colonial-era law that banned the practice. Section 377, a 157-year-old law banned “carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal” and was punishable by life in prison.

Police have arrested a man who stole a hearse with a body inside. Forty-year-old Annibal Saúl N admitted to stealing the hearse after discovering the vehicle along with the keys.

Inspectors have been appointed by the High Court to investigate allegations made by the Director of Corporate Enforcement against Independent News and Media PLC. Finding that the evidence showed that six of the ten circumstances prescribed by section 748 of the Companies Act 2014 were applicable, Mr