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The requirement for parental consent in order for minors to change their legal gender can be "restrictive and problematic", according to a report prepared by Dentons. Only Adults? Good Practices In Legal Gender Recognition for Youth identifies 'good practices' in eight European jurisdictions: Norway

Senior academics from across the UK have signed a letter in support of the prisoner reintegration programme Learning Together following the terrorist attack on London Bridge. In the letter, published by The Times, the authors say the Cambridge University programme "has been one of the few true succe

A house in central London worth £50 million will be sold as part of the National Crime Agency's (NCA) largest asset recovery settlement ever. The home at 1 Hyde Park Place will go on the market following a £190 million settlement that is the result of an investigation by the NCA int

An undercover cop coaxed a criminal suspect out of hiding by offering to marry him and then arrested him when he showed up for the wedding. The bizarre incident unfolded in New Delhi, where police were forced to resort to unconventional means to track down Balkishan Chaubey, wanted in connection wit

Martin Foley, known as “the Viper”, has lost an appeal against the finding that he was liable for €738,449 interest on a tax bill of €178,510 which has been due since the early 2000s. Mr Foley argued that the Criminal Assets Bureau was guilty of inordinate and inexcusable delay

Boutique intellectual property law firm FRKelly has announced the opening of a new office in Cork.

Copyright law reforms allowing owners of intellectual property to pursue lower-value IP infringement claims in the District and Circuit Courts have come into effect as of yesterday. The Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019 aims to modernise the copyright regime in Irelan

UK law firm Shoosmiths welcomed clients, friends and colleagues to its new premises in Belfast this week, where CEO Simon Boss and partner Stephen Dawson set out their plans for growth in the Northern Ireland market.

Internet giants Google and Apple will appear before an Oireachtas committee this afternoon to discuss privacy concerns surrounding their voice-activated digital assistants. It comes just months after concerns were raised about social media giant Facebook handing user audio clips to human contractors

President Michael D. Higgins has formally appointed new judges to the Supreme Court and the High Court.

Personal injury solicitors are not guilty of misconduct just because their client's claim has been dismissed, a High Court judge has affirmed in response to allegations from an insurance firm. Mr Justice Charles Meenan made the comments as he refused an application from Aviva Insurance for a wasted

The definition of what constitutes a defamatory statement is to be set out in Scots law for the first time under draft legislation published today. The Defamation and Malicious Publication Bill would simplify and modernise defamation law and aims to ensure that a better balance is struck between pro

The number of business-related laws passed by Westminster every year has halved since the Brexit referendum, according to new research. Researchers at Thomson Reuters have found that MPs approved 685 laws affecting business in the year to the end of September 2018, 21 per cent down on the previous y

Matheson partner Tara Doyle has been named "Legal Adviser of the Year" at the 2019 Women in Finance Awards Ireland. Ms Doyle, head of the firm's asset management and investment funds department, has won the award for the second consecutive year.

A woman who was fined for refusing to hold the handrail on an escalator has been awarded over £11,500 in damages after a ten-year legal battle. Bela Kosoian was told by a police officer in a Quebec metro station to respect a sign saying "hold the handrail", but refused and subsequently decline