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Britain's equality regulator has launched a consultation on changes to its code of practice for services, public functions and associations following a high-profile UK Supreme Court ruling on transgender rights. The Supreme Court last month ruled unanimously that the word "woman" in the Equality Act

Northern Ireland personal injury law firm JMK Solicitors has welcomed recognition for two of its team members from the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). Solicitor Una O'Neill has been appointed as joint regional coordinator for APIL's Northern Ireland group, a post previously held by th

The Central Bank has concluded a 15-year long probe into the now defunct Irish Nationwide Building Society (INBS). The written decision of the INBS Inquiry has been published on the Central Bank’s website today along with a market commentary on the outcome.

Over 100 legal professionals have signed up to take part in Galway's first-ever Calcutta Run. Lawyers in Galway will this year join their counterparts in Dublin and Cork in taking part in events to raise funds for Dublin Simon Community and the HOPE Foundation.

A transition year student from Co Kerry has been named as winner of the Law Society of Ireland's national Gráinne O’Neill Memorial Legal Essay Competition 2025.

Media organisations could be allowed to broadcast some Northern Ireland court proceedings under proposals out for consultation. Judgments and legal exchanges in the Court of Appeal and sentencing remarks in Crown Court cases are among the first proceedings that could be publicly broadcast under the

Holmes has announced two promotions in the firm's insurance defence litigation and employment units. Tríona Walsh has been promoted to of counsel specialising in insurance litigation, while Ed Kelly has been promoted to associate solicitor specialising in employment litigation.

A tribunal has dismissed a claim for damages following a dog bite because "every dog is entitled to one bite". The ruling from a civil tribunal in British Columbia, Canada has brought international attention to the so-called "one bite rule".

The European Commission has formally approved a new EU-UK competition cooperation agreement struck last year. The new agreement will put in place a clear framework for cooperation on competition matters between the Commission and EU member states' competition authorities and the UK's Competition and

Over €700 million in compensation has been awarded for injuries sustained in almost 40,000 motor accidents over the past six years by the Injuries Resolution Board, according to a new report. The State body, previously known as the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB), today published a co

Cleaver Fulton Rankin associate Jude Copeland has been shortlisted for the Male Advocate of the Year award at the upcoming Women in Tech Awards 2025. Mr Copeland, a legal technology specialist at the Northern Ireland law firm, is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion with a particular de

Around €170,000 in forfeited bail money was collected last year after more than 560 people failed to show up in District Court. New figures obtained by Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, the Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South, under freedom of information legislation reveal that bail skipp

The president of the National Black Police Association (NBPA) has launched legal action against the PSNI for alleged racial discrimination. Belfast firm KRW LAW LLP and barrister Barry Mulqueen BL are representing chief inspector Andy George in his application to the Industrial Tribunal and Fair Emp

Almost 40,000 offenders will be subject to electronic monitoring at any given time under a major expansion of tagging technology at the centre of forthcoming sentencing reforms. Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, is reported to have secured £700 million in funding from the chancellor, Rac

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has brought its social mobility programme to Ireland for the first time, welcoming school students to its Dublin office for a year of work experience.