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The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) was established in 1967, and one of its main goals was to achieve 'one man, one vote' in Northern Ireland. The plural voting system, which gave business owners and university degree holders an extra vote, had been abolished in the rest of the UK

A mafia hitman testified against his former colleagues is suing a TV network over a drama which revealed his past to his teenage daughter. Pasquale di Filippo spent ten years in jail after admitting to four murders, but helped convict other mafia bosses and was granted a new identity on his release.

A man whose surrender is sought by the United Kingdom on foot of a European Arrest Warrant has not shown that there is a substantial risk to his rights in view of Brexit. Stating that the Court of Justice of the European Union had already answered ‘almost identical’ questions of European

Beauchamps has announced the appointment of six new partners, bringing the Dublin-based firm's total partner count to 32. The new partners are Richard Stowe, Jacinta Niland, Anne Doyle, Patrick Nyhan, David Gunn and Malachy Kearney.

Mr Justice Michael Twomey has accepted an invitation to act as judge-in-residence of the Hibernian Law Journal, succeeding Mr Justice Max Barrett. Mr Justice Twomey, who prior to his appointment to the High Court in 2016 practised as a solicitor, will serve in the role for two years.

The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has welcomed "significant improvements" in care at Oberstown Children Detention Campus, particularly in the areas of healthcare, fire safety and single separation. According to the latest Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) inspection report, the numbe

The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has voiced concern that yesterday's UK Supreme Court judgment may "raise uncertainty about the application of equality law in the commercial sphere". The commission had supported a man, Gareth Lee, in taking action against Ashers Baking Company for refusi

Arbitration Ireland has announced the appointment of Rose Fisher as its first executive director. Ms Fisher brings over 17 years of experience working for The Bar of Ireland, where she most recently worked as events and administration manager.

The criminal bar is "ready" if the promises the UK government made to it this year over revised fee rates for Crown Court work are not honoured, the head of their body has said. Carmelite Chambers' Chris Henley QC, 51, the new chairman of the 4,000-member Criminal Bar Association (CBA), to

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has been asked for an advisory opinion clarifying the obligations of authorities in France, where surrogacy is illegal, to transcribe the foreign birth certificate of a child born through surrogacy. France's Court of Cassation, the highest court of appeal f

A private members' bill to decriminalise abortion in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will introduced in the House of Commons later this month. The bill will be introduced by Diana Johnson, Labour MP for Hull North, and is co-sponsored by a coalition of MPs from five different parties.

The Belfast office of A&L Goodbody (ALG) recently hosted the third annual Northern Ireland Top 100 Companies Banquet, in partnership with Ulster Business magazine. The Banquet at Belfast's Ulster Museum celebrated the outstanding achievements of the Top 100 Companies in the past year, recognisin

Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has welcomed the recognition of its director and chairman Karen Blair and directors Stephen Cross and Kathryn Collie in The Legal 500 Hall of Fame. The Legal 500 Hall of Fame recognises lawyers on a global basis for their continued excellence.

A man has been jailed for spraying a pesticide which led to the death of dozens of bee colonies. The 47-year-old man spread chloropyrifos over trees on his property which were attracting bees.