News

The number of drug-related deaths in Northern Ireland has almost trebled in the past decade, according to a new study from Queen’s University Belfast. The research, led by Professor Anne Campbell, reveals an increase from 61 deaths in 2011 to 175 in 2021, placing Northern Ireland second i

Law Centre NI is in the High Court today to challenge HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on how it applies the rules on which a parent is awarded child benefit. Law Centre NI has brought the judicial review proceedings on behalf of a mother whose payment of child benefit was stopped by HMRC and instead t

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has welcomed the publication of the Council of Europe GREVIO Committee’s examination into Ireland, which found that the State’s provision of legal aid does not meet the current demand for victims of domestic, sexual and gender based

McKees has opened a new office in Enniskillen.

An agreement at the COP28 summit to end the production and use of fossil fuels is vital to prevent a global climate catastrophe and stop an unprecedented human rights crisis which threatens the rights of billions of people from escalating, Amnesty International said today. In a briefing entitled&nbs

A confectionery company has lost its entire $110,000 shipment of exotic Japanese KitKats, becoming the latest victim of a sophisticated 'strategic theft' scam. Danny Taing, founder of New York-based Bokksu, which specialises in offering rare Japanese snacks to American consumers, had ordered an

UCD Sutherland School of Law has held a joint conference with Eversheds Sutherland LLP (Ireland) on 'The new Individual Accountability Framework in Financial Services Ireland'.

The Irish Commercial Mediation Association (ICMA) held their regional seminar entitled ‘Effective Mediation – A Practical Perspective’ yesterday in the Clayton Hotel, Cork.

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has hired intellectual property and technology partner Maureen Daly to lead its IP team in Dublin and expand its pan-European Technology, Science and Industry sector capabilities. She joins from Irish law firm Beauchamps, where she has been partner and head of t

Via Frazer McGinn: "Delighted to announce that last Thursday I won the A&L Goodbody LLP Mock Trial, organised by The UCD Law Society, along with my partner Daniel Proctor.

Tougher laws to manage and monitor sex offenders in the community come into effect today as Justice minister Helen McEntee commences the Sex Offenders (Amendment) Act 2023. The Act changes the notification requirements for sex offenders, provides for the court to prohibit a sex offender from working

Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI), an all-island not-for-profit Irish organisation established to promote the rule of law in resource-restrained countries, hosted its first Ukrainian judicial exchange in Dublin and Belfast during the last week of October, in collaboration with European Union A

Ireland has a unique opportunity to act as an AI gateway between the EU and the US, a summit co-hosted by Matheson and University College Dublin (UCD) has heard. The hybrid conference, which formed part of the Matheson/UCD Leadership Series and was titled Regulating the digital economy — the

More than 850 business leaders from the European tech industry and beyond attended the sixth edition of global law firm DLA Piper’s European Tech Summit at The Convention Centre in Dublin this week.

Six out of 10 business leaders identified reputational damage as their biggest concern following a regulatory investigation, a new survey by Mason Hayes & Curran has found. The survey of 208 industry professionals was carried out at the business law firm’s regulatory investigations and pro