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Lord Kitchin is to retire from the UK Supreme Court at the end of the legal year, 29 September 2023. He became a Supreme Court Justice in October 2018, making him the fifth-longest serving of the current justices.

Children cannot be compelled to visit their grandparents if they do not want to following a ruling of Italy's Supreme Court. A lengthy legal battle has culminated in a judgment from the court stating that grandchildren were not obliged to have a relationship “they do not enjoy, and do not want

Children with experience of surrogacy are "in favour of legal reforms", according to a new study led by the University of Leicester. Using a combination of age-appropriate methods, including a "unique set of playing cards", researchers have drawn out their views on topics that included how the legal

Non-psychoactive cannabis oil has been criminalised in Hong Kong as a "dangerous drug" on par with heroin. Though derived from cannabis, CBD products are legal in most of the world and have become a multi-billion dollar industry in recent years.

Taylor Wessing has announced a new partnership with AwakenHub, a social enterprise supporting thousands of women founders throughout the island of Ireland. The development brings together a global law firm with a focus on supporting the success and scale-up of early-stage businesses, and a multi-sec

OSM Partners LLP has appointed David Larkin as a partner in the firm's property department. With over 10 years’ experience, Mr Larkin brings with him a wealth of expertise advising on all aspects of finance and real estate law, with a particular focus on property development, real estate finan

Ogier Leman LLP has promoted dispute resolution lawyer Maria Edgeworth and real estate lawyer Gavin Fitzgerald to partners in the firm. Ms Edgeworth trained in Ogier Leman prior to qualifying as a solicitor. She advises on all aspects of commercial litigation, with particular expertise in the areas

An Garda Síochána will pilot the use of body-worn cameras as soon as this year if new legislation is enacted on the government's timetable. The Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022, which justice minister Simon Harris is introducing to the Dáil today, will

UK police chiefs have apologised for having "profoundly failed" the families of the 96 people unlawfully killed in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. Leaders from the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) today set out their response to an independent report which was commi

Solicitors in Northern Ireland will benefit from a discount on private healthcare services following a new partnership between the Law Society and the Kingsbridge Healthcare Group. The Law Society of Northern Ireland has signed up to the Kingsbridge Membership Club, which allows organisations to off

Judge Síofra O'Leary, president of the European Court of Human Rights, will tonight deliver a lecture on Ireland's European connections at a government event marking St Brigid's Day. Her talk, which will focus on Ireland, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights, is t

The former British soldier convicted of manslaughter in relation to the 1988 shooting of Aidan McAnespie will be sentenced tomorrow afternoon. Former Grenadier Guardsman David Holden denied the charge but was found guilty last November after the judge found he gave a “deliberately false accoun

A woman allegedly used her position as a school official to steal more than $1.5 million worth of chicken wings. Over 11,000 cases of chicken wings were ordered using the school's funds between July 2020 and February 2022, according to prosecutors in the US city of Chicago.

Suzanne Keenan, director in Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin's employment and immigration team, has been named as a finalist in the Women in Business NI Awards 2023. Ms Keenan has been shortlisted for the ‘Best in Professional Services’ Award, which recognises an individual who goes a

Belfast-based Carson McDowell has launched a year-long partnership with Air Ambulance Northern Ireland.