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The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) referred four suspected miscarriages of justice to the Northern Ireland courts in the past year, according to its latest annual report. Established 25 years ago, the CCRC is the independent body responsible for investigating alleged miscarriages of justice

In its new report published today on its visit to Bulgaria in October 2021, the Council of Europe’s committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) hails rare occurrences of ill-treatment by staff, reduction of prison population and certain improvements in living conditions. However, it regrets

A Spanish resort is taking a rapper to court because of an "offensive" song that implies it is a hotbed of corruption. The municipal council of Lloret de Mar on the Costa Brava has begun proceedings against Samuel SLZR as he allegedly links the town to “vandalism, crime and corruption”.

Prioritising traditional forms of crime has left the justice system ill-equipped to deal with continuing rise in fraud, Westminster's justice committee has found. In a report into fraud and the justice system, the committee calls on the UK government to revolutionise the way in which fraud is fought

A memorial in a church dedicated to an 18th century slave owner who was "instrumental in quelling" a slave uprising in Jamaica has been deemed racist and offensive and should be removed. The Consistory Court of the Diocese of Salisbury has granted a faculty permitting the removal of the memorial to

Kennedys, with offices in Dublin and Belfast, has committed to drastically reducing its carbon emissions after teaming up with a group of climate and science experts. Plans to reduce the law firm’s emissions by 2030 have been approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi).

Matheson LLP has been ranked as the top Irish law firm by deal volume for the first three quarters of 2022. The firm today emerged on top of rankings published by research firm Refinitiv, which follows a similar ranking by Mergermarket last week.

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised AIB on a corporate power purchase agreement with NTR plc to buy energy from two new solar farms which will provide 80 per cent of the bank's energy requirements. AIB is one of the first Irish companies to close such an agreement, which significantly

Insurance specialist firm Corrigan & Corrigan Solicitors has recruited Sinéad Ryan as a partner. Ms Ryan joins the Dublin-based firm from DWF, where she was promoted to partner in February this year.

KRW LAW LLP has announced it will launch proceedings in Northern Ireland's High Court on behalf of a man who alleges he was sexually abused as a child by the late Lord Mountbatten. The firm is acting on behalf of Arthur Smyth, who alleges that he was sexually abused in the late 1970s during his stay

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has helped to raise £18,000 for Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI, the only charity in Northern Ireland dedicated to blood cancer research. The money was raised through a series of events held throughout the year involving members of the legal profession.

Legislation reforming the committal process has been commenced in Northern Ireland. Preliminary investigations and mixed committals are abolished for all new cases brought forward from today, removing the need to give oral evidence at committal hearings in magistrates’ courts.

A law lecturer in Spain has told of how a student once tried to cheat in an exam by carving their notes into multiple ballpoint pens. Malaga University lecturer Yolanda de Lucchi tweeted two images of what she says were the 11 pens that were taken from the student.

Dillon Eustace LLP has announced the promotion of five solicitors to senior associate and one to associate. Three solicitors — Alex Kennedy, Anna Keohane and Shona Hughes — have been appointed as senior associates in the firm's banking and capital markets team.

The Bar of Northern Ireland's football team has made a triumphant return from Newcastle upon Tyne after winning a challenge match against the North Eastern Circuit. Writing on LinkedIn, the Bar said: "A great match saw a final result of 6:2 for our team who proudly held on to their decade long unbea