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UK government plans to introduce a new "bill of rights" will diminish human rights and weaken the ability of citizens to hold the state accountable, the Law Society of Northern Ireland's human rights and equality group has said. In a statement, the group said concerns it had raised as part of a publ

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin (CFR) has signed up to a climate action pledge committing the firm to reducing its carbon footprint and setting ambitious targets to enhance its sustainability. The law firm — which says it will halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 — joins a host

Proposed legislation creating standalone offences of stalking and non-fatal strangulation and allowing courts to issue orders restraining stalking behaviours will become law this autumn under government plans. Ministers have now given their approval for the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions

A cat has been fined nearly £100 for trespassing in a neighbour's garden. Ñirka, a young tortoiseshell cat, was spotted in the garden twice while owner Ramon Correa was on holiday.

A minor's application for asylum cannot be rejected as inadmissible on the grounds that their parents have already been granted asylum in another EU member state, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. The court this week delivered its judgment in a case concerning a Russian gi

A town mayor — who happens to be a miniature Shetland pony — has been effectively barred from his local pub over a planning row. Councillors in Cockington, a village in south-east England, made Patrick the pony their honorary mayor in a widely-publicised ceremony last month.

The Irish M&A market recorded a total of 122 deals worth €6.4 billion in the first half of 2022, according to the mid-year William Fry Mergers & Acquisitions Review 2022, published in association with Mergermarket. In comparison with the first half of 2021, the volume of deals has decre

Former High Court president Mr Justice Peter Kelly has resigned as a judge of the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) Courts. The retired judge was sworn in last week alongside former chief justice Frank Clarke. Both have now resigned following criticism focused on the UAE's poor record on hum

A special ‘wellbeing garden’ has been created in north Belfast by A&L Goodbody (ALG) in partnership with social enterprise and wellbeing charity Inspire. Employees from the law firm's Belfast office teamed up with Inspire to plant trees in the grounds of Filor Court, a retirement hou

A man found carrying a crossbow on the grounds of Windsor Castle last Christmas and who allegedly made threats against the Queen has been charged with a treason offence. Jaswant Singh Chail, 20, who was sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983 following his arrest, was also charged with possession

The last person convicted of practising witchcraft has been exonerated – 329 years later. Elizabeth Johnson Jr's name was cleared following the efforts of a primary school teacher and her pupils.

Leeds Building Society has said it will no longer lend to those buying second homes as doing so puts home ownership out of reach of first-time buyers. Leeds, which is one of the UK's 20 largest mortgage lenders, has surprised mortgage experts who said it was unusual for banks to be overtly public ab

People complaining about their solicitors are being forced to wait for up to two years for their complaints to be opened by the Legal Ombudsman, The Times reports. Staff at the industry-funded arbitration scheme are so overwhelmed that nearly one in four are leaving every year.

Proposed legislation which will transform the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) into an enhanced Personal Injuries Resolution Board (PIRB) has been published. Publishing the draft bill today, Robert Troy, minister of state for trade promotion, digital and company regulation, said the bill wo

Solicitors and barristers were among those taking to the streets of Belfast on Saturday for the city's largest ever Pride parade, which attracted tens of thousands of people in its first post-pandemic appearance.