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Northern Ireland's justice minister is to launch reporting guidelines aimed at helping news organisations report effectively and sensitively on domestic abuse and violence against women and girls. First released in 2019, the Responsible Reporting Matters framework calls for journalists not to over-s

The Irish government has come under increasing pressure from the Council of Europe to improve the situation of Traveller and Roma communities. An intervention today from the advisory committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities follows a memorandum published by the

Irish-headquartered clinical research organisation ICON plc is facing a class action lawsuit in the US over allegations that it made "false and/or misleading statements" about its financial performance, which the company denies. ICON describes itself as the "world's leading clinical research organis

Caldwell & Robinson Solicitors has appointed family law specialist Terri McLaughlin as a solicitor in the firm's Derry office. Ms McLaughlin qualified as a solicitor in Northern Ireland in 2019 and brings significant experience in divorce and matrimonial law to the firm.

A 102-year-old man is suing the French state for compensation over his forced deportation to Nazi Germany as a labourer during the Second World War. Albert Corrieri is seeking €43,200, which he calculates as €10 per hour for the time he spent in forced labour. “We are forgotten victi

RDJ has become the first Irish law firm to become a certified B Corporation, meaning it meets high social and environmental standards.

Ukrainian law students are appealing for financial assistance to participate in this year's Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. Two student teams — from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University — will represent Ukra

A woman has admitted trying to defraud Elvis Presley's family of millions of dollars and their stake in the rock-and-roll legend's iconic Tennessee home, Graceland. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, orchestrated a scheme to conduct a fraudulent sale of Graceland — using a fake company, forged document

The Supreme Court of Canada has said it is winding down its presence on Elon Musk's X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter. The court joined the platform in July 2015 and has around 46,500 followers — but said it will now "be focusing our communication efforts on other platforms".

The Court of Appeal has allowed Google to be joined as a defendant in defamation proceedings relating to a YouTube video where the High Court had found the claim was statute-barred. Bernard Gilroy and Vincent Byrne allege they were defamed in a video posted to the video-sharing platform by Fiona O'L

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has welcomed 130 new solicitors to the profession at its largest-ever admission ceremony, which drew over 500 attendees.

UK Supreme Court justice Lord Sales is to be presented with the Praeses Elit award by Trinity College Law Society next month.

Matheson has opened applications for the 2025 Tim Scanlon Corporate Law Bursary. Established in 2022, the bursary honours late Matheson partner and former chairperson Tim Scanlon and is open to undergraduate and postgraduate law students.

Judges in Northern Ireland are highly stressed, feel under-paid and are increasingly concerned about their personal safety, according to new research. Researchers at the UCL Judicial Institute this week published the findings of the 2024 UK Judicial Attitude Survey (JAS), a biennial longitudinal sur

MHP Sellors managing partner Stephen Keogh has joined University of Limerick's School of Law as an adjunct professor of practice. Mr Keogh brings a wealth of experience and expertise in legal practice in Ireland, including as head of a firm which employs over 50 people at its Limerick and Ennis offi