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Two lawyers have been appointed to registration boards within multi-profession health regulator CORU. Barrister Colm Scott-Byrne has been appointed to the Dietitians Registration Board while solicitor Karen Watret has been appointed to the Medical Scientists Registration Board.

William Fry has congratulated the winners of the Irish Junior Lawn Tennis Championships of Ireland, one of the oldest amateur sporting events in the world, which it has sponsored for the 12th year. Recognised as one of the most prestigious events in youth tennis, the championship acts as a scouting

Northern Ireland firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has welcomed five new trainee solicitors as part of its commitment to developing talent and investing in the future generation of lawyers. Each trainee will complete a two-year training programme working alongside skilled lawyers on a variety of cases and

Environmental movement Extinction Rebellion (XR) has said it will target law firms in the City of London which are implicated in the climate crisis.

A judge-led public inquiry into the Scottish government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic will be established by the end of the year, ministers announced today. A consultation has been launched on the draft aims and principles of the inquiry, and the government said discussions are "underway with

Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon – or Johnny Rotten – has lost a High Court battle with his former bandmates over a new TV show about their career. He pulled out of the six-part miniseries to be directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle and refused to allow the band's music to be used in the s

The Court of Appeal has upheld a miscarriage of justice finding in the case of a father who spent 16 years in prison before he was found not guilty by reason of insanity of the murder of his infant son. Mr Justice George Birmingham, president of the three-judge court, said Yusuf Ali Abdi, 48, "shoul

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has invited voluntary and community sector organisations, registered charities, and statutory bodies delivering projects in community settings in Northern Ireland to apply for funding aimed at preventing crime. The Assets Recovery Community Scheme allows moni

Law firm Beauchamps has renewed its sponsorship of the Dublin Devils FC, a LGBT+ and inclusive football club that welcomes anyone who loves football – gay, bi, transgender and/or straight.

Afghan judges who jailed Taliban members should be evacuated to the UK, former Supreme Court president Lady Hale has said. In a letter to The Times, she said that “now that the prisons are being thrown open” the country's judiciary, and female judges in particular, “will be a targe

New animal protection laws will ban people from riding elephants while drunk. The legislation in Sri Lanka will also require domesticated elephants to have biometric identity cards.

Judges are becoming more frustrated with the quality of evidence barristers provide on behalf of criminals at pre-sentencing hearings, The Irish Times reports. A number of judges have raised the issue of poor evidence being offered during mitigation pleas.

The audio recording systems of the Irish courts are to receive a €3 million upgrade, the Irish Examiner reports. The money will be used by the Courts Service of Ireland to overhaul and maintain the system.

An anonymised jury could be used in the Special Criminal Court (SCC), it has been suggested. The option is among a number of alternatives to abolishing the controversial court, the Irish Examiner reports.

The Irish Centre for European Law will be electing a new board with additional officers in October 2021. The board’s nominations committee is seeking applications from interested individuals for the voluntary positions of treasurer, secretary, ordinary membership of the board and membership of