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McCann FitzGerald lawyer Áine Murphy has been appointed as co-chair of IWIRC Ireland, the networking organisation for women in the insolvency and restructuring industry. Founded in 2021, IWIRC Ireland is open to legal advisers, financial advisers, banking officials, investors, turnaround mana

The Northern Ireland Office has launched a public consultation on the continued use of non-jury trials in Northern Ireland. The non-jury trial provisions of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 are due to expire in July 2025 unless they are extended for a further two years.

Clare Downey has been appointed as general counsel and director of legal services at Queen's University Belfast. She brings over 14 years' experience in practice in Northern Ireland, including as group legal counsel for Tayto Group Limited and senior company lawyer for Translink.

Nearly one in five climate and environmental protests in the UK involve arrests, far above the international average, according to a new report. Researchers at the University of Bristol say 17.2 per cent of UK protests end in arrests compared to an international average of 6.3 per cent.

Ireland is set to ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to broaden its interpretation of "genocide" in the case brought by South Africa against Israel, according to reports. Ministers will today formally decide, at the first Cabinet meeting since the general election, whether to intervene in

A former solicitor has been sentenced for defrauding the legal aid body in England and Wales and making substantial gain at the public's expense. Phil Shiner, 67, has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment suspended for two years for three counts of fraud at Southwark Crown Court. He pleaded guil

Ms Justice Sara Phelan, Mr Justice Anthony M. Collins and Mr Justice Denis McDonald have been formally appointed as judges. The three new judges were appointed by President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin yesterday following their nomination by the government in October.

Belfast-based Edwards Solicitors has appointed Tabitha McDowell to the new post of chief operating officer. Previously the firm's practice manager, Ms McDowell will lead the firm’s operational strategy, driving the adoption of innovative work practices to enhance both client and employee

A judge has blocked a bid by satirical news website The Onion to buy far-right media platform Infowars. Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was forced to give up the platform he founded in 1999 after declaring bankruptcy shortly after a court ordered him to pay $1.5 billion to the families of victim

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has published its annual human rights statement, highlighting both progress and gaps on a wide range of issues affecting people in Northern Ireland. As an overview of the human rights landscape over the last year, the document includes areas requiring act

Hundreds of charity shops could obtain an exemption from commercial rates following a High Court decision, legal experts have suggested.

Sports lawyers and athletes reflected on the 2024 Paris Olympics — the most successful in Ireland's history — at the Sports Law Bar Association (SLBA) annual conference last week.

Fifteen charities delivering projects across Northern Ireland have received a share of £136,328 funding through the A&O Shearman Foundation, a 54 per cent increase on funds distributed last year. The Foundation is funded by contributions from A&O Shearman partners worldwide and is mana

Maynooth University has been fined €40,000 following a personal data breach. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) last week announced its final decision in an inquiry which it commenced on an own-volition basis in July 2019.

Ireland has temporarily paused decisions on asylum applications from Syrians following the end of Bashar al-Assad's rule over the country. The Department of Justice said the International Protection Office (IPO) would "temporarily pause the issuing of final determinations while the situation in Syri