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Belfast lawyer Paul Tweed has been hired to represent German IT giant Northern Data AG in legal proceedings to be brought against Twitter in the Irish courts, according to reports. The company is bringing proceedings following an alleged "smear campaign" by anonymous social media accounts, which led

Responses to the public consultation on sentencing policy will be published in August, Justice Minister Naomi Long has said. The public consultation was launched last October as part of the first review of sentencing policy in Northern Ireland since 2005.

Six partners at Arthur Cox have been shortlisted in the Euromoney LMG Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2020. The awards celebrate women lawyers across Europe who are leaders in their field, as well as recognising firms for their efforts in promoting gender diversity and the advancement of women i

A goat has been arrested for wandering around without wearing a mask. The animal was roaming freely when it was picked up by police in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and taken to a local police station.

The High Court has quashed the deportation order of two relatives of an EU citizen, having heard that they offered to undergo DNA testing at their own expense. The court found the Minister for Justice erred in law on a number of grounds. Background

Pinsent Masons has grown dramatically in Dublin to reach a headcount of 60 in a year which saw its global turnover rise by four per cent to around €545 million and profit per equity partner total around €600,000. Speaking to Irish Legal News as the multinational firm unveiled its FY20 resu

The justice sector has received a €24 million funding boost as part of the government's July stimulus package, which will support modernisation efforts and improvements to access to justice in Ireland. Announcing the funding last night, Justice Minister Helen McEntee said it would provide for i

Proposals to reform the Child Care Act 1991 to reflect "changes in society and our understanding of children's rights" have gone out to consultation. In a consultation document published yesterday, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) said it believes the 1991 Act "continues to serve

A&L Goodbody has been voted Ireland's most popular graduate recruiter in law for the ninth year in a row. The firm won recognition in the the 2020 gradireland Graduate Recruitment Awards, which are adjudicated by an expert panel of judges and the votes of over 13,000 undergraduate students in Ir

The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) has published a strategic plan for the first time, setting out how it will meet its goal to "ensure that crime does not pay" over the next four years. The strategy for 2020–23 was drawn up under the leadership of Patrick Clavin, who has now handed over the role

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has maintained top ranking for its private client department in the latest Chambers High Net Worth Guide. The team, led by director Michael Graham, is one of the largest specialist private client teams in Northern Ireland and has consistently ranked "Band 1" in th

A former Nazi concentration camp guard has been found guilty of complicity in the murder of more than 5,000 prisoners.

The maker of the famous Ritter Sport square chocolate bars has won a protracted legal battle for the exclusive right to sell square chocolate bars in its home country. The company registered its iconic square shape as a trademark in Germany in 1993, but rival chocolatier Milka has since sought to pr

Denise Brett SC has been elected as chairperson of the Immigration, Asylum and Citizenship Bar Association (IACBA) at its first-ever AGM. The association, established last year with support from The Bar of Ireland, brings together barristers practising in this specialised area of law, which also inc

The Northern Ireland Executive should be "very slow to interfere" with the current 12-person jury in criminal trials in the face of the COVID-19 backlog, an experienced criminal lawyer has said. According to newspaper reports over the weekend, a reduction in the size of juries from 12 to seven or ni