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UK law firm TLT has announced the appointment of Jason Byrne, the former head of Shoosmiths in Northern Ireland, as a partner in Belfast. Mr Byrne brings almost two decades of experience in insolvency and litigation to TLT, as well as financial services compliance and regulation.

Barrister Sunniva McDonagh SC has been recommended by ministers for appointment to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC). The decision to reappoint Ms McDonagh, who previously served as a commissioner from 2014 to 2019, comes after Professor Siobhán Mullally, one of eight hum

The online registration renewal system has been expanded to include all non-nationals based in Dublin who are seeking to renew their registration in the State. The expansion of the online system follows a successful pilot programme which saw around 3,500 third level students renew their registration

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has reaffirmed the new government's commitment to implementing the recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland. The commission, chaired by Kathleen O’Toole, former chief inspector of the Garda Inspectorate, issued its final report nearl

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Arthur Cox has advised global technology company Aptiv PLC on its concurrent $2.2 billion ordinary shares and mandatory convertible preferred shares offerings.

Physical prison visits will resume in Northern Ireland later this month, Justice Minister Naomi Long has confirmed. Under new guidance, physical visits will be allowed to take place from 27 July, but virtual visits will remain "the preferred option".

Free public transport will be available from today for people fleeing domestic abuse, ministers have announced. The measure was first floated in May by Justice Minister Naomi Long and Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon after a similar free rail travel scheme was unveiled in England and Wales.

Lisa Bryson, partner and head of employment at Eversheds Sutherland in Belfast, considers the impact of COVID-19 on businesses in Northern Ireland. In some ways, it seems that the introduction of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme or the ‘Furlough’ scheme as its more commonly referred

A law professor has been detained after he refused to stop publicly criticising the government and “personality cult” of President Xi, The Times reports. Xu Zhangrun, 57, was taken into custody yesterday and removed from his post at the prestigious Tsinghua University after he wrote an a

The head of Russia's national women's organisation has called for a rainbow-coloured ice cream to be banned as "gay propaganda". Ekaterina Lakhova, an MP and head of the Union of Women of Russia, said the ice cream was "indirect propaganda" and comparable to the swastika, RIA reports.

A pair of prominent medical negligence solicitors have launched a new specialist practice, Liston Flavin, in Co Wicklow. The Greystones-based firm is led by partners Rachael Liston and Clare Flavin, former colleagues at Orpen Franks who headed up its award-winning medical negligence department.

HOMS Solicitors has announced the appointment of Stephen Walker, former managing partner of Dublin-based Whitney Moore, as a consultant in its corporate team. The hire forms part of the corporate growth strategy at HOMS Solicitors, which currently employs around 150 people across its Dublin, Limeric

Cleaver Fulton Rankin has become the first law firm in Northern Ireland to use a new web-based solution to facilitate online dispute resolution (ODR). The firm recently used the Consumer Code for Online Dispute Resolution (CCODR) platform to resolve a client dispute using remote mediation.

New proposals for the retention of DNA and fingerprints in Northern Ireland have been brought forward more than seven years after MLAs voted to introduce a new retention regime. Justice Minister Naomi Long has launched a consultation on proposed amendments to the biometric provisions set out in Sche

Former Irish president Mary Robinson has been appointed to a panel investigating allegations of corruption at the African Development Bank (AfDB). Mrs Robinson, an experienced barrister, will be joined by Hassan Jallow, Chief Justice of the Gambia, and Leonard McCarthy, a former South African prosec