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A private member's bill is seeking to introduce a disregard scheme for historic convictions for consensual sexual activity between men prior to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1993. Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh yesterday introduced the Disregard of Historic Offences fo

Lawyers were among the thousands of people who took to the streets on Saturday for Dublin's annual Pride parade.

The Northern Ireland courts will be asked to rule on the definition of "sex" in equality law after the Equality Commission said there was "significant legal uncertainty" in the wake of a landmark UK Supreme Court ruling with implications for trans rights. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in April

Work to develop a new policy document on the management of transgender prisoners is nearing completion, the Irish Prison Service has said. A spokesperson for the prison service told Irish Legal News that it was engaging with internal stakeholders on practical matters ahead of the finalisation of the

The governments of Ireland and 16 other EU countries have called on the European Commission to take action against Hungary if it refuses to scrap anti-LGBT+ laws including a ban on Pride marches. The Irish government previously condemned Hungarian legislation passed in March which makes it a cr

An Irish lawyer has welcomed an Italian court ruling that women in same-sex relationships who conceive children abroad through IVF should both be named as mothers on their children's birth certificates. Italy's Constitutional Court yesterday ruled that it was discriminatory not to include the names

The UK could again face legal action at the European Court of Human Rights following a high-profile ruling on the definition of "woman" in equality legislation, a group of UN experts has warned. The UK Supreme Court last month ruled unanimously that the word "woman" in the Equality Act 2010 ref

Britain's equality regulator has launched a consultation on changes to its code of practice for services, public functions and associations following a high-profile UK Supreme Court ruling on transgender rights. The Supreme Court last month ruled unanimously that the word "woman" in the Equality Act

The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has said it is developing new guidance for employers and service providers following a UK Supreme Court ruling on the definition of "woman" in British equality law. The UK's top court ruled earlier this month that the term "woman" as it appears in the Equ

The UK Supreme Court's ruling that the word "woman" in the Equality Act 2010 does not include transgender women will likely have an impact in Northern Ireland, despite that legislation only applying in Great Britain, Irish Legal News has been told.

The OUTLaw Network's first event of the year will take place next week to mark International Transgender Day of Visibility. Orla Hubbard and Miah Phelan Sweeny were recently appointed as co-chairs of the OUTLaw Network, which is dedicated to promoting and fostering the inclusion of LGBT+ indivi

The Irish government has joined widespread condemnation of new Hungarian legislation effectively banning Pride marches in the country. Legislators yesterday passed a bill making it a crime to organise and an offence to attend events that violate an existing law prohibiting the "depiction or promotio

Belfast solicitor Jude Copeland has been named winner of the Legal Representation Award at the GNI MAG Awards 2024.

Philip Lee senior associate Maeve Delargy has been shortlisted for an LGBTQ+ Person of the Year Award. Ms Delargy is one of four nominees in the category at Ireland’s only LGBTQ+ awards, the GALAS, run by the National LGBT Federation (NXF).

Solicitors joined the annual Belfast Pride parade on Saturday, marching through Belfast city centre in celebration of the LGBT+ community in Northern Ireland.