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Taylor Muldoon has been awarded The Lord Kerr Scholarship by Queen's University Belfast School of Law. The annual scholarship was established in memory of Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore, law alumnus of Queen's in 1969, former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and Justice of the Supreme Court of the U

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A pilot scheme providing free, independent legal advice and advocacy to adult complainants in serious sexual offence cases in Northern Ireland has been extended for two further years. The sexual offences legal advisers (SOLA) pilot scheme will now run until March 2027.

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The UK government has insisted its plans to create a "smokefree generation" will extend to Northern Ireland despite doubts over their compatibility with post-Brexit rules. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which had its second reading in the House of Commons yesterday, will raise the legal age of the purc

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A new small grants scheme aimed at reducing domestic and sexual abuse has been launched in Northern Ireland. The new scheme, jointly launched by the justice and health departments, has been designed to support community and voluntary organisations in their essential work with victims of domestic and

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KRW Law has settled a defamation action brought against former Northern Ireland secretary of state Sir Brandon Lewis. The Belfast-based law firm sued Mr Lewis and the Northern Ireland Office in relation to an article which the minister wrote for the ConservativeHome website in June 2022.

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Belfast firm Mills Selig has welcomed Jamie Farrell-Murray, Andrew McConnell and Kate McCandless as solicitors following the completion of their legal training. Ms Farrell-Murray and Mr McConnell have joined the firm's corporate team, where they will work directly with managing partner Chris Guy, se

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Francesca Albanese, one of the leading UN experts on Palestine, is to deliver Amnesty International Northern Ireland's annual lecture next week. Ms Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, will speak about the findings of her latest report, Genocide

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Inspectors have given top marks to Hydebank Wood Secure College and Women's Prison — a first-time achievement for any prison facility in Northern Ireland. Outcomes for young men and women were ranked as "good" in both facilities against the four 'healthy prison' tests of ‘safety’,

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