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Human rights protections came under severe strain in Northern Ireland during 2025, according to Amnesty International’s annual report, The State of the World’s Human Rights, published today.  Legacy issues, unlawful PSNI surveillance, attacks on press freedom and record levels of ra

O’Flynn Exhams LLP Solicitors has announced the appointment of two graduates from its trainee programme to the role of associate. Kathryn Buckley has been appointed to the firm’s corporate and commercial department with a focus on data protection having completed her masters in advanced

A 54-year-old man suspected of drink-driving told officers he did not need a licence and did not drive at all when approached in a liquor store car park, according to police. Officers in Vancouver, Canada, were called to the scene on April 8 following reports of a potentially impaired driver and fou

Italian lawyers could receive financial incentives for persuading migrant clients to return to their countries of origin under proposals put forward by Giorgia Meloni’s government, prompting sharp criticism from across the legal profession. The measure forms part of a wider security bill that

An 86-year-old woman has been convicted of a criminal offence after a single-letter error on her car insurance documentation rendered her policy invalid. The woman, from York, believed she had properly insured her Suzuki Splash through Swinton Insurance for a full year. However, she mistakenly recor

Staffing shortages at the Oberstown Children Detention Campus have been described as a human rights issue by the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT). The assessment, carried out by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), evaluated the campus across five categories, with two rated as “

Matheson LLP has announced a number of appointments. David Fitzgibbon has been appointed as head of the firm’s corporate department. 

Leaders of financial services sector firms report opportunities for growth persist in the sector despite growing challenges from trade barriers, cybercrime, and geopolitical disruption, a new report from DLA Piper reveals. DLA Piper’s Financial Futures: Leading through disruption report shows

Kilkenny-based Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan Solicitors LLP has welcomed two new partners, Aileen Gittens and Cathy Power.  Ms Gittens has been promoted to partner at the firm’s surrogacy, pathways to parenthood and immigration department. She will work alongside Annette Hickey as the firm&rsqu

Actor Pedro Pascal is contesting the use of a Chilean pisco brand name he argues is too close to his own. Entrepreneur David Herrera, 41, registered the name Pedro Piscal in 2023 and began selling the spirit in shops and restaurants. He said: “We tried a few names and Pedro Piscal stuck,&rdquo

A specialist unit within the Office of the Garda Ombudsman has initiated a series of investigations into allegations of domestic and sexual abuse involving members of An Garda Síochána, as well as claims of failures in how such reports were handled. Fiosrú, established in Novemb

Irish solicitors are failing on a systemic level to meet their legal obligations to advise clients about mediation, according to new research that points to cultural resistance and gaps in professional knowledge. The study, conducted by certified mediator, solicitor and senior counsel Bill Holohan,

A cross-agency group established to respond to prison overcrowding is due to convene again this week, amid mounting concern over record inmate numbers and sustained pressure on the system, The Irish Times reports. Newly released correspondence shows that the director general of the Irish Prison Serv

Arthur Cox LLP has made 23 new appointments, reflecting the depth of expertise and sustained activity across the firm’s practice areas over the past year. The new appointees are:

A Belfast law firm has cautioned that the window to enact the Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill is narrowing as the current Northern Ireland Assembly mandate approaches its conclusion, the Belfast Telegraph reports. In July 2024, the Department for the Economy unveiled what it described as the most s