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The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has awarded more than €79,000 to an Indian national who was subjected to "economic slavery" while employed as a chef in Dundalk. The case was brought by the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) on behalf of Vasantkumar Barot against his employer, Madhu F

The Law Society of Ireland has invited the legal profession to register for the 2026 Calcutta Run. Since 1999, the Calcutta Run has raised €5.9 million in support of homelessness services in Ireland and Kolkata, India. Over 1,000 participants ran or walked in Calcutta Run in Dublin in 2025.

Northern Ireland-born lawyer William Glover has been promoted to partner in the London office of Fieldfisher LLP. Mr Glover, who grew up in Bangor, was co-chair of the London Irish Lawyers Association (LILA) for four years until January 2025.

Amal Clooney and Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC have welcomed an "important victory" in the Philippine Supreme Court for their client, journalist and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa. Ms Ressa's news organisation Rappler has been notified of the conclusion of proceedings launched by the Philippine Securities an

An epidemiologist who played a role in the introduction of the smoking ban has been appointed to lead a review of access to cannabis for medical use. Professor Shane Allwright is retired from Trinity College Dublin, where was professor in epidemiology in the Department of Public Health and Primary C

An explicit ban on the use of scramblers in public places is to take effect from tomorrow. The Road Traffic (Control of Certain Vehicles) Regulations 2026 are intended to strengthen existing provisions and powers of enforcement by An Garda Síochána.

A second group of Northern Ireland solicitors have completed a course designed to provide practitioners with the necessary skills to work effectively with vulnerable individuals in all legal settings.

Belfast-based Elliotts Legal has promoted John McElrone and Keara Powell to partner. Mr McElrone yesterday became a partner in the firm's corporate and banking department, while Ms Powell became partner in the litigation and dispute resolution department.

New rules for competition adjudication oral hearings and guidelines on the conduct of competition adjudication proceedings have come into effect from today. The Competition (Amendment) Act 2022, which came into effect in September 2023, expanded the powers of the Competition and Consumer Protection

A viral video has captured a woman's impressive escape from police custody through the cracked window of a police car. Footage shared by FOX 2 Detroit shows Kendra Aney first poking her head from the backseat window before carefully manoeuvring her whole body through it – remarkably landing on

Seven solicitors and one barrister have been nominated for appointment as ordinary judges of the District Court. The new nominees are Edward Carroll, Paula Cullinane, Andrew Gubbins BL, Tom MacSharry, Mary McAveety, Darach McCarthy, Catriona Murray and Olivia Traynor.

New legislation on domestic violence will be a priority in the "final phase" of the government's Zero Tolerance strategy, Jim O'Callaghan has said. The justice, home affairs and migration minister yesterday published the 2025 progress report on the implementation of the third national strategy on do

Northern Ireland barrister Ronan Lavery KC has joined 23es Chambers as a door tenant. Mr Lavery has been practising as a barrister for 33 years, 15 of which have been in Silk. His fields of practice are "unusually diverse which demonstrate his versatility and experience as an advocate", 23es said.

Retired barrister Brian E. Spierin SC has passed away. Mr Spierin maintained a practice at the Bar from 1985, calling to the Inner Bar in 1999 and retiring in July 2022.

Rosemary Connolly, one of Northern Ireland's leading employment lawyers, has retired after 42 years of practice.