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Eversheds Sutherland has announced a new partnership with Sonia O'Sullivan and Olympian David Matthews to support four of Ireland's up-and-coming high-performance athletes. Patience Jumbo-Gula, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sarah Healy and Sophie O'Sullivan will participate in the new Accelerator Academy, whic

A Chinese company has been criticised for allegedly fining employees who don't walk 180,000 steps per month. The unnamed real estate firm in Guangzhou fines employees 0.01 yuan (around 0.1p) for every step short of the target.

A former school bus driver and youth club leader who was convicted of indecent assault and gross indecency with a child has lost an appeal against his conviction in the Court of Appeal. The victim, who was 11 when the abuse began, died before the case came to trial – however the prosecution re

The Court of Appeal has permitted the "leapfrog" appeal of a man sought by Polish authorities under a European Arrest Warrant. Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly ordered the surrender of Artur Celmer to Poland last month following a referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

Motorists caught speeding will be penalised based on how fast they were driving under a new road traffic law to be discussed by Cabinet today, the Irish Independent reports. Transport Minister Shane Ross will seek approval from his Government colleagues today for a new Road Traffic Bill 2018.

Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns addressed leading solicitors, barristers and judges last night at the Dublin launch of a new charity anthology of writings by authors from a legal background. Counterparts: A Synergy of Law and Literature contains 22 contributions from lawyer-writers, each paired with a la

Business immigration solicitor Conor McCrory recently addressed business, government and education leaders from Shenyang at an event in Belfast City Hall.

The State has admitted liability in two of a number of claims brought against it by Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe, the High Court has heard. Mr Justice Kevin Cross was informed on Tuesday that liability had been admitted in a personal injuries claim brought by Mr McCabe against the Garda Commis

Landlords breaching rent pressure zones legislation will face criminal sanction under new legislation expected to be approved by Cabinet today. The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill will increase the powers of the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) in response to concerns that rent pressure zone

The Hibernian Law Journal has opened submissions for its Case Note Competition 2019. Case notes of 2,000-4,000 words are sought by the Journal on any recent seminal judgment by the Irish courts, the EU courts or the European Court of Human Rights. Judgments of other common law jurisdictions and

Ministers have pledged a comprehensive review of criminal legal aid rates as the UK government laid regulations to spend an additional £23 million on fees for defence advocates, The Times reports. Lucy Frazer QC, a justice minister, said the government intended to carry out a "fundamental revi

Irish consumers are prioritising value over quality in their Christmas shopping this year, according to new research by law firm DWF. The findings are a result of a global survey commissioned by the firm and conducted by Retail Week, with a total of 10,000 consumers surveyed worldwide, including 1,0

An angler who trembled like jelly as he reeled in a 5st carp claims he was cheated of a new British record after judges decided his catch didn't count because it was already too big when it was imported. Vinny Parker, 54, said he was "shaking like jelly" when he caught the 31.7kg fish, known as Capt

A pharmacy group which sought to enter into a CPC Agreement with the Health Service Executive in respect of a new pharmacy in Dublin has had its application for judicial review refused in the High Court. Due to inspections carried out at two other pharmacies owned by the group which alleged, inter a

BLM has announced the appointment of Sarah Dick as a defence litigation solicitor in Dublin. Ms Dick is a graduate of Queen's University Belfast, having qualified in Northern Ireland in 2014, achieving the McIvor Farrell Award for top in negotiation in her year.