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Ulster University has launched a video briefing on Northern Ireland's abortion laws ahead of a Westminster debate on decriminalisation later today.

A coalition of rights groups has called on the UK government to make sure that migrant women are protected by the forthcoming Domestic Violence Bill for England and Wales. The Step Up Migrant Women (SUMW) Coalition has called for a "system of full confidentiality and protection for all migrant women

Infringements on freedom of religion indicate the early signs of violent conflict, a United Nations special rapporteur has said. Speaking at an event in New York on the importance of the freedom of religion acting as an overall indicator of human rights protections, Ahmed Shaheed said

Authorities in northern India have come under pressure to prosecute a troop of monkeys who stoned a man to death. Dharampal Singh, 72, was pelted with bricks and stones by the aggressive simians and later died in hospital.

The question of vires has been remitted to the High Court for re-argument in judicial review proceedings. Finding that, although alluded to, the specific argument of vires had not been raised in the High Court, Mr Justice John MacMenamin said that the High Court judge’s determination that the

Students at the University of Limerick will have the opportunity to learn how to design, build and test digital legal solutions following a new partnership with Neota Logic, sponsored by McCann FitzGerald. From spring 2019, students will learn how to use the Neota Logic System, a no-code development

Mason Hayes & Curran has said a lack of improvement on diversity in the Irish aviation sector is "a cause for concern". The law firm's annual survey of the aviation sector indicated that women still struggle to progress to senior leadership positions and very few employees are from a minority or

Data retention laws in Ireland must be revised with "urgency", Ms Justice Marie Baker of the Court of Appeal has warned. The designated judge for the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993 and Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011 issued the call a

The European Court of Justice has ordered Poland to reverse the forced retirement of 27 Supreme Court judges pending the outcome of a court battle over the compatibility of its judicial reforms with EU law. The court granted a request from the European Commission to order Poland to immediately suspe

William Fry has become the first law firm to be awarded Ibec's workplace wellness accreditation, the KeepWell Mark. The firm said the accreditation reflected its commitment to provide the newest and highest standards of workplace wellness, health, and safety to its employees.

Law students at Dublin City University will hear from alumni, lawyers, a judge and a presidential hopeful during "Law Fest" this week. DCU Law Society is hosting events today, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday with financial support from law firm Matheson.

Staff at MKB Law in Belfast raised over £1,000 for Breast Cancer Now by taking part in a 'Wear It Pink' day on Friday.

Insurance policy documents are so hard to understand that university-level reading abilities may be required to make sense of them and even industry experts struggle to cut through the jargon, according to a Which? investigation. The consumer organisation used readability software to analyse 40

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has been asked to investigate after a video circulated on social media appeared to show a PSNI officer drop bullets on the street in Lurgan. The incident in the video reportedly took place on Thursday night when officers were called to a railway crossing whe