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Belfast-based Higgins Hollywood Deazley (HHD) Solicitors has appointed Nick Bennett as an immigration solicitor. Mr Bennett, who is also secretary of the Immigration Practitioners' Group NI, was previously a legal executive in the firm's immigration department.

New legislation to transpose many provisions of the Fifth EU Money Laundering Directive into Irish law has been approved by the Cabinet. It comes just two months after legislation transposing the Fourth EU Money Laundering Directive into Irish law was brought into effect.

Community policing is coming under pressure due to front-line gardaí having to appear in court cases, conduct court security and serve summons, according to the Garda Inspectorate. The Policing with Local Communities report highlights the impact on community policing in Cork after the opening

The UK government has announced a consultation on new laws to protect consumers from loss where they have already paid for products but not received them when the retailer goes bust. The Law Commission examined the issue of consumer prepayments on retailer insolvency in a July 2016 report which reco

Gardaí were fined over 4,500 times for disciplinary breaches over the five-year period between 2013 and 2018, The Irish Times reports. Figures released to the newspaper under Freedom of Information legislation reveal a total of €357,930 was deducted from Garda wages for 4,595 disciplinar

At least six claims for compensation from artificial hip manufacturer DePuy are set to be dealt with through the Irish courts this year, instead of the special alternative dispute resolution system put in place. Over 1,112 cases have been brought against the company, a subsidiary of US multinational

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provided support to 371 Irish citizens who were arrested abroad last year, according to new end-of-year statistics. The figure represents a nearly 17 per cent increase on the figure of 316 in 2017, but is still below the 402 recorded in 2016.

A man robbed a bank on a remote Arctic archipelago that is home to more polar bears than humans. The armed thief stole money from the bank in Norway's Svalbard, in the Arctic Ocean.

Up to 1,000 police officers from England and Scotland are being trained for possible deployment to Northern Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit, The Guardian reports. The move was requested by the PSNI in anticipation of potential unrest about border arrangements that could be put in place if t

An adhesive company has failed to appeal a finding of liability against it in a claim for damages brought by a kitchen door manufacturer based in Cookstown. It was found by an independent expert in the High Court that the glue supplied by the adhesive company was not suitable for use with the MDF us

The controversial bill to reform the system of judicial appointments in the State faces new obstacles after an independent Senator pledged to challenge it in the Supreme Court. Independent Senator Gerard Craughwell told The Sunday Times: "If President Higgins doesn't refer it to the Supreme Court -

New domestic violence legislation which includes the creation of a new offence of "coercive control" has come into effect. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan yesterday commenced the Domestic Violence Act 2018, which improves the protections available to victims of domestic violence under both civil a

A review of the investigation and prosecution of sexual offences in Ireland will now report to Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan sometime in the first quarter of the year, the Irish Independent reports. The review, chaired by Tom O'Malley BL and announced last April in the wake of the high-profile B

Tara O'Reilly, co-head of asset management and investment funds at Arthur Cox, has been appointed to a key role at Women in ETFs. Ms O'Reilly, who has particular expertise in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), will serve as secretary of the organisation's global governance committee.

The Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland, Brendan McGuigan, has been appointed to review pre-release testing arrangements for Northern Ireland prisoners. Mr McGuigan said the review, requested by the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS), would be a priority for him.