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The chairman of specialist insurance industry law firm Horwich Farrelly, which recently opened an office in Belfast, has been recognised for his contribution to the industry. John O'Roarke took home the Outstanding Contribution Award at the British Insurance Awards, hosted by Insurance POST.

The Central Bank of Ireland has handed down a combined fine of €1.5 million to two insurance companies in its first enforcement of new EU insurance regulations. PartnerRe Ireland Insurance dac (PRIID) was reprimanded for six breaches of EU law since the inception of the Solvency II regime on 1

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates writes on recent cases clarifying the law on fixed-term contracts. In a case of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and Anna Concarr FTD184, an issue arose where the employee contended that, having comp

The UK government has formally apologised to 18 members of the Windrush generation it believes could have been wrongfully removed or detained since 2002. The 18 people were identified during a review of removals, detentions and compliant environment measures affecting Caribbean nationals.

The Electoral Commission has fined the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) for failing to comply with the financial reporting laws for registered political parties. The DUP was slapped with two £500 fines for filing inaccurate quarterly loans reports, which it

A number of human rights organisations have welcomed the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office's (IPCO) plans to launch a public consultation on the UK’s policy against involvement in torture, the ‘Consolidated Guidance’. The organisations welcomed this change in approac

A man accused of biting off a fellow golfer's finger during an altercation on the course has been released on bail. Derek Harkins, 46, has been ordered not to drink alcohol while he awaits trial on a charge of "mayhem".

A woman has won a £25,000 pay-out without admission from liability from Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council after alleging sex discrimination. Sharon Douglas, assisted by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, was the only female employed in the technical services section of the co

The Law Society of Ireland has been asked to investigate an additional allegation against Ballaghaderreen solicitor Declan O'Callaghan, The Irish Times reports. Mr O'Callaghan has already been ordered not to practise as a solicitor pending the outcome of separate Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal pro

A&L Goodbody advised the shareholders of Irish pipe and tobacco manufacturer Kapp & Peterson on the sale of its business lines. US-based Laudisi Enterprises has agreed to purchase the Peterson pipe factory and the Peterson of Dublin shop on Nassau Street.

Six brave staff members from Worthingtons Solicitors zip lined across the Lagan River in aid of Action Cancer at the weekend.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced that it has dropped criminal charges against former police chief Sir Norman Bettison over his conduct during and after the Hillsborough disaster. The decision was taken following a "review of the evidence" and was confirmed at a hearing at Preston Cr

The incoming chair of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) in England and Wales has warned that the routine filming of Crown Court proceedings would require "extremely sensitive and vigilant consideration". Chris Henley, currently the association's vice-chair, made the comments to the Law Society Gaze

A business tycoon who died in a plane crash has reportedly left £41 million to the charity Oxfam. Richard Cousins, 58, who was the head of the catering giant Compass, died in a seaplane crash near Sydney at the end of last year.

A public consultation has been launched into changes to the UK’s torture policy or “Consolidated Guidance”, which tells UK personnel how far they can go in participating in the interrogation suspects held by a foreign country or receiving intelligence that could have been