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Three Amazon delivery companies are facing legal action on allegations of bogus self-employment. GMB, the union for gig economy workers, is announcing its action against the retail giant at its annual congress in Brighton today.

The Belfast office of Pinsent Masons has been named best business in Northern Ireland for Diversity & Inclusion at the Business in the Community Responsible Business Awards.

At least 43 same-sex couples from Northern Ireland were married south of the border or in Great Britain in 2016, according to new figures. Same-sex marriage is illegal in Northern Ireland, whereas it is allowed in all other parts of the UK and in the Republic.

Staff in the Belfast office of Baker McKenzie have triumphed in the global law firm's annual football tournament, which brought 400 colleagues from over 30 countries to Northern Ireland to compete.

Clients of Carson McDowell handed £10,000 to the Belfast firm's chosen charity of the year after a successful transaction.

A man who was said to have been in a state of drug-induced psychosis when he fatally stabbed his mother in 2011, has had his appeal against his conviction dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Dismissing all four grounds raised by the man, Mr Justice Edwards said that the trial judge's directions to the

Pictured (l-r): Catherine Guy and Feargal Brennan ByrneWallace has announced the appointment of Feargal Brennan as managing partner, taking over the role from Catherine Guy.

The new president of the Court of Appeal has called for new appeal judges to be appointed urgently, The Irish Times reports. Mr Justice George Birmingham (pictured), who was sworn in yesterday, said the number of judges needed to be increased because the waiting time for appeals still stands at 20 m

Seven new members, including five new members, have been appointed to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) for a five-year term. The seven members received their warrants of appointment from President Michael D. Higgins at a formal ceremony at Áras an Úachtarain attended by the T

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced that over £5,400 was raised at this year's Legal Walk/Run charity event.

The Law Society of Ireland team made it through to the International Final of the Telders Moot Court Competition in The Hague.

The UK government should take rapid steps to end unfair discrimination when it comes to British nationality law, according to a Westminster committee. In their report examining the proposed amendments to the British Nationality Act 1981, the Joint Committee on Human Rights welcomed the government's

Human rights organisation Reprieve has called for a judge-led public inquiry to establish the full extent of Britain's involvement in the rendition and torture of Abdul Hakim Belhaj and Fatima Boudchar by the CIA following anti-torture rulings yesterday from the European Court of Human Rights. The c

A Crown Court judge has appeared in court after allegedly viewing a case file she has a person interest in, The Register reports. Her Honour Judge Karen Jane Holt appeared at Southwark Crown Court this week over allegations she viewed the file for one Cecil McCready in September 2016.

Denmark has joined other European countries in banning garments that cover the face, including the burqa and niqab in a move described as “neither necessary nor proportionate”. The law, presented by the centre-right governing coalition, was passed 75-30 yesterday, with the Danish government sayi