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Restorative justice has still not recovered from a "collapse in referrals" during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to researchers. Annual data published today by the Restorative Justice: Strategies for Change (RJS4C) research project shows that the restorative justice caseload remained well below pr

Former Law Society of Northern Ireland president Tony McGettigan has passed away. Mr McGettigan qualified as a solicitor in 1975 and was principal of Enniskillen firm P J Flanagan & Co until his retirement last June.

A video game company is being sued for £656 million over claims it has abused its market dominance to overcharge 14 million people in the UK through its Steam platform. The claim against Valve Corporation has been filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London and accuses the company of "s

A 10-storey luxury building in Tokyo is to be demolished because it blocks a view of Japan’s sacred mountain, Mount Fuji.

There is no right to assisted dying under European human rights law, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled by a 6-1 majority. Dániel Karsai, a prominent human rights lawyer in Budapest, Hungary, unsuccessfully argued that the criminalisation of physician-assisted dying (PAD) violated h

Campaigners calling for the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to be given powers to sanction Tusla when it fails to meet its statutory obligations will give evidence to an Oireachtas committee today. Three representatives from the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice (ABC)

New guidelines are to be introduced on the commissioning, content and use of expert reports in the family courts. Justice minister Helen McEntee today published a wide-ranging review on the subject, which sets out 20 recommendations for reform, including the establishment of a panel of assessors to

Over 12,900 applications have been completed under the Birth Information and Tracing Act since services commenced, with all applications now being processed within the statutory timeframes, according to a new report. The second annual report on the implementation of the government's action plan for

UK lawyers tend to believe that the legal profession should self-regulate its use of AI, a survey suggests. A survey commissioned by Thomson Reuters found that 48 per cent of lawyers in UK firms and 50 per cent of UK in-house lawyers support self-regulation, with 36 per cent of lawyers in firms and

Members of the public have been urged to contribute to an inquiry into gaps in equality legislation in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Assembly's committee for the Executive Office is undertaking an inquiry into differences in equality legislation between Northern Ireland, other parts of the

Northern Ireland firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has partnered with a global menopause training agency to deliver a landmark conference on menopause-inclusive workplaces.

The Attorney General has been asked to advise the government on options for introducing an unprecedented ban on XL Bully dogs. At present, no breeds of dog are banned in Ireland. There is a list of 11 restricted dog breeds — including the XL Bully — which are subject to certain controls,

Changes are to be made to family law proceedings to prevent parents from abusing controversial concepts like "parental alienation". Justice minister Helen McEntee said ministers had approved reforms to ensure that "issues like parental alienation cannot take hold and cannot be part of any decisions

Ministers have approved plans to streamline the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) licencing system, including by providing definite timeframes for licencing decisions. The Environmental Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 will also provide more options for the EPA to efficiently regu

New protections for Ireland's valuable historic and archaeological heritage have come into effect. Provisions within the Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 now in force allow for the establishment and maintenance of inventories of relevant things of archaeolog