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The House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee has today published a report criticising the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill for failing to provide sufficient parliamentary scrutiny of the law-making powers it gives to ministers. The committee highlights Clause 7 of the bill whi

Deirdre Malone Holding prisoners in isolation in excess of 22 hours and for extended periods of time must be abolished due to the harm this can cause to prisoners’ mental health, the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has said.

Dr Rachel Killean Staff and students at Queen's University Belfast School of Law have launched a new weekly legal podcast called LawPod.

Chairman of the committee, Lord Whitty The UK government will need to address short-term legal and regulatory issues in competition matters, according to a new report from the House of Lords.

Reports of sexual offences against men and boys have risen by 200 per cent over the past decade. New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the number of reported offences (including rape) increased from 3,819 in 2006/07 to 12,130 in 2016/17.

Pictured (l-r): Philip Clarke (Brightwater), Mark Lawther (Chair, YPG), Shona Mulholland (Brightwater), Cathy Mehaffy (Marie Curie), Rachael Gamble (Chair, NIYSA), and Stephen Turkington (Brightwater) The Northern Ireland Young Solicitors' Association (NIYSA) has handed more than £750 to Marie Curi

A firm of solicitors which is being sued for professional negligence has been refused an application to set aside an order renewing the plenary summons initiating the action against them. Finding that the main reason for the delay in the delivery of the Supreme Court, and accepting that the plaintif

Pictured (l-r): Head of Financial Services William Carmody, pictured with Managing Partner Declan Black Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of William Carmody as the firm's new head of financial services.

The Government will not announce the wording of the abortion referendum until the Supreme Court has ruled on an unrelated case concerning the rights of an "unborn child", The Irish Times reports. The court is considering the meaning of the word “unborn” in the Constitution following a High Court

Sixteen law firms are among the UK's top 100 LGBT-inclusive employers, according to Stonewall. The LGBT charity's annual list includes UK and international firms with offices in Belfast, such as Pinsent Masons, Baker McKenzie, Herbert Smith Freehills, Eversheds Sutherland and Allen & Overy.

Stephen McKinney Stephen McKinney, director at GCS Armagh Solicitors, has been named secretary of Armagh Solicitors' Association (ASA).

Deirdre Malone The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) will tomorrow launch a major new report calling for the abolition of solitary confinement.

Chief Constable George Hamilton The PSNI Chief Constable has warned there is a lack of clarity about post-Brexit policing and justice arrangements, the Irish Independent reports.

Liam Herrick The executive director of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has been awarded a grant from the Open Society Foundations (OSF).

Sir Brian Leveson Senior judges have lent their support to a proposed simplification and rationalisation of the sentencing code, The Times Brief reports.