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Matheson has unveiled what it says is a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at improving social mobility in the law. The firm has remodelled its undergraduate Career First Programme to become a fully social mobility-focused initiative exclusively open to first and second year undergraduate students o

Helen Martin, chief executive of the Charities Regulator, has said she will not seek re-appointment when her term of office expires in April. Madeleine Delaney, the regulator's director of legal affairs and registration, has been appointed by the board as interim CEO with effect from 3 April 2024.

Police have arrested a Methodist pastor who allegedly sold crystal meth from his church's rectory. Herbert Miller, the pastor of Woodbury United Methodist Church in Connecticut, was arrested in a sting operation following a tip-off, according to local paper the Republican-American.

Belfast-based HHD Solicitors has promoted associates Rosemary Millar and John O'Kelly to partner. Ms Millar is an experienced litigator, specialising in a wide range of personal injury matters including clinical negligence and historical abuse cases, while Mr O'Kelly's practice focuses on criminal l

The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is fundamentally incompatible with the UK’s human rights obligations, Westminster's joint committee on human rights has warned. Following scrutiny of the bill to assess its human rights implications, the committee has published a report highli

Nearly two-thirds of specially-trained rape barristers in England and Wales say they will quit because of poor pay, according to a landmark new survey. A survey by the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) found that 64 per cent of prosecutors and 66 per cent of defence counsel on the rape and serious sexu

Legal and technology experts will give evidence to the Oireachtas justice committee today on plans to legislate for the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) by gardaí. The committee will carry out pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Garda Síochána (Record

The OUTLaw Network will host a networking evening for the Irish legal sector next week to mark LGBT+ History Month. The drinks and canapés event on Thursday 22 February 2024, 6-8pm, will take place at McCann FitzGerald's offices at Riverside One, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin.

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched a probe into the level of awareness and understanding of data protection in the sports sector. A survey questionnaire is to be issued to a representative sample of voluntary and professional clubs in a number of different sports.

Armed police officers stormed a hotel after a Harry Potter fan with a wand was mistaken for a knife-wielding lunatic. Police were despatched to the hotel in Enderby, near the English city of Leicester, after a member of the public reported seeing a man carrying "a large knife", The Guardian reports.

Students at the Law Society of Ireland have won first place in the 19th International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Commercial Mediation Competition.

A judge in the Netherlands has blocked the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel because of the risk they could be used in war crimes in Gaza. The appeal court ruling, in a case brought by three NGOs against the Dutch government, will prevent the US-owned parts from being transported directly t

Global legal business DWF has promoted Belfast lawyers Julie Galbraith and Orla Hanna as part of its annual promotions round. Ms Galbraith, a partner in the real estate department and head of the Belfast office, has been promoted to a higher career level within the partnership structure.

Northern Ireland's justice minister Naomi Long has said she is "open to a discussion" on the broadcasting of court proceedings following the announcement of a pilot scheme. The Lady Chief Justice, Dame Siobhan Keegan, last week announced plans to let broadcasters film, but not air, the handing-down

A&L Goodbody has announced a new partnership with Harvey AI, becoming the first Irish law firm to onboard the generative AI platform aimed at the legal industry. The new technology will be used to "enhance" the firm's offering on document analysis, due diligence, litigation and regulatory compli