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Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland programme director at Amnesty Amnesty International has reissued a call for the Northern Ireland Executive to deliver a Sexual Orientation Strategy and legislate to allow same-sex marriage.

Innovation and entrepreneurship are being stifled by "unfair" employment covenants which prevent professionals and skilled workers taking up new jobs, according to employment specialist Katie Williams. Ms Williams, a partner at Pinsent Masons in Aberdeen believes overly restrictive contracts could a

Chinese police will potentially be able to crackdown on not-for-profit organisations who are a thorn in the authorities' side after new rules are brought in next year. International lawyers have warned that the "Law on the Administration of Activities by Foreign Non-Governmental Organisations", due

Staff at Worthingtons Solicitors in Belfast have abseiled down the Europa Hotel in support of a local sarcoma cancer charity.

Matthew Andrews, underwriter at Titlesolv, writes on greenhouse gas emissions. In accordance with the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, industrialised nations pledged to cut their yearly carbon emissions, as measured in six greenhouse gases, by an average of 5.2% by 2012 as compared to 1990.

The Court of Appeal has found that Hedigan J should have recused himself in a case concerning contempt of court, as previous statements made by the judge satisfied the objective bias test. The case concerned an article published by the appellants, Penfield Enterprises Limited in The Phoenix magazine

Attorney General Máire Whelan Attorney General Máire Whelan could leave her post in order to sit on the bench as a Court of Appeal judge, The Irish Times reports.

Deirdre Malone, executive director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has called on Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald to publish the Inspector of Prisons' review of the prison complaints procedure.

Maureen Daly Maureen Daly, head of intellectual property at Beauchamps Solicitors in Dublin, has been named one of the world's leading women in intellectual property.

The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) has secured criminal convictions against two landlords who failed to register their tenancies, despite receiving a number of Statutory Notices and warning letters instructing them to do so. In the first case, proceedings were taken against Eileen Maguire for fai

Survivors of historical child abuse will today issue a demand for the Northern Ireland Executive to establish a redress scheme. A group of survivors has put together plans for a compensation scheme that they will urge the Executive to take up in its programme for government.

Margaret Bouchier An Irish mediator has been recognised for her contribution to elder mediation at the Elder Mediation World Summit in Linz, Austria.

Ireland has been criticised by the European Committee of Social Rights for its treatment of Travellers and provision of accommodation. The Council of Europe committee found that Ireland does not provide enough in the way of accommodation for Travellers and does not have adequate legal safeguards for

The Supreme Court has found that evidence obtained as a result of the interception of a postal package in Germany was admissible in a case against the eventual recipient of the package. The case concerned the lawfulness of the gardaí taking custody in Germany, and opening in Dublin, a parcel contai

Pictured (l-r): Catherine Duffy and Julian Yarr A&L Goodbody has announced the appointment of Catherine Duffy as the new chairman of the partnership, succeeding Paul White who has completed two successful three-year terms in the role.