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Mullany Walsh Maxwells has announced the sad passing of solicitor Michael Green. In a statement, the firm said: "Michael was a consultant in the firm and before that a partner in Maxwells, formerly Maxwell Weldon & Darley.

Family lawyer Claire Edgar joined a panel discussion on "trauma insensitive systems" at this year's NI Science Festival. Ms Edgar, a partner at Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors, was joined by a group of professionals in the areas of neuroscience, psychology and justice to discuss the challenges sur

A prison sentence has been imposed for unlawful interference with a gas meter for the first time in Ireland. Cornel and Lina Rostas, from Blackpool, Cork, pleaded guilty and were convicted at Cork District Court last month under section 15 of the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 on two cha

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has provided legal assistance to a woman who referred a complaint of victimisation against a former employer to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). The woman alleged that, following a complaint of sexual harassment she made against the director of

Company directors should consider their company's nature-related risks as part of their legal duties under the law of England and Wales, a legal opinion commissioned by Pollination Law and the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI) has found. Authored by a team of five barristers led by Shar

Rats high on cannabis are defecating freely on police officers' desks, a police chief in the US has complained. Anne Kirkpatrick, superintendent of New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), said rats have been getting into the evidence room in the force's headquarters and eating confiscated drugs, WWL-T

The UK's House of Lords has been urged to reject the government's controversial Rwanda bill in a crucial vote today. Amnesty International has described the Rwanda bill as an assault on the rule of law and the protection of human rights, and called on parliamentarians to "reject the bill".

Stormont's new justice committee has been briefed on key issues by the Bar of Northern Ireland and the Law Society of Northern Ireland. The new committee is chaired by DUP MLA Joanne Bunting, with Sinn Féin's Deirdre Hargey as vice-chair. It heard from representatives of the two legal profess

McCann FitzGerald partner Catherine Derrig has taken home the Client Choice Award for Investigations in Ireland at this year’s Lexology Client Choice Awards in London. The Lexology Client Choice Awards, established in 2005, recognise experts from law and consulting firms as well as barristers

McCann FitzGerald has partnered with University College Cork (UCC) to introduce a new sustainability-focused curriculum for law students at the university. The programme, Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG) and Businesses: Law, Policy and Practice, was established in response to g

A Scottish judge who played a pioneering role in establishing a dedicated drug court in Glasgow and later lent his expertise to the Northern Ireland courts service has passed away. Sheriff Lindsay Wood, who visited the Belfast Substance Misuse Court with two other sheriffs in 2021, died following a

Belfast-based MKB Law has welcomed Joanne Moore as a solicitor in the firm's property and conveyancing team. Ms Moore undertakes work for private clients and specialises in all aspects of residential conveyancing. Her experience includes new build purchases, co-ownership transactions, purchases unde

A pair of security guards who found a huge bag of money left behind by robbers targeting their workplace pocketed the cash and went on a spending spree — before having it conned from them by fake police officers. The bizarre chain of events began with the robbery of Quest Financial Services in

A Palestinian citizen of Israel is to be granted asylum in the UK on the basis that he has a well-founded fear of persecution if returned to Israel. The decision in respect of the 24-year-old, dubbed 'Hasan' by his lawyers as his real identity cannot be disclosed for his own protection, came less th

Tánaiste Micheál Martin joined partners and staff at McCarthy + Co Solicitors LLP for the opening of its new offices at the West Cork Technology Park in Clonakilty last week.