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Deloitte partner Róisín Fitzpatrick has been appointed as interim chairperson of legal rights charity FLAC. Ms Fitzpatrick, a solicitor who works in Deloitte's corporate immigration team, takes the reins from David Fennelly BL, who has served as chairperson since 2021.

Free hospital car parking in Northern Ireland has to be delayed in part due to legal challenges affecting plans to use automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology, health minister Robin Swann has said. The Hospital Parking Charges Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, which bans the imposition of pa

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A four-figure reward is on offer for the return of a life-sized bronze stag statue stolen from a London garden. 'Henry', said to be worth up to £10,000 (around €11,600), was abducted from the front garden of interior design expert Alison Cork MBE, the Evening Standard reports.

Ireland will make an intervention in the genocide case brought by South Africa against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the government has confirmed. Officials have been directed to begin working on a declaration of intervention which will be filed, subject to ministerial approval

LK Shields has appointed Siobhán Lafferty as a senior associate in the firm's employment, pensions and employee benefits team. Ms Lafferty, who has over five years' experience as a solicitor, advises clients on a broad range of employment law issues, both contentious and non-contentious.

Kane Tuohy LLP has appointed Adrian Burke as chair of the firm's partnership. Mr Burke is a corporate finance lawyer with a distinguished career spanning over 30 years in A&L Goodbody, where his practice focused on strategic advice to Irish and international corporate and financial institution c

There is evidence that Israel has committed acts of genocide in its war in Gaza, a new UN report has concluded. Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, presented a 25-page report to the UN Human Rights Council yesterday.

Discovering the best touring caravan spots in Northern Ireland for families with kids is like unveiling a treasure trove of adventure, scenic beauty, and unforgettable memories. Northern Ireland, with its lush landscapes, historic castles, and friendly towns, offers a plethora of caravan sites that

Limerick City and County Council has failed to justify its refusal to disclose information about potential lobbying by a property developer, the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information (OCEI) has ruled. Environmental Trust Ireland requested information from Limerick City and County

Gateley Legal Northern Ireland has raised over £2,600 in support of two charities, Dementia NI and the East Belfast Mission. The funds were raised at the Belfast office's annual business quiz, now in its second year, which took place at Ten Square Hotel and saw around 100 colleagues, clients,

Well-known Dublin solicitor Ivor Fitzpatrick has passed away following a period of illness. Mr Fitzpatrick, who was 68, passed away at home on Sunday after what a death notice said was "a difficult illness bravely borne".

A new simplified procedure for certain media mergers is to be introduced from next month. The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has said the new simplified media merger notification procedure will officially commence on Wednesday 10 April 2024.

The European Commission has published new guidelines aimed at tackling online risks to the integrity of elections. The guidelines recommend mitigation measures and best practices to be undertaken by very large online platforms and search engines, which have specific legal obligations in this area un

Northern Ireland's most senior government lawyer, Hugh Widdis, has been appointed as permanent secretary of the Department of Justice. Mr Widdis is currently the head of the Government Legal Service for Northern Ireland and the Departmental Solicitor for the Northern Ireland Executive.