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The government's third national action plan to combat human trafficking has been launched by justice minister Helen McEntee. The 40-page plan sets out a number of actions across government departments to work towards ending human trafficking in the State, including the establishment of a new nationa

Police have penalised a teenager for driving a "Booty Patrol" vehicle that looked too similar to a real law enforcement vehicle. Gabriel Luviano, 18, was pulled over in Florida while driving the truck, which says "Booty Patrol" along the side and back and "National Booty Behaviour Protection" on the

RDJ has relocated its Cork headquarters to a new city centre premises with a focus on sustainability, collaboration and inclusivity. The firm has departed from traditional cellular offices for its 170-strong Cork team in favour of a fully open plan design with no private offices. Designated meeting

New control of exports and investment screening legislation has been signed into law. The Control of Exports Act 2023 creates a framework for regulating the export of controlled items, principally dual-use and military items, while the Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 introduces an i

Former Ireland international and solicitor David Humphreys has been appointed as the Irish Rugby Football Union's new performance director. Mr Humphreys studied law at Queen's University Belfast and trained as a solicitor with Northern Ireland firm Tughans — under Mike Gibson, himself a former

Irish solicitor Andrea Clarke has joined UAE firm Vaishvik Law International as a senior solicitor. Ms Clarke heads up the new Irish desk at the firm, which is headquartered in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and led by English barristers Satinder Hunjan KC and Naveen Agnihotri.

Solicitor Colette Bennett has joined The Wheel's senior management team as director of advocacy and research. The Wheel is Ireland's national association of charities, community groups and social enterprises, representing over 2,300 members.

Newry courthouse is to reopen for full operations and hearings from Monday. The courthouse was closed as a temporary measure in the aftermath of Storm Ciarán due to severe flooding in the area.

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More than four out of five expert witnesses in England want judges to be willing to give them anonymity in criminal or controversial cases. The finding comes from the 2023 Expert Witness Survey, from the Law Society Gazette, and concerns cases in which experts are instructed to give evidence in emot

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has been ordered to impose a continent-wide ban on Meta's illegal processing of personal data for behavioural advertising on Facebook and Instagram. An urgent binding decision adopted by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) last Friday instructs the DPC to i

Northern Ireland firm ATC Solicitors has appointed Darren Rainey and Andrew Campbell as partners. Mr Rainey, who takes on the role of head of property, has over 20 years' experience practising property law in Northern Ireland. He previously spent a number of years in a North Down firm leading an exc

Northern Ireland firm Millar McCall Wylie has appointed Jason Byrne as director with a focus on growing its insolvency services. A highly-specialised solicitor with years of experience in dealing with corporate and personal insolvency in Northern Ireland, Mr Byrne joins from a national firm where he

A life prisoner is seeking more than £50,000 in damages after prison guards allegedly stole pornographic magazines from his mail. The man, 57-year-old John Alexander, is serving a life sentence in Michigan's Kinross Correctional Facility for second-degree fleeing from police.

No prosecutions have been brought for felling or damaging protected trees in Northern Ireland since 2019 despite more than 350 complaints. A new report by the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) finds that while 369 tree protection breaches reported between 2019 and 2022, only one res