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The Franco-British Lawyers' Society will host a three-day conference for young lawyers in Belfast this October, bringing together law students, trainees and early-career legal professionals from across the UK and France. The Young Lawyer in the Third Millennium will take place from 15–17 Octob

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has raised major concerns about the impact of the current disruption to the criminal legal aid system on people’s access to justice, particularly those in situations of vulnerability and disadvantage. At its recent plenary meeting, the com

Matheson has announced a new partnership with Sample-Studios, one of Ireland’s largest artist studio organisations, becoming a digital art partner as part of the firm’s Impactful Business Programme. The partnership will support the development of digital art in Ireland through a programm

Twelve Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) adjudication officers have launched High Court proceedings against the State over the failure to implement a pay award. The civil servants are taking legal action against the minister for public expenditure and the minister for enterprise, tourism and empl

More than half of Ireland's financial firms expect to fall short of new EU anti-money laundering requirements when they come into force next summer, according to a new survey. Research by PwC found that just 43 per cent of Irish firms expect to be fully compliant by July 2027, although this was high

The Irish Centre for European Law (ICEL) has announced the appointment of Michelle Drury BL as executive director. In her new role, Ms Drury will lead ICEL’s mission to promote knowledge, understanding and engagement with European law in the island of Ireland. She will oversee the centre&rsquo

Dog owners in the Swiss town of Chiasso will soon be required to clean up their pets' urine as well as their faeces under what is believed to be the country's first rule of its kind. From mid-August, owners must carry a bottle of water to dilute urine left in public places. First-time offenders will

Victims of violent crime will be able to claim compensation for pain and suffering under a revised Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme published by justice minister Jim O'Callaghan. The revised scheme follows an April government decision to amend the existing arrangements after a Court of Justice

Northern Ireland’s Organised Crime Task Force (OCTF) has reported the seizure of more than £26.5 million worth of Class A and Class B drugs as part of efforts to tackle organised crime during 2024/25. The figures were published in the OCTF’s annual report by justice minister Naomi

The UK Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Bahrain, ruling that the Gulf state cannot rely on state immunity to avoid claims brought by UK-based activists who allege their computers were infected with spyware by Bahraini state agents. The case concerned two Bahraini democracy campaigners who fle

A coalition of human rights and environmental organisations has accused oil giant Shell of failing to address decades of pollution in Nigeria’s Niger Delta after analysing internal company documents that it says reveal concerns over ageing infrastructure, weak oversight and the potential cost

In Mother Russia, victim compensates you. Russian lawmakers have said Moscow will seek compensation from European countries over damage caused by the war it started in Ukraine.

The judge who chaired the public inquiry into the murder of Robert Hamill has died aged 96, just weeks before the long-awaited report is due to be published. Sir Edwin Jowitt was appointed in 2004 to lead the inquiry into the sectarian killing of the 25-year-old Portadown man, who died after being a

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan is to continue talks with the legal profession in an effort to resolve the dispute over reforms to the criminal legal aid payment system. The minister met representatives of the Law Society yesterday, but many solicitors are pressing ahead with plans to withdra

New planning exemptions allowing homeowners to make certain changes to residential properties without applying for permission have come into effect. The regulations, introduced by housing minister James Browne and minister of state for local government and planning John Cummins, are intended to redu