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Northern Ireland lawyers and other stakeholders have been invited to share their views on defamation law to inform an ongoing review. The Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, which made a number of changes including the removal of the presumption in favour of trial by jury, requires the Departmen

Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has announced Jigsaw as its Irish charity partner for the next three years following a staff vote. The firm will support Jigsaw, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health, through fundraising, donations, volunteering and free legal advice.

William Fry partner and former managing partner Myra Garrett has been appointed to the board of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) for a five-year term. The NTMA is a State body which operates with a commercial remit to provide asset and liability management services to the government. I

A couple were arrested after being found making love on public property in Florida. After being arrested, Sara Fazekas, 55, told police it had been a dream of hers to have sex in public. Her partner, Robert Clarke, 60, showed no remorse, according to reports.

Pictured (left–right): Angela Mahon, A&BNI; John Tougher and Aisling Byrne A&L Goodbody has announced a new partnership as sponsors of the Arts & Business NI's Boardroom Leadership Programme.

Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan Solicitors has announced the appointment of Aileen Gittens as head of their newly established Immigration practice. Ms Gittens has over 10 years’ legal experience and specialises in immigration law. She is passionate about rights-based legal issues and is adept at

The number of drug-related deaths in Northern Ireland has almost trebled in the past decade, according to a new study from Queen’s University Belfast. The research, led by Professor Anne Campbell, reveals an increase from 61 deaths in 2011 to 175 in 2021, placing Northern Ireland second i

Law Centre NI is in the High Court today to challenge HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on how it applies the rules on which a parent is awarded child benefit. Law Centre NI has brought the judicial review proceedings on behalf of a mother whose payment of child benefit was stopped by HMRC and instead t

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has welcomed the publication of the Council of Europe GREVIO Committee’s examination into Ireland, which found that the State’s provision of legal aid does not meet the current demand for victims of domestic, sexual and gender based

McKees has opened a new office in Enniskillen.

An agreement at the COP28 summit to end the production and use of fossil fuels is vital to prevent a global climate catastrophe and stop an unprecedented human rights crisis which threatens the rights of billions of people from escalating, Amnesty International said today. In a briefing entitled&nbs

A confectionery company has lost its entire $110,000 shipment of exotic Japanese KitKats, becoming the latest victim of a sophisticated 'strategic theft' scam. Danny Taing, founder of New York-based Bokksu, which specialises in offering rare Japanese snacks to American consumers, had ordered an

UCD Sutherland School of Law has held a joint conference with Eversheds Sutherland LLP (Ireland) on 'The new Individual Accountability Framework in Financial Services Ireland'.

The Irish Commercial Mediation Association (ICMA) held their regional seminar entitled ‘Effective Mediation – A Practical Perspective’ yesterday in the Clayton Hotel, Cork.

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has hired intellectual property and technology partner Maureen Daly to lead its IP team in Dublin and expand its pan-European Technology, Science and Industry sector capabilities. She joins from Irish law firm Beauchamps, where she has been partner and head of t