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Cleaver Fulton Rankin has become the first independent law firm in Northern Ireland to sign the Greener Litigation Pledge. The mission statement outlines practical steps that lawyers can take to reduce the environmental impact of their dispute resolution practices and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

A notorious Italian mobster has been apprehended after being spotted in a photo of celebrating S.S.C. Napoli football fans in Greece. Vincenzo La Porta, 60, fled Italy 11 years ago and was sentenced in absentia to 14 years' imprisonment in connection with organised crime, tax evasion and fraud offen

Corporate law firm Flynn O'Driscoll LLP has opened a new office in Shannon, Co Clare. The firm, established over 20 years ago, now operates from offices in Dublin, Galway and Shannon, advising clients including public sector bodies, multi-national companies, and owner-managed businesses operating in

Firearms certificates for semi-automatic centre-fire rifles can no longer be obtained following the commencement of new legislation. Under section 10 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023, which has been commenced with effect from 1 August 2023, it is no longer possible to obta

Victims of domestic violence will receive their full pay for five days under the domestic violence leave scheme set to be introduced later this year, the government has announced. Domestic violence leave will be formally introduced in the autumn with the publication of regulations setting out the ra

Lone parents will no longer have to prove they have made efforts to seek child maintenance from their child's other parent when applying for the one-parent family payment or jobseekers' transitional payment. The new regulations, signed into effect by social protection minister Heather Humphreys, fol

The Irish Prison Service (IPS) is to be put on a statutory basis under legislative plans approved by ministers. The Irish Prison Service Bill 2023 will establish the IPS on a statutory footing with defined functions and responsibilities and with oversight and support from an independent non-executiv

Dublin-based McGrath Mullan LLP has promoted immigration law specialist Taise Azevedo to partner. Ms Azevedo joined the firm as a legal assistant in 2019, having previously qualified as a lawyer in Brazil in 2017. She subsequently qualified as a lawyer in Portugal in 2020 and as a solicitor in Irela

England and Wales' Bar Standards Board (BSB) has removed advice to barristers against misgendering trans men and women on social media. The BSB withdrew a case study from its guidance to the 17,000 practising barristers in England and Wales. The study detailed a hypothetical online exchange where a

A fast food restaurant manager has been charged after allegedly inventing a fake employee and pocketing their wages for nearly a year. Linda Johnson, 35, a manager at a Wendy's restaurant in Los Angeles, is accused of creating a "ghost employee" named William Bright and clocking him in and out 128 t

TikTok is facing a significant fine over its processing of children's data following a decision by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) launched an own-volition inquiry into TikTok's processing of personal data of registered users between the ages of

Mason Hayes & Curran partner Susan Bryson has been appointed to the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) for a five-year term. The NPHDB was established in 2013 to design, build and equip the new children's hospital, the most significant single capital investment project in the

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Rights groups urge Laos to release missing Chinese lawyer who was trying to get to US | CNN

Equality for Children and the Lesbian Lawyers Network yesterday demonstrated outside the Italian Embassy in Dublin to protest the removal of rights from lesbian mothers in Italy.

An extension of breastfeeding break rights has been highlighted by the government to mark World Breastfeeding Week. The entitlement to breastfeeding breaks under the Maternity Protection Acts was extended from six months to two years from 3 July 2023 through the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous P