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Forced marriage "remains rife" in England and Wales in spite of legislation introduced more than 15 years ago in a bid to end the practice, new research shows. The research on Forced Marriage Protection Orders (FMPOs), a civil injunction designed to prevent forced marriages, uncovers the scale of th

An advert depicting Michaelangelo's naked statue of the biblical David has been banned from Glasgow's subway. The poster, advertising a local Italian restaurant, showed David with a slice of pizza photoshopped into his hand.

The Irish government is seeking to "pause" a proposed bill which would ban the State's sovereign development fund from investing in companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine. The Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023, introduced by Sinn Féin TD John B

In-house lawyers will play a central role in their organisations' implementation of AI technologies and must keep up-to-date with technological and legal developments in the area, lawyers from William Fry have said. The law firm today hosted a masterclass for in-house counsels on the evolving landsc

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Galway-based Nortev, a manufacturer of nebulisers for horses and companion animals, has been acquired by PARI, a German-headquartered manufacturer of medical devices and pharmaceuticals in the fiel

The new Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) will be established in July, the government has announced. After its establishment on 17 July 2023, the new agency will have responsibility for assessing applications for maritime area consents (MACs) which will be required before developers of offsh

Over 200 people participated in the Law Society of Northern Ireland's annual Legal Walk/Run this year, raising £4,400 for charity Include Youth.

Retired Northern Ireland civil servant Anthony Harbinson has been appointed to the Policing Authority. Mr Harbinson retired last year as permanent secretary of Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

Barrister Deirdre Malone has been appointed as director of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. Ms Malone is a former global director within the legal policy team at Twitter. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, she was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2006 and practised for sev

A mother and son have allegedly been caught taking part in an 80mph street race on Mother's Day. Police in Fresno, California said the drivers of two vehicles spotted travelling at more than 80mph on a road with a 40mph speed limit "were found to be mother and son".

Mason Hayes & Curran has promoted Aoiffe Moran to partner in the business law firm's public, regulatory and investigations team. Ms Moran is a public sector specialist who helps clients to implement their powers in a way that minimises risk and future-proofs their policies, procedures and decisi

The Bar of Northern Ireland has raised £14,500 for the National Autistic Society for NI at its first fundraising event of the year. The starting gun on the charity partnership was fired at the Belfast City Marathon, with barristers running the full marathon in support of the charity's vital wo

A rise in the number of hate crimes reported to the PSNI in the past year has been described as "deeply worrying" by human rights campaigners. The PSNI and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) today published hate crime figures covering the period from 1 April 2022 and 31 Marc

Global law firm K&L Gates (Ireland) LLP has formally launched its new Dublin office at an event in the Royal College of Physicians. The US-headquartered firm previously said its Irish operation will initially focus on asset management and investment funds (AMIF), with additional practice capabil

Daniel Kreith & Company Solicitors has officially opened its doors in Castleroy, Limerick. The new firm has been founded by Daniel Kreith, who trained and practised for a number of years at a busy general practice in Limerick City. He is a graduate of NUI Galway, now the University of Galway.