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BHSM LLP has appointed Elaine Dyke as a senior associate in the firm's litigation and dispute resolution department. Ms Dyke, who will also be managing the asset recovery team on a daily basis, brings considerable experience in supervising a high volume of asset recovery cases on behalf of banks and

Dr Saoirse Enright has been appointed as the Matheson Diversity in Law Newman Fellow at UCD Sutherland School of Law. Dr Enright will join the law school to deliver a two-year, interdisciplinary project focused on identifying the barriers faced by under-represented groups to pursue a career in the l

Global law firm Dentons has appointed employment lawyer Susan Doris-Obando as a partner in its people, reward and mobility (PRM) team in Dublin. Ms Doris-Obando joined the firm today from Matheson, where she was a senior associate. She was previously based in London, spending two years with Dentons

A gang of elderly alleged robbers with a 70-year-old ringleader has been apprehended, according to police in Italy. The six suspects include a 75-year-old lookout, while two youngsters in their early 50s bring the average age down to the mid-60s, The Guardian reports.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has begun seven days of hearings on the legality of Israel's six-decade-long occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. The proceedings, which are entirely separate from the case brought by South Africa against Israel under the Genocide Convention, come after the

Human rights organisation Liberty has claimed a "significant victory for the rights of journalists and the free press" in the UK after a seven-year legal challenge supported by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). The UK government has agreed to introduce new safeguards to protect journalists fr

Coimisiún na Meán has welcomed the imminent application of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), which comes fully into force in Ireland and across the EU from tomorrow. The DSA provides new rules for how online services deal with illegal content or apply their own rules.

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has launched a public consultation to seek views on recovery of criminal assets codes of practice. Updates to two existing codes of practice and one new code of practice are required to take account of new measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Trans

Ireland's M&A market proved to be resilient with a growth in deals volume compared to falls in Europe and the rest of the world, new analysis from William Fry shows. The firm has issued its annual report on Irish M&A activity in 2023, which records a total of 334 qualifying deals, an increas

A senior lawyer in Clyde & Co has identified mould regulation and e-scooter legislation as key areas where Northern Ireland law has fallen behind the rest of the UK and could provide "quick wins" for the justice minister. Tara McSorley, legal director in Clyde & Co's Belfast office, said new

A judge has permitted a mass case to proceed against Facebook owner Meta that argues it abused its position. The case, which could be worth up to £3 billion, has been brought by legal academic Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, on behalf of 45 million Facebook users.

The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has welcomed a Pakistani legal reform that strengthens women's rights in marriage and criminalises unconsented sexual acts. The change in law has led to the first conviction for marital rape in the province of Sindh, where a K

A police officer who screamed that he had been shot and immediately began returning fire towards a handcuffed suspect, when in reality he was over-reacting to the innocuous sound of a falling acorn, has resigned. Bodycam footage which has gone viral on social media shows US police officer Jesse Hern

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Artificial intelligence and facial recognition expert Dr Nessa Lynch has joined University College Cork (UCC) as the Matheson lecturer in law, innovation and technology. Based at the School of Law, the lectureship will enhance expertise in law and technology at the university.