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A&L Goodbody LLP has appointed Jill Shaw to the new, senior position of ESG and sustainability lead. Working alongside the partners on ALG's ESG and sustainability group, Ms Shaw will co-ordinate and support ALG's lawyers as they help clients navigate the rapidly changing environmental, social a

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Israel to deport Palestinian lawyer to France - rights group | BBC News

Historic files consisting of claims for damages by individuals for injuries or death during the War of Independence and the Civil War are set to be released to the public next spring. The collection, which has been transferred from the Department of Finance to the National Archives, contains first-h

The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) have sought to provide clarity on the extent of the UK government's commitment to protect certain equality and human rights after Brexit. A new joint working paper from the two rights bodies

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has extended the validity of its declaration in respect of vertical agreements and concerted practices until March 2023. The declaration, which originally came into effect on 1 December 2010, was due to expire on 1 December 2022, but has been

Coleraine-based Turley Legal has welcomed a new legal counsel, trainee solicitor and paralegal. Amy McIlhagga, a barrister, has joined the corporate law firm as legal counsel. She has specific expertise in a wide range of litigation areas ranging from employment matters to family and civil law, with

New rights and remedies when legal services are not provided as expected and agreed have come into effect. The Consumer Rights Act 2022 came into force this week, consolidating and modernising consumer law and giving consumers new and significant protections.

Employees will be entitled to three days of paid sick leave per year from the start of 2023 following the commencement of new legislation. Tánaiste and enterprise minister Leo Varadkar has signed the commencement order for the Sick Leave Act 2022 and the Sick Leave Act 2022 (Prescribed daily

A feminist legal initiative aiming to research complex issues of law and gender across these islands has been awarded funding under the government's Shared Island programme. Dr Maebh Harding of University College Dublin (UCD) is leading the Doing Feminist Legal Work (DFLW) project, which will bring

South Africa's president has claimed that he hid at least hundreds of thousands of dollars in his sofa because it seemed "the safest place" to store it. The enormous sum of foreign currency was later stolen, and President Cyril Ramaphosa now faces impeachment over the murky circumstances of the thef

The Abhaile scheme providing financial and legal advice to people who are insolvent and in mortgage arrears on their homes has been extended until the end of 2023. Since its establishment in 2016, the Abhaile scheme has supported over 19,300 households at risk of losing their homes. Of those, 80 per

Belfast-based Paschal O’Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has expanded with the appointment of Jenna Curran as a solicitor. Ms Curran has extensive experience in litigation, having spent over 12 years helping injury victims recover compensation.

Youth justice minister James Browne has invited proposals from community and youth service organisations to establish new youth diversion projects (YDPs) in South Monaghan, Claremorris, Co. Mayo, South and East Co. Wicklow and West Cork. YDPs work with young people at risk of crime and anti-social b

People are being told to indicate their wishes after death as a new law creates a “soft opt-out” regime for organ donation. The proposed legislation, approved yesterday by Cabinet, will create a presumption that individuals are donors unless they have opted out of the scheme.

A legal challenge to the Northern Ireland Protocol is to commence at the Supreme Court.