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New regulations strengthening the legal duties of larger energy companies to help energy users save energy have been brought into effect. The European Union (Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme) Regulations 2022 were signed today by Eamon Ryan, the minister for the environment, climate and communica

A new initiative to support law firms to hire displaced legal professionals has been launched at a conference in Dublin. The Displaced Legal Talent Initiative (DLTI), created by charity Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB) in collaboration with DLA Piper and Dechert, was unveiled at the PILnet Global Foru

A barrister who claimed legal aid fees for an "obviously impossible" amount of work — in some cases for more than 24 hours' work per day — has been fined £50,000 and suspended from practice for two months. The Bar of Northern Ireland's disciplinary appeal committee has determined t

The new Cork southern region office of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has been officially opened. The WRC now has five regional offices in Carlow, Cork, Dublin, Ennis and Sligo, providing various means of dispute resolution, redress and effective enforcement fee-free.

Less than half of organisations actively considered diversity and inclusion (D&I) when designing their hybrid working policies, with the real impact of hybrid working on D&I in the workplace set to take a number of years to fully understand, a survey by Matheson suggests. The law firm survey

Senior Irish judges yesterday met with the president and senior members of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on a trip to Dublin. The delegation, which includes President Robert Spano and Judge Síofra O'Leary, the Irish judge who will take up the presidency in November, met with Chie

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has published its latest responsible business report, setting out its work over the past year including the launch of a new ESG Hub. The firm's four areas of focus are the environment, clients, people and community, and its responsible business strategy is also al

Arthur Cox LLP has announced the appointment of Deirdre Cummins, Stephen D'Ardis and Ronan Scanlan as new of counsel. Ms Cummins joins the pensions and employment benefits group, Mr D'Ardis joins the insurance group and Mr Scanlan joins the competition and regulated markets group.

Seven lawyers have been elected to the committee of the In-House Lawyers' Group Northern Ireland (IHLGNI) for 2022/23 following its AGM yesterday. The new committee is made up of Ciarán Fegan of Graham Group; Sean Grego of Citibank; Anne MacRandal of Autism Initiatives Group; Julie-Ann McCaff

Les Allamby, former chief commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC), has joined JUSTICE as a council member. The UK-wide charity appointed a number of new board and council members following its 65th AGM on Wednesday.

In an un-bee-leviable story, a woman has denied releasing a swarm of bees upon police as they tried to serve an eviction notice on her. Rorie S Woods, 55, from Massachusetts, faces charges of assault and battery and pleaded not guilty before being released on bail.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. About 50 people killed in Chad protests, government says

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) will sit in the Cayman Islands from 15–18 November, the first time it has sat in an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The JCPC is the highest court of appeal for many Commonwealth countries, as well as the UK’s overseas territori

Quashed planning decisions can now be remitted by the courts back to a planning authority or An Bord Pleanála for reconsideration under legislative changes aimed at preventing delays to developments. The changes provided for by section 22 of the Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuatio

Most professionals in Ireland's financial services sector are worried about personal exposure to liability arising from new proposed legislation, according to a survey conducted by business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran LLP. The law firm surveyed almost 200 senior banking and financial services