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Up to 200 prisoners to be temporarily released in response to coronavirus pandemic
Up to 200 prisoners in Northern Ireland will be temporarily released before the end of their sentence under plans to tackle the spread of coronavirus.
Published 30 March 2020
Prominent solicitor Niall Murphy hospitalised with coronavirus
Prominent Belfast solicitor Niall Murphy has been hospitalised with coronavirus and remains in a critical but stable condition.
Published 30 March 2020
LK Shields appoints Colm Hanley as senior company secretary
LK Shields has announced the appointment of Colm Hanley as a senior company secretary in Galway.
Published 30 March 2020
Barristers volunteer to carry out coronavirus contact tracing
Hundreds of barristers have volunteered to carry out coronavirus contact tracing for the HSE in order to relieve pressure on health staff.
Published 30 March 2020
Michael Enright
Cork solicitor Michael Enright, a former president of the Southern Law Association, has passed away.
Published 30 March 2020
Patrick Dunne: Soldiers on the streets does not mean we're heading towards martial law
Patrick Dunne urges reason in discussions about the lockdowns aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus.
Published 30 March 2020
ICO advises UK government it can use phone data to track coronavirus
The UK government has been advised by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) that it can use anonymised mobile phone data in order to track people who have COVID-19.
Published 30 March 2020
Scotland: Salmond lawyer Gordon Jackson QC self-refers to SLCC over trial comments
Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond's lawyer, Gordon Jackson QC, has referred himself to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) following the publication of footage in which he made comments about Salmond's trial.
Published 30 March 2020
UK ditches wrongful trading insolvency laws
The UK's wrongful trading law will be suspended to allow businesses to "weather the storm" of the coronavirus pandemic, Alok Sharma, the UK business secretary, has announced.
Published 30 March 2020
Dutch ordered to pay compensation to victims of colonial killings
The Netherlands has been ordered to pay compensation to the families of 11 men who were shot dead by Dutch soldiers in Indonesia in the 1940s.
Published 30 March 2020
In pictures... do not disturb
Sarah Ward, a senior associate at English law firm Samuel Phillips, has published some 'ground rules' for her daughters during lockdown.
Published 30 March 2020
And finally... monk-ey business
A priest has been reassigned to a remote monastery after Russian security officials discovered a drug lab at his house.
Published 30 March 2020
Court of Appeal: Man who secured subsidiary protection entitled to join Defence Forces
The Court of Appeal has allowed the appeal of a Pakistani national who was prevented from joining the Defence Forces in Ireland.
Published 27 March 2020
Gwendolen Morgan appointed as registrar to Workplace Relations Commission
Solicitor Gwendolen Morgan has been appointed as registrar to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).
Published 27 March 2020
