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The Probation Service is playing a bigger role in the development of new legislation following the establishment of its legal and quality assurance (LQA) unit, according to its latest annual report. The LQA unit was established in December 2020 and became operational in January 2021.

Irish solicitor and mediator Bill Holohan SC has begun working with the Pakistan branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators to develop proposals to tackle the country's enormous courts backlog. Mr Holohan was invited by the branch's chair, Mian Sheraz Javaid, to join its legislative committee,

Gateley, the first law firm to float on the London Stock Exchange, has seen its revenue rise by 13 per cent in the past year. The company's turnover for the year to April reached £137.2 million while profit increased by almost 12 per cent to £21.6m. Consequently, earnings per share rose

A new mentorship programme for women studying law at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) is set to be launched later this year. The initiative is led by Trinity Women in Law (TWIL), a subcommittee of the Trinity College Law Society founded in 2019 and sponsored by A&L Goodbody.

A teenager who allegedly stole a bus to visit his girlfriend has been arrested. The 15-year-old boy from Mattegoda, Sri Lanka, took the drastic action after realising there were no services running he could use to meet his girlfriend as arranged.

A draft decision in a large-scale investigation of TikTok's processing of children's data has been submitted by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) to other EU authorities. The investigation is one of two own-volition inquiries into TikTok launched by the DPC in September 2021.

Google must pay a €4.125 billion fine after abusing its position to impose unlawful restrictions on smartphone manufacturers and mobile network operators, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. The General Court today largely confirmed the European Commission's decision th

A prominent human rights lawyer jailed in Azerbaijan should be released immediately, the Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights has said. Elchin Sadykov, a well-known human rights defender, was arrested last Saturday alongside one of his clients client, journalist Avaz Zeynalli.

Belfast-based MKB Law has announced the appointment of Emma Jamison to the position of associate director within the family law department. Ms Jamison joins Anne Marie Kelly, head of the department and one of the founding partners of the firm, alongside colleagues Aine Toner, associate director, and

Our regular round-up of deals involving Northern Ireland law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Tughans has advised the shareholders of healthcare software provider Blue Zinc on its acquisition by ClearCourse, a group of innovative technology brands providing software solutions and

Solicitor Paul Mageean has been reappointed as chief parole commissioner for Northern Ireland for a further three-year term. Parole commissioners help to make decisions on the release or otherwise of those serving extended or indeterminate sentences and in relation to the revocation of licences and

The Law Society of Ireland will use an online voting system to elect its Council for the first time. At a special general meeting in March, 96 per cent of members voted to introduce electronic voting for Council elections.

Irish lawyers have been warned to remain vigilant of email scams after one was circulated in the name of an English solicitor. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in England and Wales issued a warning last week about emails sent misusing the names of Kiteleys Solicitors Limited and Lucy Norris

Most business in the Northern Ireland courts will be adjourned on Monday as a mark of respect for the late Queen Elizabeth II. The state funeral is taking place on Monday 19 September 2022, which has been declared a bank holiday across the UK.

An activist in Thailand has been imprisoned for two years for dressing like the Thai queen. Jatuporn 'New' Saeoueng, 25, wore a pink dress at a demonstration in Bangkok in 2020.