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A new Environmental, Social and Governance Virtual Experience Programme has been launched at Matheson – the first of its kind to be established by an Irish law firm. The programme will be hosted on Forage, a free, open access platform, and will aim to upskill aspiring solicitors and enable the

Carson McDowell has been awarded the Bronze Diversity Charter Mark in recognition of its ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion within the workplace. The Diversity Charter Mark is awarded to companies following an independent panel assessment. It is a ‘mark of progress’ that publi

A written statement issued yesterday from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland sets out that the UK government is preparing regulations to directly commission abortion services in Northern Ireland if progress is not made directly following the Assembly elections in May. This follows a previou

Community Development and Charities Minister Joe O’Brien has launched a report titled Environmental Justice in Ireland: Key dimensions of environmental and climate injustice experienced by vulnerable and marginalised communities. The study, completed by researchers at Dublin City University&rs

An ongoing smear campaign against human rights lawyer Colin Harvey threatens academic freedom in Northern Ireland and has the potential to spark physical violence, UN human rights experts have said. Since 2019, Professor Harvey, former commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, ha

Belfast-based MKB Law has donated 100 trees to Inver College in Carrickmacross, Monaghan as part of a new tree planting initiative operated by Restorify. Restorify is a social enterprise platform that connects tree donors with available land across Ireland.

Legislation to bring Irish law in line with the requirements of the European arrest warrant system has made progress in the Dáil. The European Arrest Warrant (Amendment) Bill 2022 addresses issues identified in formal EU infringement proceedings initiated by the European Commission against Ir

Legal rights group FLAC has launched a free legal advice and advocacy service for LGBTQI+ people on a pilot basis. The clinic will provide tailored legal advice and information to LGBTQI+ individuals in areas such as family law, gender recognition and access to healthcare.

A partner at an English law firm breached the embargo on a draft judgment after he sent the result of the case to a social WhatsApp group. Fraud specialist Keith Oliver of Peters & Peters "expressed deep regret for his actions and provided a full apology to the court", Lady Justice Carr stated i

Law firms in Northern Ireland should take action to address gender imbalance at a partner level, the Law Society has said, with women holding just three out of every 10 partner positions in private practice. Brigid Napier, the 10th woman to hold the position of Law Society president in its 100-year

A man who set his dog on police officers and ordered him to "kill" was left disappointed after the very friendly Staffordshire bull terrier accepted pets from the officers instead. Michael Horne, from the town of Kinross, Scotland, was described by a judge as "imbecilic" after he made death threats

A proposed ban on exploitative "sex-for-rent" arrangements has moved closer to becoming law after a private member's bill passed second stage in the Dáil yesterday with cross-party support. The Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022, proposed by Social Democrats TD Cian O'Callaghan, would introduce a

Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal has ordered prosecutors to reconsider the decision to discontinue the prosecution of Soldier F for the murder of William McKinney on Bloody Sunday in 1972. While quashing the decision of the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) to discontinue the prosecution of Soldier

Plans to require EU nationals crossing the border into Northern Ireland to apply for electronic travel authorisations in advance have been backed by MPs despite being branded as "essentially unworkable". The contentious provision in the Nationality and Borders Bill was removed by the House of Lords,

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will marry his lawyer Stella Moris today at HMP Belmarsh. Vivienne Westwood has designed a wedding dress for Ms Moris and a kilt for Mr Assange, whose parents have links to Scotland.