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Plans to establish a new Office for Fairness and Transparency in the Agri-Food Supply Chain have been approved by ministers. The Cabinet yesterday approved the general scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022, which will create a new independent statutory authority aimed at promoti

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has launched a new strategy to support women and girls in contact with the justice system. The "Supporting Change" strategy, which covers the period from 2022 to 2029, focuses on women and girls who are at risk of offending or who have offended, and seeks to

Irish consumers will be able to bring collective claims to the High Court under new legislation announced by ministers yesterday.

Addleshaw Goddard (AG), which recently expanded into Dublin through a merger with Eugene F Collins, has opened an office in Luxembourg. With financial services as the firm's largest single sector, Luxembourg represents a significant business conduit, not only in finance deals, but also corporate, re

A man who allegedly took part in the storming of the US Capitol in January 2021 has been granted asylum in Belarus. Evan Neumann, who fled the US after he was charged with 14 offences including assault of a police officer, appeared on Belarusian state television yesterday, CNN reports.

Global law firm Quinn Emanuel has been instructed by Ukraine's Ministry of Defence to bring proceedings against Russia in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Alex Gerbi and Julianne Hughes-Jennett, partners in the London office of the US-headquartered firm, have taken on Ukraine's case on a

Ireland is not immune from the same pressures that have led the United States to the point where some lawyers openly dispute whether the system delivers "justice" at all, the Chief Justice has warned. Chief Justice Donal O'Donnell made the remarks yesterday as he launched a major report on access to

Nine inquests will be listed in the third year of Northern Ireland's five-year plan to clear the entire backlog of Troubles-era cases, the presiding coroner has announced. Mr Justice Humphreys conducted a review of all legacy inquests where a coroner has not yet been appointed at the end of February

ByrneWallace LLP has announced the appointment of Lee Squires as partner and head of indirect taxes within the firm's tax practice. Mr Squires, previously head of indirect tax at a global law firm in London and head of the indirect tax team at a large advisory firm in Ireland, brings over 15 years'

A journalist and former UK government minister has succeeded in contesting an order served on him by police to seek source material relating to the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.

The new maritime area consent (MAC) regime for renewable energy developments has come into effect, with the first consents expected to be issued to developers in the second half of 2022. The new regime enables the minister for the environment to issue MACs on an interim basis pending the establishme

A new strategic framework for youth justice in Northern Ireland has identified a consultation on increasing the age of criminal responsibility – currently just 10 years old – as a priority issue. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) recommends that the age of criminal resp

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has launched judicial review proceedings against the Data Protection Commission (DPC) over its alleged failure to protect people from the practice of "real-time bidding" for online advertising. In an affidavit filed with the High Court, plaintiff Dr Johnn

The personal injury discount rate in Northern Ireland has been set to -1.5 per cent following the first review under the new legislative framework established this year. The review, which has been welcomed by personal injury lawyers, was carried out by the government actuary under the methodology pr

Cork-based business law firm ReganWall has grown with the appointment of solicitor Deirdre Potenz to its corporate law team. Ms Potenz, who previously trained and practised in a top five Irish law firm, brings considerable experience and knowledge in advising both public and private sector clients o