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The Law Society of Northern Ireland has urged members to complete a conveyancing survey which remains open until the end of next week. The Society said it is "keen to hear from solicitors at all levels and locations in order to identify areas of concern and would encourage all practising conveyancin

UK law firm TLT, with an office in Belfast, has celebrated after achieving a 33 per cent women partner representation target two years ahead of schedule. Women have accounted for just over half of partner promotions and hires in TLT over the past three years, twice as high as it was prior to the imp

The OUTLaw Network, which brings together LGBT+ people and allies in the Irish legal sector, has invited legal professionals to a Pride brunch prior to the Dublin Pride march on Saturday. Drag queen Ginger Hunter will perform at the Gresham Hotel event while guests indulge in a scrumptious spread an

Construction and insurance law specialist firm Beale & Co has appointed Ciara Keenan to its Dublin office as a disputes and commercial litigation solicitor. Ms Keenan qualified as a solicitor in 2020 and previously worked in a busy commercial firm as a commercial litigation and dispute resolutio

UK and Ireland law firm Browne Jacobson has appointed specialist data privacy lawyer Francis Katamba as a partner in the firm. Mr Katamba, who joins the firm from the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), is based in Manchester but will support the firm's client base across the UK and Irelan

Two diverging reports on the future of the non-jury Special Criminal Court are set to be published after the independent review group headed by Mr Justice Michael Peart failed to reach a consensus. Mr Justice Peart, who retired from the Court of Appeal in 2019, was appointed in February 2021 to chai

Ireland has too many barristers and too few small solicitors' practices, leading to a "broken" system, retired High Court judge Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy has said in a new interview. Ms Justice Murphy was appointed to the High Court in 2014 and retired in March 2023. She previously practised as a ba

Benjamin Netanyahu is to push ahead with the judicial reforms that have plunged Israel into one of its most severe internal crises. His declaration comes after 80,000 people protested in Tel Aviv over the proposed changes.

Half of UK lawyers say legal TV dramas influenced their decision to enter the law, according to a new survey. London-based commercial law firm EM Law surveyed 500 legal employees to understand what influence TV shows had on their career decision.

A&L Goodbody (ALG) has been recognised at the International Management Excellent Awards 2023 for a second year running. The firm's knowledge team received the Best Client Support award in relation to its directors' knowledge platform, On Board.

Funding of €1.3 million to support children, young people and families in the international protection system has been announced. A new funding model aims to enable the Children and Young People's Services Committees (CYPSC) to enhance and expand their delivery of support services, with up to &

The Irish government has been urged to take action to address human trafficking after Ireland was again given a low ranking in the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report published by the US Department of State. Ireland has been ranked at Tier 2 for the second year running, having been on a Tier

The Belfast Solicitors' Association (BSA) has celebrated its 80th anniversary with its largest gala ball in over 15 years. Sarah Wilson, the BSA's chairperson and a lawyer in the Departmental Solicitors' Office, welcomed guests to Belfast City Hall for the event last Saturday and reflected on how th

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. The US holds its nose over Saudi Arabia’s human rights record – when the price is right

Russia is to prohibit all forms of gender transition, with allies of President Putin arguing the move is necessary to safeguard the nation against "western anti-family ideology". A bill approved in its initial reading by lawmakers in the Duma will forbid “medical interventions aimed at changin