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New hate crime legislation is being drawn up without sufficient consultation with key affected groups, the Coalition Against Hate Crime has said. The coalition, which is led by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), has raised concerns over just one session of the Oireachtas justice committee

Northern Ireland prisons will resume in-person visits from Monday, the Northern Ireland Prison Service has confirmed. Visits were suspended shortly after Christmas 2021 in response to the increased risk posed by the Omicron variant.

Lawyers north and south of the border have been invited to complete a survey about how their firms select expert witnesses. Respondents to the Expert Witness Institute's nine-question survey will be entered into a prize draw for a £100 Amazon gift card.

Media lawyer Aideen Burke has been appointed to the board of Women in Film and Television Ireland (WFT Ireland). WFT Ireland is part of Women in Film and Television International, a voluntary foundation promoting greater representation of women on screen and behind the camera. It counts more than 13

Mr Justice Brian Murray has been nominated by ministers for appointment to the Supreme Court. A judge of the Court of Appeal since November 2019, his appointment would fill the long-standing vacancy arising from the retirement of Mr Justice Liam McKechnie in April 2019.

The studio behind children's TV phenomenon Peppa Pig is suing a Vietnamese rival over its cartoon about a childlike wolf. Vietnamese-owned Sconnect's Wolfoo cartoon, which has become a massive YouTube hit, has drawn some comparisons to Peppa Pig in terms of its format and characters.

Around one in six young barristers in England and Wales want to leave the profession amid unmanageable workloads and fears of burnout, according to a new report. The Life at the Young Bar report, commissioned by the Bar Council and published yesterday, is based on research into barristers who have b

A major study into the lives of children in care and adults who were in care as children has been announced by the government. The landmark research and data project will be the most comprehensive examination of Ireland's alternative care system ever undertaken, and will provide an extensive overvie

Therapy used to attempt to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity has been outlawed in France. The country's parliament endorsed a law backed by President Macron's ruling party to bring an end to the practice.

The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have today published a joint report making recommendations for the safe and responsible introduction of self-driving vehicles.  The report recommends introducing a new Automated Vehicles Act to regulate vehicles that can dr

Marie O'Shea BL has been appointed to lead the second phase of the independent review of Ireland's abortion laws. Section 7 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 provides for a review of the legislation no later than three years from commencement.

An activist who was deceived into a long-term intimate and sexual relationship with an undercover Metropolitan Police officer has been awarded a nearly £230,000 payout by a tribunal. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) ruled that Kate Wilson should be paid a sum of £229,471.96 by the

A new civil society coalition has been launched to hold the government to its commitment to ending direct provision by 2024 and replacing it with an alternative that is fully compliant with human rights standards. The eight founding members of the Standing Against Direct Provision (STAD) coalition a

Employees will be given the statutory right to request remote working under new government legislation. Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste and minister for enterprise, trade and employment, yesterday published the general scheme of his Right to Request Remote Work Bill, which forms part of the government

Corporate law firm Philip Lee has completed its relocation to a new 2,500 square metre headquarters on Burlington Road, Dublin 4. The firm, which employs almost 160 people in Dublin, was previously based on Wilton Terrace and is now located at Connaught House, One Burlington Road, Dublin 4.