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Belfast-based KRW LAW LLP has announced the appointment of Elaine Woods to the firm's legacy department. Ms Woods joins the firm to support its "burgeoning work in conflict-related and historic abuse litigation", a spokesperson said.

UK law firm TLT, with an office in Belfast, has announced an enhancement to its family leave policy as part of the firm’s "progressive and inclusive" working approach. The policy, which takes immediate effect, will see an increase in maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement up

A learner driver who allegedly drove to his practical driving exam because he was running late is facing police investigation. The unnamed 37-year-old man arrived at the test centre in Bergheim, near the German city of Cologne, in an Opel Zafira which he parked out front.

The Bar of Northern Ireland has announced Action Deaf Youth as its chosen charity for 2021/22. The charity works across Northern Ireland providing direct services to deaf children from 0-25 years and their families. They support their users to grow in self-confidence, develop positive relationships

The High Court has refused an Article 40.4 application brought by a man who was committed to prison after he failed to deliver up possession of a property in accordance with a 2019 court order. The court held that the applicant had been detained in accordance with law and that the more appropriate c

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has been granted leave from the Supreme Court to exercise its amicus curiae function in a case of the eviction of a Traveller family in County Clare. The case of Bernard McDonagh and Helen McDonagh v Clare County Council is being heard by the Supreme Co

Children's rights in Northern Ireland are being compromised by a failure to implement recommendations made by a youth justice review more than a decade ago, according to a new report. The Children's Law Centre, Include Youth, NIACRO and Voice of Young People in Care (VOYPIC) commissioned youth justi

The deadline for companies filing their annual returns has been extended to 9 December 2021 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Companies Registration Office (CRO) said the two-week extension had been made "in light of difficulties experienced by some small accountancy firms in meeting the fil

Jason O'Sullivan, solicitor and public affairs consultant at J.O.S Solicitors, calls on Irish insurers to make good on their promises to lower premiums. The lobbying and public affairs industry in Ireland plays an important role in helping to shape public policy and legislative agendas. It is an imp

Matheson has announced the appointment of three new partners and a consultant in its corporate practice area. Davinia Brennan and Rory O'Keeffe have joined as partners in the firm's technology and innovation group, while Caroline Kearns and Niamh Mulholland have joined the financial institutions gro

Actor Kevin Spacey has been ordered to pay a production company more than $30 million for breach of contract. An arbitrator ruled that sexual misconduct scandals surrounding the actor meant he fell foul of his contract and had to pay the production firm behind the Netflix show House of Cards, in whi

Prosecutors would find it harder to use rap lyrics as evidence of alleged crimes under legislation proposed in New York. Two members of the New York State Senate have proposed a bill following controversy over the conviction of rappers in trials where their lyrics were used as evidence.

Seven more convictions of former subpostmasters linked to a flawed Post Office computer system have been overturned. Subpostmasters were victims of a scandal which saw the Post Office use its private prosecution powers over a 15-year period from 2000 onwards to prosecute and convict them of crimes.

Family lawyer Karen Connolly has been appointed to a steering group set up by Women's Aid to raise awareness about the impact of domestic abuse on women aged 55 and over. Ms Connolly, a partner at Belfast-based Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors, will help guide and support the Older But No Safer pro

A tribunal has found against the Department of Finance for twice refusing to backdate an appellant’s Disabled Person's Allowance. The tribunal found that the Department's repeated and categorical refusal was an unfair misstatement of the law. The Northern Ireland Valuation Tribunal (NIVT) reli