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A ban on the use of electro-convulsive therapy on children is among more than 300 amendments the government is proposing to its landmark mental health bill as it proceeds through the Seanad. The 202-section Mental Health Bill 2024, which will replace the Mental Health Act 2001, was extensively amend

Mark Borland has been elected as president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland. Mr Borland is a senior partner at Antrim-based Conway Todd & Co and has more than 30 years’ experience in conveyancing, property, wills and probate.

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has promoted eight senior associates to its newly-established role of legal director.

Johnsons has promoted Darragh Carney and Bradley Duncan to partner with effect from today. Mr Carney and Mr Duncan, who have been promoted from senior associate, both completed their training contracts with Johnsons and have spent their entire professional careers with the firm’s insurance lit

Karen O'Leary has been appointed as director of enforcement in the Central Bank of Ireland with effect from the new year. Ms O'Leary brings an extensive breadth of experience to the role, most recently as the Central Bank's director of currency, workplace and regulatory services.

European law firm Fieldfisher has appointed Stuart Marks as business services centre director in Belfast. Mr Marks brings over over 15 years' leadership experience in professional and legal services across Northern Ireland and internationally.

Paul Dornan has returned to Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) as managing solicitor. Mr Dornan previously spent four years as a solicitor with the independent law centre and charity, before taking up the role of community solicitor at Ballymun Community Law Centre.

More than €90,000 worth of snails destined for Michelin-star restaurants have been pilfered by French thieves. The slimy crooks nabbed 450kg of top-quality snails from L'Escargot des Grands Crus in Bouzy, a village near Reims in the historical region of Champagne.

Limerick solicitor Rachael O'Shaughnessy has passed away. Mrs O'Shaughnessy was a partner at HOMS Assist, which has closed its offices today as her funeral takes place.

The Regan Wall LLP team has now joined Fieldfisher Ireland following the formal completion of the two firms' merger.

Irish consumers are being targeted by increasingly sophisticated online scams, according to a new set of case studies released by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). The warning comes as Black Friday and Cyber Monday kick off the busiest shopping period of the year, creating p

New legislation is to extend reforms to planning judicial reviews to applications submitted under the earlier regime. Ministers have agreed to amend the Planning and Development Act 2024 to extend provisions relating to judicial reviews to decisions made or acts done under the previous Planning and

A solicitor has raised more than £6,500 for one of Northern Ireland's leading cancer charities in memory of a late friend. Jenny Moore, a senior employment lawyer at Danske Bank, is aiming to raise at least £9,100 for Marie Curie NI following the loss of her friend Sarah Hooks.

Environmental lawyer Alice Whittaker has been named as the new chairperson of Philip Lee LLP, taking the reins from the beginning of 2026. Founding partner and chairperson Philip Lee is set to retire at the end of 2025, leaving the firm in the hands of Ms Whittaker and managing partner Jonathan Kell

Soup company Campbell's has canned a senior staff member who allegedly described their products as "s**t for f***ing poor people". The company is facing a lawsuit in the US from a former employee who says he was sacked for reporting the foul-mouthed tirade.