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An employer has been described as "incredibly stupid" by an employment law expert after the company used emojis to communicate important workplace issues. At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, a joinery manufacturing company was forced to shut down on a temporary basis and staff were offe

An outline of proposed laws to make it easier for the Central Bank of Ireland to fine and disqualify senior financial sector managers is expected to be published today by Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe. The long-awaited Central Bank (Individual Accountability) Bill comes more than two ye

International law firm Taylor Wessing has confirmed the appointment of its latest partners, as part of its expansion plans to open in Ireland. Adam Griffiths and Deirdre MacCarthy will open TW Ireland with the support of UK partners James Goold and Alison Dennis.

The High Court in Dublin has granted applications by singer Dana Rosemary Scallon to strike out 10-year-old defamation actions issued against her. Mr Justice Brian O Moore acceded to motions applications made by counsel Eamonn Dornan to strike out the defamation proceedings issued against Ms Sc

The deadline to respond to a consultation on a proposed duty of candour law for Northern Ireland has been extended until the end of August. The consultation details proposals for legislation to ensure that health care and social care organisations, and individuals who work for them, are open and hon

Keavy Ryan, with trainees Feven Yohannes and Philip Crowe. Credit: Shane O'Neill A&L Goodbody (ALB) has been voted Ireland's 'Most Popular Graduate Recruiter in Law' for the tenth year in a row at this year's gradIreland graduate recruitment awards.

The current Probation Board for Northern Ireland chair and board members are to have their terms extended for three months. The terms will be extended from 30 November 2021 to 28 February 2022.

Police managed to solve a mere two per cent of dog theft cases in the UK last year.

Lawyers are debating how to deal with a German man who had an anti-aircraft gun, torpedo – and a tank – in his basement. Prosecutors and the defence are negotiating penalties, including a suspended sentence and a €500,000 (£427,000) fine.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against the severity of a 16-year sentence for a man guilty of violent sexual assaults against two sex workers. In so ruling, the court upheld the trial judge’s decision that the offences should run consecutively. The court was also satisfied that th

UK law firm Shoosmiths has announced the appointment of corporate lawyer Grant Edwards as a partner in Belfast. Mr Edwards is dual-qualified in Northern Ireland and England and Wales and has worked with venture capital and private equity funds across the UK on their investments in Northern Ireland.

NGOs, civil society organisations and other stakeholders have been updated on the proposed regularisation scheme for long-term undocumented migrants. James Browne, the minister of state for law reform, youth justice and immigration, delivered an update on the scheme after reviewing submissions recei

Commercial property lawyer Rosemary Stevenson has graduated from Queen's University Belfast (QUB) with a first class honours degree and top of her class – for a second time. Mrs Stevenson, who completed her law degree at QUB in 1993, returned to the university to study history while continuing

A portrait of the late Ms Justice Mella Carroll, the first woman to serve as a High Court judge, has been unveiled by Dublin City University (DCU). Ms Justice Carroll served as the university's chancellor from 2001 and as chair of its governing authority before her untimely passing in 2006.

The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 has been signed by the president, setting Ireland on its path to net zero carbon emissions.  The Act means that Ireland is now on a legally binding path to net-zero emissions no later than 2050, and to a 51 per cent re