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The UK Supreme Court has refused an appeal by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs against a decision of the English Court of Appeal not to require a top UK divorce lawyer to pay back over £475,000 in taxes that were avoided via a scheme. HMRC claimed that the respondent, Ray

The recommendations of the independent review on the role and remuneration of local councillors will be brought into effect from July, ministers have announced. Sara Moorhead SC, a prominent barrister who has practised in Dublin for more than three decades, was appointed in June 2018 to undertake th

Northern Ireland's unemployment rate remains low in comparison to the rest of the UK but the end of furlough in September will be the "big test", employment law expert Andrew Lightburn has said. Mr Lightburn, director at the Belfast office of DWF, welcomed the latest NISRA figures showing that North

Rival honey manufacturers have become embroiled in an international dispute over who can call their products "manuka honey". The New Zealand Manuka Honey Appellation Society is trying to convince the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) that manuka honey can only come from New Zealand.

The High Court has approved a personal insolvency arrangement which would allow a woman to repay her mortgage until the age of 90. The decision came following an appeal from the Circuit Court, in which the judge was concerned that the PIA would leave the debtor in a precarious position at the end of

DWF has expanded its team in Belfast with nine new appointments, including senior associates, associates, solicitors and a paralegal, taking its headcount in Northern Ireland to over 100. Tomás McLaughlin, Aine McGuinness and Kathleen Gillespie have been appointed as senior associates, while

The Children's Law Centre (CLC) in Northern Ireland has secured a £675,000 funding boost from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation's Youth Strategic Investment Fund. The law centre, established in 1997, is one of five organisations receiving support in the latest round of the Fund and the only one based

Dr Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and adjunct professor of climate justice at Trinity College Dublin, will deliver the opening presentation of the Law Society of Ireland's new five-week online course on climate justice. Over 2,600 people have registered for the Law Society's seventh mass

The UK government has reportedly told the European Commission that it has unilaterally breached the Northern Ireland Protocol because of circumstances beyond its control. In a 20-page letter in response to EU legal proceedings, the UK has suggested that it will rely on force majeure to explain its i

Matthew Howse, partner at Eversheds Sutherland in Belfast, reflects on the UK's recently announced Covid public inquiry and what it means for Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that an independent public inquiry into the handling of the Covid pandemic will be held in Spring

The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has said it is continuing to carry out an internal review of its decision not to prosecute politicians who attended the controversial funeral of republican Bobby Storey. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) yes

Defence lawyers around Scotland downed their gowns yesterday in protest against the Scottish government's refusal to promptly disburse payments from a resilience fund it established to help the numerous firms affected by the pandemic. The Scottish government has only paid out £2.3 million of t

The UK Supreme Court is to begin hosting interactive, guided virtual tours for the public.

Two men in North Carolina who were wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of a young girl more than three decades ago have received a $75 million payout, believed to be the largest in US history. Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, who are intellectually disabled half-brothers, spent decades on deat

A construction worker was threatened with jail time after wearing a T-shirt to a virtual court hearing. Detroit judge Ronald Giles reprimanded the defendant, who claimed the attire was due to him being at work on a building site.