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The Northern Ireland Assembly has narrowly rejected a bill which would have restricted access to abortion in the case of several foetal impairment. The Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill, sponsored by DUP MLA Christopher Stalford, was defeated by 45-42 yesterday.

Blood donors will be rewarded with Christmas trees under a novel scheme in Poland. The national forestry service's "Christmas Tree for Life" campaign will see anyone who donates blood, platelets or plasma tomorrow given a free fir tree.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Minister for Justice and Equality failed to establish that she was entitled to postpone the surrender of a man to Lithuania due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The man was due to be surrendered in February 2021 on foot of a European Arrest Warrant and fl

Staff at corporate and commercial law firm Mills Selig have taken to the streets to raise cash for Angel Wishes NI, a charity supporting children in Northern Ireland with cancer-related conditions.

The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal to reduce a general damages award from €155,000 to €95,000 on the basis that the trial judge did not properly assess general damages under the Book of Quantum. Further, the court held that the plaintiff was liable in contributory negligence for his

Callan Tansey lawyers Roger Murray and David O’Malley will discuss inquests and the role of the coroner in Ireland at a free online event tomorrow.

UK government plans to reform human rights laws have been branded "a blatant, unashamed power grab" by human rights campaigners. Justice secretary Dominic Raab today announced a three-month consultation on proposed reforms to the Human Rights Act 1998.

ByrneWallace LLP has announced the internal appointment of seven new associates. The new associates are Jane McKay and Michael O'Neill in the banking and finance team, Aislinn Cullen in commercial litigation, Emmet Connolly, Kelly Mackey and Bianca McLaughlin in corporate, and Roisin Garvey in healt

The UK government will compensate former Post Office workers who were wrongly convicted of theft in the Horizon saga. The disgraced Post Office said it is unable to cover the payments for the exonerated individuals.

NatWest has been fined £264.8 million following convictions for three offences of failing to comply with money laundering regulations. Mrs Justice Cockerill, the sentencing judge at Southwark Crown Court, said yesterday: “...it must be borne in mind that although in no way complicit in t

Westminster legislation which would require non-Irish EU citizens to apply for pre-travel clearance before crossing the border is "unworkable and would be unenforceable", a Sinn Féin MLA has said. Speaking in the Assembly yesterday, Dr Caoimhe Archibald, MLA for East Londonderry, said the pro

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) could lose its A-status accreditation from the United Nations due to a lack of funding. The watchdog, led by barrister Alyson Kilpatrick, is funded by the UK government through the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) but has seen its budget slashed by n

Billionaire celebrity Kim Kardashian West has passed an exam for first-year law students on the fourth attempt. Mrs Kardashian – daughter of famous US attorney Robert Kardashian – announced she had passed the so-called "baby bar" in California.

Victims and survivors of the 1975 Miami Showband killings will receive close to £1.5 million in damages following a settlement with the Ministry of Defence and the PSNI. Legal proceedings were launched in the High Court in Belfast in the wake of a 2011 report by the Historical Enquiries Team (

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Ronan Daly Jermyn recently advised recruitment firm Morgan McKinley on its acquisition of Cork-based outsourcing firm, the Abtran Group.