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More work needs to be done to encourage and support victims of domestic violence to free themselves from abusive behaviour, one of Northern Ireland's top family lawyers has said. Claire Edgar, partner at Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors, yesterday addressed a conference on domestic abuse hosted by

Northern Ireland's High Court has denied leave for judicial review to an applicant who believed that being forced to rely on in-patient mental health treatments violated his rights under Articles 2 and 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The court held that systems in place to provide ment

Global aviation leasing and asset management business Griffin has announced the appointment of Carolanne Cunningham as general counsel, based in Dublin. Ms Cunningham was previously head of legal for the global leasing EMEA business at Bank of America NA, advising on financing solutions for the cros

Wild hamsters who terrorise the dead have won a stay of execution from sympathetic judges. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that wild hamster burrows in one of Vienna's oldest cemeteries cannot be destroyed, even if they are empty.

Liam Herrick, executive director of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), argues that the non-jury Special Criminal Court must be abolished. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has opposed the use of the Special Criminal Court since our foundation. The weakening of fair trial rights and us

Northern Ireland's justice minister has urged the UK government to restrict or regulate online anonymity in new legislation tackling online harms. A Westminster committee is currently carrying out pre-legislative scrutiny of the Online Safety Bill, which will require online platforms like Facebook a

The High Court has refused an appeal for a personal insolvency arrangement (PIA) after it was held that the debtor’s income had not been “assessed and verified by the PIP in such a manner as would give confidence as to its accuracy”. The court held that the PIA left “no room

Work to establish specialist mental health and domestic violence courts in Northern Ireland has been delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, justice minister Naomi Long has said. Mrs Long said scoping work on the pilot mental health court had been "paused due to the Covid-19 pandemic and refocusing of res

Staff at Reddy Charlton LLP celebrated the other night after being named the overall Law Firm of the Year in the Irish Law Awards 2021.

The Lady Chief Justice’s Office and the Bar Council of Northern Ireland have announced the launch of a new Legal History Project reflecting on 100 years of law in Northern Ireland. The project will curate and commission a new series of public and internal events, resources and personal histori

A special joint Oireachtas committee will be established to consider and make recommendations on assisted human reproduction and international surrogacy under government plans. Pressed on the issue in the Dáil yesterday, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said he acknowledged that legislation on th

Setting emissions targets is crucial for companies with complexity across sectors, technologies and business structures. However, this is often the easy part, according to an insight paper from Cornwall Insight and Shoosmiths: Unlocking net zero strategies for businesses. The report explores the pot

Ronan Daly Jermyn (RDJ) has announced the appointment of Claire Macken as a solicitor in the firm's employment team in Cork. A graduate of University College Dublin (UCD), Ms Macken qualified as a solicitor in 2019 after working for some time as a paralegal and in other legal roles.

The Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to dismiss a plaintiff’s claim for personal injuries arising from the circumstances of her birth. The HSE sought to strike out the proceedings which issued 41 years after the birth of the plaintiff, arguing that i

The working day of trainees and junior associates in the City has lengthened in the past year, with many working past 10pm on average. The 2,500 lawyers who responded to a survey by Legal Cheek reported finishing times of 11.28pm at Kirkland & Ellis, 10.51pm at Ropes & Gray and 10.17pm