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Solicitor MaryRose McGovern has been promoted to deputy financial services and pensions ombudsman. Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe yesterday appointed Ms McGovern to take up the new role as deputy ombudsman from 20 April 2020, as well as reappointing Ger Deering as the ombudsman.

Proposals to limit legacy investigations in order to protect former British soldiers from "vexatious claims" are incompatible with the UK's human rights obligations, a new report has warned. Professor Kieran McEvoy of Queen's University Belfast School of Law has led work by a team of legal experts t

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has led tributes to children's rights advocate Norah Gibbons, who has passed away following illness. Ms Gibbons, a qualified social worker, played a key role in a number of child abuse inquiries and was the inaugural chair of Tusla from 2014 to 2018.

Faculty and students at Dublin City University (DCU) have paid tribute to Dr Aonghus Cheevers, who has passed away at the age of 43. Dr Cheevers, whose research focused on mediation, joined DCU School of Law and Government as assistant professor of private law in September 2019.

Belfast City Council has put temporary measures in place to allow solicitors to continue to apply for property certificates via e-mail during the coronavirus pandemic. The move comes shortly after the Law Society of Northern Ireland raised concerns about the impact of the closure of the Land Registr

Justice Minister Naomi Long has paid tribute to "everyone working in the justice system" for their response to the coronavirus pandemic. Ms Long discussed the impact of COVID-19 on the criminal justice system with senior members of the judiciary, police and prosecution service at the Criminal Justic

Guidance on working from home securely has been published by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The coronavirus pandemic has suddenly presented IT personnel and indeed all users with a set of cyber security challenges that, while not unique, are being experienced on a significantly larger s

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ordered Poland to suspend the disciplinary chamber of the Supreme Court.

The Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly published by Queen's University Belfast School of Law has expanded its open access archive. A total of 37 issues of the peer-reviewed international journal, dating from spring 2008 to winter 2016 (volumes 59 to 67) are now available online.

The Old Bailey's new senior judge will also remain in his current role as chief coroner due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The winning team in last week's landmark Morrisons case is delivering a webinar on what it means for business. DWF's employment, data protection and commercial litigation specialists will be answering questions live at the event, which streams on April 21 from 1100 to 1200.

A motorist who told police he was speeding because he was trying to avoid catching coronavirus has been referred to court. Surrey Police said they pulled over the man driving on the M25 at 130 miles per hour on Tuesday.

The Court of Appeal has upheld the order of the High Court that the evidence of a loan servicer was inadmissible hearsay. The proceedings concerned the admissibility of the evidence adduced by Promontoria in its application for summary judgment against Gerry Burns and Anne Burns, and whether it was

Cleaver Fulton Rankin has announced the appointment of Brid McColgan as an associate director in the firm's private client team. She joins the team led by director Michael Graham after previously working for over 10 years at a large commercial law firm in Northern Ireland in their private client dep

Pinsent Masons has furloughed some of its non-fee earners in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The firm may also issue guidance on holidays as it looks to avoid mass absences when the lockdown eases.