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Matheson has become the first organisation in Ireland to be awarded the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard by The Irish Centre for Diversity. The Gold Standard is awarded to organisations that can clearly show how diversity and inclusion form an integral part of their business.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been warned that plans to extend jail terms for terrorists could make them more dangerous upon release, The Times reports. Jonathan Hall QC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said inmates could be exposed to “worse influences” in prison t

A collection of ancient marble statues controversially held by the British Museum could have to be handed back to Greece as part of a Brexit trade deal. The Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, have been in Britain for over 200 years despite repeated attempts to repatriate them to Gre

A solicitor who was constructively dismissed by the new owner of a firm she had worked in for over 10 years has been awarded €13,300 in the Workplace Relations Commission. The new owner sought to change the essential terms of the complainant’s employment contract, insisting that the offic

LK Shields has announced the appointment of Emma Creaven and Aisling Monahan as associate solicitors. Ms Creaven joins the firm's corporate and commercial team in Dublin, where she will advise both domestic and international clients on all aspects of corporate and commercial law.

A solicitor has been jailed for over two years after being found guilty of stealing nearly £1 million from his former law firm and its clients. Graham Keys, a former partner at Diamond Heron Solicitors, stole £856,714.89 from the client account and £83,931.01 from the company accou

Sinéad Gibney has been selected by Government ministers to lead the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC), succeeding Emily Logan. Ms Gibney, who previously served as the human rights watchdog's inaugural director from 2014 to 2016, was selected following an open recruitment comp

No low-skilled workers will be awarded visas from January 2021 under the UK's proposed post-Brexit immigration system, unveiled today by Home Secretary Priti Patel. The points-based system will see applicants assigned points based on specific skills, qualifications, salaries or professions, and visa

The brother of a man who spent over a year behind bars in one of Ireland's most notorious miscarriages of justice has called for a new inquiry and a review into the Special Criminal Court. Cormac Breatnach, whose brother Osgur Breatnach was arrested in 1976 in connection with the infamous Sallins tr

The Court of Appeal has reserved its judgment on the latest legal bid by the family of Séamus Ludlow to compel the State to reinvestigate his 1976 murder by "loyalist extremists". Mr Ludlow’s nephew, Thomas Fox, is seeking to have the State establish two commissions of inquiry into the

Alice O'Connor, associate at William Fry, considers a recent ruling with significance for debtors who own joint properties and creditors seeking to enforce against jointly owned property. In the recent case of ADM Mersey PLC v Bergin and Another [2020] IEHC 3, the High Court ruled on the effect of a

Students at the King's Inns have triumphed in the National Negotiation Competition hosted by the Law Society of Ireland.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has announced it will award the ICCL Human Rights in Film Award and the inaugural ICCL Lifetime Contribution Award at a ceremony in Dublin next month.

The International Bar Association (IBA) has published a model statute aimed at helping citizens launch legal challenges against governments for failing to take action over climate change. The Model Statute for Proceedings Challenging Government Failure to Act on Climate Change was launched in London

A prisoner who was denied toilet paper for nearly three days apparently suffered no violation of his rights. Three inmates at a prison in the US state of Delaware brought a lawsuit after being forced to use newspaper for two-and-a-half days last August.