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Máiréad Enright, senior lecturer at Birmingham Law School and co-director of the Northern/Irish Feminist Judgments Project, sets out options for reform. The Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 (HRPTA) makes no provision for exclusion zones to prevent protests at lo

A couple in Germany whose four children were temporarily taken into care because they insisted on homeschooling them did not suffer a violation of their article 8 rights, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. In yesterday's Chamber judgment in the case of Wunderlich v Germany, the co

The latest manufacturing survey from Belfast firm Tughans and industry body Manufacturing NI has revealed positive growth, sustained products and increased staffing levels in the sector. According to the report, The State of Northern Ireland Manufacturing 2018, over two-thirds (67 per cent) of respo

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled in favour of an Azerbaijani journalist who was subject to a sex-tape smear campaign after investigating government corruption. The ECtHR ruled that the Azerbaijani authorities failed to investigate a “sex video” of Radio Free Europe re

The commencement of the Domestic Violence Act 2018 brings significant changes to Ireland’s law on domestic violence, including the introduction of offences under the heading of coercive control, the court’s express consideration of the victim’s psychological and emotional welfare,

Police have apologised to a man whose £40,000 car was stolen twice in the same day, the second time from a secure police compound. Robbers armed with knives broke into the home of Phil Chambers, 30, and his fiancé to steal the keys to the Audi RS3.

Three businessmen who were granted a €9.4 million loan from EBS Building Society in 2009 have successfully argued that they are entitled to defend Promontoria’s claim for the €9.7 million now owed. Refusing to grant summary judgment to Promontoria, Mr Justice David Barniville wa

DLA Piper has announced the appointment of four new partners and three legal directors from rival Irish firms to its newly-opened Dublin office. Conor Houlihan will lead the firm's finance and projects practice in Ireland, while Éanna Mellett joins the corporate team, Mark Rasdale joins the i

Key figures from Northern Ireland's criminal justice, health, education and charity sectors met in Stormont yesterday to discuss a new research and policy project examining the impact of trauma on offending. The serious youth violence research and policy group was convened last September by Dr Colm

DCU Brexit Institute has welcomed a boost in funding after striking a sponsorship deal with Dublin Airport Central. The airport's new and expanding commercial quarter will join Arthur Cox, AIB and Grant Thornton as an official sponsor of the Institute, which brings together experts from a number of

Pinsent Masons has announced plans to open an office in Frankfurt focused on the technology, energy, real estate and financial services sectors. Welcoming the move, Dublin-based technology partner Andreas Carney said it would strengthen the international law firm's offering to Irish-based businesses

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates examines cases where the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 appears to be misapplied. In the case ADJ-15102, an employee brought a claim against their employer for public holiday pay. The Adjudication Officer in this case

Michelle Cronin, solicitor at Comyn Kelleher Tobin (CKT), sets out the significance of the newly-commenced Domestic Violence Act 2018. The Domestic Violence Act 2018 came into effect on 1st January 2019 and has been welcomed by those who assist victims of domestic violence.

President of the UK Supreme Court Lady Hale has said in a rare political comment that austerity has made life more difficult for the poor. In a speech delivered last month at the Isle of Man Law Society, but only published yesterday, the judge said: “While some families are fighting for legal

Chartered legal executives in England and Wales are pushing to be recognised as lawyers on par with solicitors and barristers as part of any post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and the European Union. The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) has argued the lack of recognition for legal