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Legislation quashing the wrongful convictions of postmasters and subpostmasters in Northern Ireland has come into force. The Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024 received royal assent on Friday, meaning all convictions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have now been overturned providi

Legislation establishing an Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) has been approved by UK MPs in one of their final acts before the coming general election. The approval of the Victims and Prisoners Bill comes days after the Infected Blood Inquiry concluded that the infection of around 30,000

A&L Goodbody's captive alternative legal services provider ALG Solutions has been recognised with an award at the ALM Law.com International Legal Innovation & Technology Awards. The firm was presented with the 'Future of Legal Services Innovation' award at the 10th annual awards ceremony in

Pro-Palestinian protesters at New York University (NYU) are being ordered to watch an episode of The Simpsons as punishment. Lisa Gets an "A", a 1998 episode of the long-running cartoon sitcom, forms part of a course on "morality and ethics" which suspended students have been told they must complete

Coimisiún na Meán has set out its proposed rules for video-sharing platforms with their EU headquarters in Ireland. The updated draft online safety code requires video-sharing platforms to protect users from harmful content, including cyberbullying, the promotion of self-harm, suicide

Israel is defying an International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling ordering it to halt its military offensive in Rafah, the city in the southern Gaza Strip where nearly 1.5 million Palestinians are sheltering. After considering an application from South Africa, the UN's top court on Friday ordered Isr

Two-thirds of property professionals do not believe government’s housing promises are achievable, a new survey by Mason Hayes & Curran has found. Taoiseach Simon Harris has committed to building 250,000 homes in the next five years, but the findings suggest there are significant concerns w

Former chief justice Mr Justice Frank Clarke is to be awarded the Hibernian Law Medal next week. Awarded by the Hibernian Law Journal since 2018, medal recipients have included senior judges from Ireland and other jurisdictions. The most recent awardees were former president Mary Robinson and former

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Retired Co Antrim solicitor John M. Boyd has passed away at the age of 78. Mr Boyd, who qualified in January 1972, passed away on Wednesday, according to the Law Society of Northern Ireland.

Stardust lawyer Darragh Mackin is now representing the families of victims of the 1973 Summerland disaster, which saw 50 holidaymakers killed in a fire on the Isle of Man. Mr Mackin, a partner at Belfast firm Phoenix Law, has written to the Isle of Man's attorney general to notify him of the familie

The launch of Ireland's new motor insurance database will allow gardaí to establish within seconds whether a vehicle is insured or not, ministers have announced. Justice minister Helen McEntee and junior minister Neale Richmond today attended the formal launch of the new Irish Motor Insurance

The family of F1 legend Michael Schumacher has won a legal case against the publisher of a magazine which printed an AI-generated interview with him last year. The German tabloid Die Aktuelle printed on its April 2023 cover the words “Michael Schumacher, the first interview!”

Belfast firm RP Crawford Solicitors has raised more through this year's annual charity will-writing campaign than any other firm in Northern Ireland, with an impressive total of £1,440. The firm has taken part in the Will Aid campaign since 2009, raising a grand total of £6,331 by volunt

Ireland is facing EU infringement proceedings over its alleged failure to implement rules protecting victims of car accidents where an insurer becomes insolvent. The European Commission yesterday confirmed it has sent a letter of formal notice to Ireland for not having fully transposed the insolvenc