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A lobby group has said it will seek to have hunters recognised as an ethnic group in the UK in order to protect their "way of life". Hunting Kind says it has obtained an opinion from a senior English barrister which supports its case for "protected status" either as an "ethnic group" or as a group o

New requirements are to be introduced to the process of registering limited partnerships and business names. The Miscellaneous Provisions (Registration of Limited Partnerships and Business Names) Bill will repeal and replace the existing Limited Partnerships Act 1907 and the Registration of Business

A woman who overdosed on anti-seizure medication she was prescribed following brain surgery has reached an £80,000 settlement with a Northern Ireland health trust. O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors acted on behalf of the woman, who had two surgeries in February 2017 to treat a brain tumour and subse

Alleged domestic abusers should be automatically removed from their family home, the children's ombudsman has said. Dr Niall Muldoon told the Irish Independent that allegations of domestic violence should be treated similarly to allegations of sexual abuse in order to prevent women and children from

Coimisiún na Meán has said it is assessing Meta's compliance with the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) after concerns were raised about online death threats against the Taoiseach. A sinister threat against Simon Harris was posted to Instagram and remained live for days, even after An Gard

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Venezuela security forces swoop on activists as repression worsens

A senior judge has been disciplined after sending a letter "expressing his love" to a young colleague. Mr Justice Marcus Smith, 57, a former president of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, “passed a handwritten letter” to a woman and referred to his "feelings for her", a ruling from the Ju

The Office of the State Pathologist (OSP) maintained a full complement of staff for most of 2023, according to its latest annual report. The service struggled for a number of years to fill important vacancies, but last year reported that it had found two new deputy State pathologists to fill the rem

Elon Musk's social media company X has agreed to suspend its use of EU users' data to train an AI chatbot. Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) this week launched High Court proceedings under section 134 of the Data Protection Act 2018 for the first time in order to prevent X from using EU dat

Young people should get free Netflix if they surrender illegal knives, the head of Germany's police union has suggested. Jochen Kopelke, federal chair of the Union for Police (GdP), called for a knife amnesty in the wake of a high-profile attack in Stuttgart.

MI5 has been sharply criticised over its late disclosure of materials to Operation Kenova, the long-running investigation into the alleged Provisional IRA informer codenamed “Stakeknife”. In a statement yesterday, PSNI chief constable Jon Boutcher said it was "unacceptable that MI5 conti

A special team of Northern Ireland prosecutors has been established to build cases against those who have taken part in anti-immigrant riots. In a statement yesterday, Stephen Herron, the director of public prosecutions, condemned the "recent violent disorder, which is having a devastating impact on

A further milestone has been achieved in the procurement process for the long-awaited dedicated family courts complex at Hammond Lane in Dublin. The National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) today held a market launch for the public-private partnership (PPP) project, at which prospective tenderers

Solicitor Madeleine Delaney has been appointed as chief executive of the Charities Regulator.

Pinsent Masons has reported a 7.2 per cent increase in revenue to €753.5 million. The multinational law firm saw profit per equity partner reach €919,900 in the 2023/24 financial year, it revealed today.