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An independent working group has been established to review the Law Society of Northern Ireland's handling of the trainee pay issue which threatens to leave some firms out of pocket to the tune of tens of thousands of pounds. A special general meeting taking place in Law Society House yesterday hear

The overwhelming majority of Irish employers say they would consider hiring someone with a history of convictions, but significant barriers remain to making this a reality, new research by the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) suggests. The NGO today published a new report titled "The Secondary Punish

Lawyer Irene Gleeson has been appointed to the board of Pobal, the not-for-profit organisation that works on behalf of the Irish government to support communities and local agencies towards achieving social inclusion and development. Ms Gleeson is a solicitor and has held various roles in the financ

Johnsons Solicitors has presented a cheque for £2,300 to Belfast Samaritans after taking part in the charity's Christmas appeal.

Gardaí should continue to prosecute some low-level offences despite the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (CoFPI) recommending an end to the practice, a government review has concluded. Ministers had previously accepted the recommendation of CoFPI, which said in its 2018 report:

Irish legal academic Professor Fiona de Londras has been appointed by Birmingham Law School to the Barber chair of jurisprudence. Established by Lady Barber in 1935, the chair of jurisprudence is one of two chairs of law funded by the Barber Trust at Birmingham Law School. It is traditionally held b

A man who allegedly distributed business cards and free samples of cocaine outside of a casino has been charged with drugs offences. The cards included contact details for "Alex Lee" and were stapled to small bags of cocaine, according to police in Calgary, Canada.

The family of a woman who died from breast cancer after a delayed diagnosis have received a substantial settlement and a public apology from the HSE. Lynn Rocke passed away of metastatic breast carcinoma on 16 March 2020, having been diagnosed in March 2018.

A vigil marking the 35th anniversary of the killing of human rights lawyer Pat Finucane is set to take place this Sunday. The gathering at Fortwilliam Drive/Antrim Road this Sunday 11 February at 7pm has been organised by campaign group Relatives for Justice.

Northern Ireland's prison service is facing a judicial review over its practice of monitoring prisoners' Zoom calls. Owen Beattie & Co Solicitors is acting on behalf of Nigel Lundy, previously known as Nigel Brown, who claims the surveillance of his calls to family from Maghaberry breaches his r

Ireland is violating the economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights of "entire sections" of Irish society, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has told the UN. The rights body has submitted its report to the UN committee on economic, social and cultural rights as part of Ireland's fourth

UK law firm TLT, with an office in Belfast, has again achieved a ‘B’ score for good environmental management from CDP, an independent, global non-profit that runs the world’s leading environmental disclosure platform. CDP scoring provides a snapshot of a company’s disclosure

New legislation is to be introduced to permit gardaí to swiftly access criminal evidence in digital form. The Criminal Justice (Protection, Preservation and Access to Data on Information Systems) Bill 2024 will allow law enforcement authorities like An Garda Síochána to request

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has presented a £16,000 cheque to Air Ambulance Northern Ireland following a year of fundraising. Air Ambulance NI, the firm's 2023 charity partner, works in partnership with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service to provide emergency and lifesaving helico

A proposed new EU directive on child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation will expand the definitions of various offences and introduce higher penalties and more specific requirements for prevention and assistance to victims. The proposal adopted by the European Commission yesterday marks the first