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Ireland has officially ratified the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combatting violence against women and domestic violence this effect from today. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan announced the ratification following a special Government meeting held to mark International Women's Day 2019.

Belfast firm MSM Law has announced the appointment of James Lannon as a solicitor in the firm's criminal department.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has published a new video celebrating the achievements and accomplishments of its past female presidents to mark International Women's Day 2019.

The King's Inns held a conference this week on career opportunities for law graduates as lawyer–linguists in the EU.

Lawyers have been encouraged to raise cash for homelessness charities for a 21st consecutive year at the launch of the 2019 Calcutta Run in the Dublin offices of Walkers. The legal fundraiser, organised by the Law Society of Ireland, will see up to 1,500 legal professionals walk, run or cycle to rai

Senior women barristers feel they are being given fewer major cases than their equally competent male colleagues, Lady Hale, president of the UK Supreme Court, has said. In an interview with The Times, the UK's most senior judge said she had "heard from very competent women barristers that they don'

Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) was recognised as the top Irish law firm for contentious trademark law and copyright law at a London awards ceremony last night. The firm's intellectual property team took home the Trademark Contentious Firm of the Year – Ireland and Copyright Firm of the Year &n

Fees for basic and standard criminal record checks in Northern Ireland are set to be reduced from the start of April. The Department of Justice announced that the current fee of £26 for record checks through AccessNI will be reduced to £18 from 1 April 2019.

President Trump is increasing indefinite detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, it has been revealed. Middle East Eye and the Miami Herald report that administrators for the detention camp have sought to "identify potential contractors" for a new 5,000-square-foot prison compound at Guantanamo.

Having witnessed evictions in 1885 which she described as the “wholesale destruction of the little houses of the people”, Maud Gonne said this “changed the whole course” of her life, transforming her from a “carefree society girl into a woman of set purpose”, dete

It will soon be legal to have sex outside of marriage in the US state of Utah following new legislation. The state legislature voted by 41-32 this week to repeal the misdemeanour crime of fornication.

Pearse Jordan’s mother has successfully appealed the decision of the Court of Appeal to order a stay on her application for damages for the state’s failure to carry out a prompt investigation into the circumstances of her son’s death, in violation of Article 2 ECHR. Finding that th

ByrneWallace has announced the appointment of Liam Connellan as partner and head of pensions. With over 20 years' experience in the pensions industry, Mr Connellan has extensive experience advising on all aspects of pension law.

Solicitor Fiona Hunter has been appointed to the position of legal and investigations officer for the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children & Young People (NICCY). The role supports the Commissioner to fulfil her statutory function of keeping under review law, practice and services which re

Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley has been accused of a "direct attack on the rule of law" after telling MPs that killings by military and police during the Troubles "were not crimes". Solicitor Darragh Mackin of Belfast firm Phoenix Law told Irish Legal News that the comments were "morally a