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A major report by the Fawcett Society has found that the legal systems across the UK are failing women and in need of fundamental reform. The report from the Fawcett Society's Sex Discrimination Law Review (SDLR) Panel also found that violence against women and girls is "endemic" in the UK.

Joel Hyatt Big companies increasingly want to work with smaller law firms, a new survey of more than 300 general counsel and senior in-house lawyers at international businesses generating more than $1 billion in annual revenue has found.

Pictured (l-r): Lisa McElherron and Eoghan McKenna The Belfast Solicitors' Association (BSA) has handed over a record sum of £15,000 to its 2017 charity partner, Inspire.

The Bar of Northern Ireland's charity committee has named ASM Chartered Accountants as main sponsor of this year's Charity Ball.

In a judgment criticising affidavit evidence lodged by the Chief Constable of the PSNI for being “contradictory and unsatisfactory” in relation to the availability of documentation sent to the Police Ombudsman in the Ballast Report investigation, the Court of Appeal in Belfast held that the PSNI

Pictured (l-r): Darragh Mackin, Kevin Winters and Claire McKeegan Belfast-based KRW Law has announced significant expansion plans that include the appointment of two new partners and the acquisition of additional office space to service its growth in Dublin and London.

Siobhán McCabe Dublin-based commercial law firm Philip Lee has appointed Siobhán McCabe as a partner leading the firm's energy team.

The human rights and equality consequences of Brexit for the island of Ireland will be discussed at a meeting of the island's two human rights commissions in Dublin today. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) is hosting today's meeting of the statutory joint committee set up under

A 19-year-old law and criminology student at Ulster University has been killed in a traffic collision. Shannon McQuillan, from Dunloy in Co Antrim, was struck by a van near Toomebridge early on Saturday morning.

Matheus Vanderlei An avid Irish Legal News reader in Italy has reached out to Irish lawyers to ask for advice on how he can come to Ireland for study and work.

Richard Murphy Pinsent Masons has today welcomed planning approval for the new £200 million cross-border electricity inter-connector.

Karen Bradley Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley has been criticised for comparing the extension of same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland to the roll-out of superfast broadband.

Most UK lawyers stand by how they voted in the EU referendum in 2016, The Lawyer reports. A survey conducted by the magazine has revealed 82 per cent of UK lawyers voted Remain. However, over a quarter (26 per cent) of managing and senior partners voted for Brexit, a higher proportion than in the le

Alison Saunders The Director of Public Prosecutions has said remaining silent during a rape could be evidence of consent.

A married couple have been granted court orders banning each other from their respective bedroom and bathroom, the Irish Independent reports. Ennis Family Court heard that the couple, who have been married almost 40 years and have grandchildren, agreed via their solicitors not to enter each other's