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Probation services north and south of the border discussed the challenges of Brexit at this year's annual cross-border Public Protection Advisory Group (PPAG) seminar. This year's theme, “New Challenges and New Solutions across the Criminal Justice System, North and South”, provided an o

Arthur Cox has welcomed new figures showing the value of loans approved for Northern Ireland small and medium enterprises (SMEs) totalled £415 million in Q3 2018. Stuart Mansfield, finance partner at Arthur Cox, said: "The level of borrowing illustrates that, while demand for finance remains s

Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC has resigned from the House of Lords ahead of a vote on whether he should be suspended for breaching the code of conduct. The 82-year-old peer and former barrister allegedly harassed women's rights campaigner Jasvinder Sanghera while they worked together on a parliamenta

Ronan Dunne, partner at Philip Lee, has been appointed as the country correspondent for Ireland for the European Competition and Regulatory Law Review (CoRe). The latest edition of the journal features Mr Dunne's report on the revised financial thresholds for the mandatory notification of mergers an

Eversheds Sutherland has announced a new partnership with Sonia O'Sullivan and Olympian David Matthews to support four of Ireland's up-and-coming high-performance athletes. Patience Jumbo-Gula, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sarah Healy and Sophie O'Sullivan will participate in the new Accelerator Academy, whic

A Chinese company has been criticised for allegedly fining employees who don't walk 180,000 steps per month. The unnamed real estate firm in Guangzhou fines employees 0.01 yuan (around 0.1p) for every step short of the target.

A former school bus driver and youth club leader who was convicted of indecent assault and gross indecency with a child has lost an appeal against his conviction in the Court of Appeal. The victim, who was 11 when the abuse began, died before the case came to trial – however the prosecution re

The Court of Appeal has permitted the "leapfrog" appeal of a man sought by Polish authorities under a European Arrest Warrant. Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly ordered the surrender of Artur Celmer to Poland last month following a referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

Motorists caught speeding will be penalised based on how fast they were driving under a new road traffic law to be discussed by Cabinet today, the Irish Independent reports. Transport Minister Shane Ross will seek approval from his Government colleagues today for a new Road Traffic Bill 2018.

Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns addressed leading solicitors, barristers and judges last night at the Dublin launch of a new charity anthology of writings by authors from a legal background. Counterparts: A Synergy of Law and Literature contains 22 contributions from lawyer-writers, each paired with a la

Business immigration solicitor Conor McCrory recently addressed business, government and education leaders from Shenyang at an event in Belfast City Hall.

The State has admitted liability in two of a number of claims brought against it by Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe, the High Court has heard. Mr Justice Kevin Cross was informed on Tuesday that liability had been admitted in a personal injuries claim brought by Mr McCabe against the Garda Commis

Landlords breaching rent pressure zones legislation will face criminal sanction under new legislation expected to be approved by Cabinet today. The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill will increase the powers of the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) in response to concerns that rent pressure zone

The Hibernian Law Journal has opened submissions for its Case Note Competition 2019. Case notes of 2,000-4,000 words are sought by the Journal on any recent seminal judgment by the Irish courts, the EU courts or the European Court of Human Rights. Judgments of other common law jurisdictions and

Ministers have pledged a comprehensive review of criminal legal aid rates as the UK government laid regulations to spend an additional £23 million on fees for defence advocates, The Times reports. Lucy Frazer QC, a justice minister, said the government intended to carry out a "fundamental revi