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The Bar of Northern Ireland’s charity committee organised a dog-friendly family fun day at Belfast Harlequins RFC to raise funds for charity partner Brain Injury Matters NI.

New research has highlighted obstacles to wider use of alternatives to coercive sanctions in Ireland for people found in possession of controlled drugs for personal use. The report, produced by the Centre for Justice Innovation, was commissioned and published by Strategic Implementation Group 5 (SIG

Northern Ireland commercial law firm Tughans has named Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI as its chosen charity partner for 2024. Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI is the only charity in Northern Ireland to dedicated funding research into the causes and cures of leukaemia, Lymphoma, myeloma, and other related co

Global law firm Kennedys, with offices in Dublin and Belfast, has reported a 17 per cent increase in revenue to a record €446 million (£384m). North America saw the most significant growth, with revenue of $119 million (€110m or £94m), up by 22 per cent on the previous year.

Legislation requiring jury summons to be issued bilingually has come into effect. Sections 12, 13, 14 and 16 of the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021 were commenced through a statutory instrument yesterday.

Meta's "pay or consent" advertising model on Facebook and Instagram does not comply with the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Commission has said. The Commission yesterday informed the social media giant of its preliminary findings that the binary choice forces users to consent to the comb

The US Supreme Court has ruled that former presidents enjoy a degree of immunity from criminal prosecution in a case revolving around former president Donald Trump. The court's conservative majority voted 6-3 that presidents were protected from prosecution for official actions that extended to the &

A public consultation has been launched on employment law reforms in Northern Ireland. The Employment Rights Bill will address issues including zero-hours contracts, so-called "fire and re-hire" practices, the operation of trade unions and work-life balance issues including the right to disconnect a

A man in his 20s who allegedly tried to board a plane while disguised as a sexagenarian has been arrested. Guru Sewak Singh, 24, dyed his hair and beard white and wore glasses to allegedly try and convince officials at Delhi Airport that he was a 67-year-old man, NDTV reports.

Deirdre Ardagh has been appointed as telecommunications provider Three Ireland's data protection officer and senior regulatory counsel. Ms Ardagh provides in-house counsel on matters of data protection and regulation and works to foster a compliance-driven culture while steering strategic growth ini

McCann FitzGerald has promoted John Boyle, Patricia Golden, Darragh Murray, Eoghan O'Sullivan and Siobhán Power to senior associate.

An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland's independent electoral commission, has published its first-ever annual report. The watchdog, chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Ms Justice Marie Baker, was established on 9 February 2023 and the report covers the period from then until 31 December 2

More than two-thirds of organisations (68 per cent) have to deal with regulatory investigations either frequently (36 per cent) or occasionally (32 per cent), a survey from business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has found. The findings come in the wake of a recent wave of unannounced regulatory

A new film published by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland aims to raise awareness of and confidence in community sentencing. The 10-minute-long film, Changing Lives: The Inside Story of the Probation Service, shines a light on the impact community sentences have on the lives of people who hav

Barristers have received the second of two bills they were told to expect from the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) this year. Until 2021, the annual levy — which helps to fund the LSRA — was paid by the Bar Council on behalf of all members of the Law Library. It is now paid by