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A new law in Florida allows members of the public to use lethal force against "crack bears", which don't exist. House Bill 87, introduced while Hollywood movie Cocaine Bear was in cinemas, has been signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis.

Ireland has again been criticised by the US for not doing enough to tackle human trafficking. The 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report from the US State Department continues to list Ireland as a "tier 2" country, meaning that it "does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of traffic

Kieran Mulcahy Solicitors has been named as winner of the Excellence in Communications award at the recent 2024 Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards.

Just under €1.1 million was paid to charities across Ireland from the court poor box last year, according to new figures. Organisations dealing with addiction, poverty, homelessness, women's safety, medical services, hospice care and mental health benefitted from a total of €1,052,853 paid

Labour and the Conservatives must stop giving honours to their friends and allies, according to a senior group of UK politicians, judges and civil servants. Former Supreme Court justices Lord Sumption and Lord Neuberger as well as Dominic Grieve KC, former attorney general, are among the 34 signator

There are more than 20 investigations underway into English solicitors who worked for the Post Office in cases linked to the Horizon scandal, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said. The SRA is investigating the conduct of Post Office or Royal Mail Group lawyers during the period in which

Ronan Deasy and Stephen Kirwan have been appointed as consulting attorneys of the Mexican Embassy in Ireland.

Belfast solicitor Shannon Gawley has been elected as president of the European Young Bar Association (EYBA). An associate solicitor at Carson McDowell, Ms Gawley has spent the last year serving the EYBA as vice-president.

Belfast firm O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors is sponsoring two talented young brothers from Larne, Cole and Dylan McAuley, who are taking the world of junior motocross by storm. Cole, 10, has been competing for the past four years and has been selected to represent Team Ireland in the FIM Junior World C

The EU AI Act is poised to be a catalyst for innovation in medtech, a new Mason Hayes & Curran survey suggests. The business law firm polled close to 200 professionals from the medtech sector at its recent webinar titled "What the AI Act Means for Medical Devices". The findings come as the new r

More companies will benefit from abridged reporting requirements and an audit exemption under updated rules. The European Union (Adjustments of Size Criteria for Certain Companies and Groups) Regulations 2024 increases the balance sheet and turnover thresholds for ‘micro’, ‘small&r

A senior Vatican official is set to testify in the English High Court next month in a civil case brought by a London financier who alleges that his prison sentence in the Holy See was imposed following an unfair trial. In a rare departure from the Vatican's typical claims of diplomatic immunity, Arc

The head of an English police force has been sacked for exaggerating his military credentials, including by wearing a Falklands War medal despite being a 15-year-old cadet during the conflict. Nick Adderley, the suspended chief constable of Northamptonshire Police, has been found guilty of gross mis

The next Lawyers Against Homelessness CPD event in aid of the Capuchin Day Centre is taking place in July. Guest speakers will include Court of Appeal judge Mr Justice Seamus Noonan, the High Court's Ms Justice Niamh Hyland, Hayes Solicitors partner Joe O'Malley, Arthur Cox senior associate Megan Gi

Retired High Court judge Mr Justice Michael White was honoured with the lifetime achievement award at the recent 2024 Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards.