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Newly-commenced legislation requires all public service bodies, including government departments, agencies and local authorities, to integrate biodiversity into their plans, policies and programmes. The Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2023 places a statutory duty on these public bodies to comply with the g

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has unveiled a portrait of Dorothea Heron, who made legal history as the first woman to qualify as a solicitor anywhere on the island of Ireland. Born in Harcourt Street in Dublin on 19 August 1896, Deasie — as she was known to her family — was educate

Legislation paving the way for An Garda Síochána to begin rolling out bodycams on frontline gardaí next year has been passed by the Oireachtas. The Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 establishes a statutory framework for the use of recording devices to su

Three women judges have made Irish legal history after sitting as the first all-woman panel on the Court of Appeal. Ms Justice Tara Burns, Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy and Ms Justice Úna Ní Raifeartaigh yesterday presided over a criminal appeal brought on behalf of a Limerick man convicte

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has told solicitor firms they are "free to arrive at their own view" on trainee solicitors' entitlement to the national minimum wage while warning of the risks of disregarding its advice. Irish Legal News first reported on discontent among senior lawyers after the

Diversity in the Irish aviation industry appears to be stagnant and has in fact declined in recent years, according to Mason Hayes & Curran. The business law firm today published its eighth annual survey of the industry, finding that almost two-thirds (64 per cent) said there had been no improve

Plans for Dublin's long-awaited new family courts complex are available for public viewing for the next six weeks following the formal notice of proposed development. The notice published by the Office of Public Works (OPW) yesterday marks a small step forward for the project, and means the plans fo

Four out of every five London litigators are now engaged in cases where at least one party is supported by litigation funding, a survey has found. Furthermore, 90 per cent of litigators believe it is time to regulate the third-party finance sector.

Pinsent Masons welcomed a group of 40 students from across Northern Ireland to its Belfast office as part of its Schools' Work Inspiration Day initiative.

A&L Goodbody has been named Ireland's law firm of the year at The Lawyer's European Awards 2023 ceremony in London.

A schoolboy who stole a forklift from outside his school led police on an hour-long chase through urban traffic before surrendering. The 12-year-old from Michigan took the Construction Genie GTH-636 Telehandler — equipped with a forklift and weighing up to 35,000 pounds — from outside Fo

New restrictions on alcohol advertising on radio and TV are to come into effect in 2025. Under section 19 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018, which will come into force from 10 January 2025, alcohol adverts can't be shown on TV from 3am–9pm or broadcast on radio on a weekday from 3pm&ndas

The Britain-wide Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is facing a special review of its 'A status' as a national human rights institution after LGBT+ groups raised concerns about its political independence. The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) agreed to carry out

This year's football match between the Southern Law Association (SLA) and the Cork Bar ended in a 0-0 draw on Friday.

Professor Colm O'Cinneide defends the human rights framework from significant challenges to its legitimacy and integrity in a new lecture released in video format by Queen's University Belfast. The academic, a professor of constitutional and human rights law at University College London (UCL), deliv