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Legislation strengthening the regulatory framework for residential care for older people and people with disabilities is now fully in effect. Section 16 of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No.2) Act 2024 was the only part of the law which was not commenced in September 2024.

Holmes has appointed solicitor Geoffrey Fung to head the firm's Chinese business unit. Mr Fung, who joined the firm last year, is qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong, England and Wales, and Ireland.

Solicitor Ciarán Mulholland has been appointed to the criminal law committee of the International Bar Association (IBA). Mr Mulholland is the founder and principal solicitor of Dundalk-based MulhollandLAW, a boutique firm specialising in criminal and civil litigation.

Lawyers including Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC have reported being subjected to a campaign of intimidation, including surveillance, hacking, and rape threats, allegedly linked to the Chinese state. Barristers from Doughty Street Chambers in London say the targeting began three years ago when they took o

Major businesses including Nokia and Ericsson will welcome the European Commission's decision to withdraw proposals for the regulation of standard essential patents (SEPs), William Fry has said. The proposed SEP Regulation was among 35 initiatives the European Commission said last week it will withd

An alleged drug dealer was busted on Valentine's Day by Peru's most-loved rodent.

An English judge has been issued with a formal warning for misconduct after referring to a judicial colleague as a "trolley dolly". The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) imposed the sanction on Michael Barnes JP after a fellow magistrate made a number of allegations about his behaviour.

Law firms have been warned to stay vigilant following an attempted cyberattack on a solicitor's firm which used a "sophisticated approach". The Law Society of Ireland said today that it had been notified of an attempted attack similar to three previous attacks in August and October 2024.

Lawyers have until 6pm today to respond to a survey feeding into the statutory review of the effectiveness of the Decision Support Service (DSS). An online survey being conducted by Governance Ireland on behalf of the Mental Health Commission (MHC) is closing for submissions today.

Matheson is advising Irish-domiciled funds with total assets under management of more than $1.33 trillion, according to a new report. The firm's asset management and investment funds department has been ranked in the latest Monterey Insight Ireland Fund Report as Ireland's leading practice by assets

A voluntary code of practice on disinformation is to be integrated into the framework of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) and used as a benchmark for determining platforms' compliance. The code, first published in 2018 and significantly strengthened in 2022, is to become a voluntary code of conduct

An abortion rights activist in Poland will be tried again after a court ruled her first trial trial for helping a pregnant woman to access abortion pills had been unfair. Justyna Wydrzyńska was sentenced in March 2023 to eight months of community service after being found guilty of abetting an

A new bill has been introduced in the UK's House of Commons to lift the ban on Catholics serving as the King’s representative at the Church of Scotland’s annual general assembly. Lady Eilish Angiolini KC, a practising Catholic and former lord advocate, has been appointed as the lord high

A woman accused by a shopkeeper of squeezing a bag of buns has been charged with criminal damage in Japan. The 40-year-old woman insisted that she had "only checked the firmness" of the buns by "pressing lightly with my hand", the BBC reports.

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