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A ban on anti-abortion protests outside abortion clinics in Northern Ireland will come into effect this Friday, the Department of Health has confirmed. All five health and social care trusts will introduce safe access zones on Friday 29 September 2023, as provided for by the Abortion Services (Safe

The Animal Law Foundation has threatened legal action against the UK government over the practice of boiling lobsters alive, which it says is illegal. The charity has penned a letter to ministers urging them to enforce laws that mandate humane treatment of recognised sentient beings during their sla

Legal professionals, academics and members of the Traveller community came together last week to explore issues faced by Travellers and highlight work to achieve more equitable future for all. The Traveller Equality and Justice Project (TEJP) event at University College Cork (UCC) was an opportunity

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has postponed a conference focussing on the UK government's new legacy law following calls and planned protests by victims' groups. In a statement this morning, the Law Society said its annual conference, which was to focus on the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy

A lawyer who defrauded clients of almost £2 million (around €2.3m) after falling for a lottery scam has been jailed for four years. Scammers convinced Norwich solicitor Hugh Lansdell, 74, that he had won a postcode lottery in Spain but needed to hand over increasing amounts of cash to acc

Arthur Cox has opened applications for its growing trainee programme in Northern Ireland. Trainees with the firm will have the opportunity to gain experience across varied practice areas including corporate and commercial, finance, dispute resolution, employment, energy and renewables, competition,

A public consultation on the development of a national counter-disinformation strategy has been launched. The Future of the Media Commission recommended the development of such a strategy as part of a more co-ordinated and strategic action to combat the damaging impact of disinformation on Iris

The State has become the most important actor in the housing market, but action must be taken to prevent over-reliance on the State and boost private sector involvement, a senior property lawyer at ByrneWallace LLP has said. Michael Walsh, chair of property, made the comments after the firm's Housin

A review of security and protection for those working in and around the Oireachtas will be completed and handed to justice minister Helen McEntee by the end of October. Garda commissioner Drew Harris was asked to undertake the review following a violent far-right protest outside Leinster House last

Northern Ireland personal injury and road traffic accident law firm JMK Solicitors has welcomed four new graduates to its growing team. Helen Brown, Hannah Mayes, Aoife Killackey and Niamh Ward have joined the firm in the role of legal graduate, which will see them assisting clients and legal adviso

English barristers have been told to avoid “gratuitous attacks” on the judiciary and justice system on social media. The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has amended its guidelines to clarify what barristers can say online.

Legal academic Professor Colin Scott has been named as the new registrar, deputy president and vice-president for academic affairs for University College Dublin. An internationally recognised expert on regulatory governance, with particular interests in accountability, private regulation and reflexi

Police pulled over a stolen car only to find it was being driven by the owner's runaway 10-year-old son, accompanied by his 11-year-old sister. The young children decided to abscond after their mother confiscated their electronic devices and were caught hundreds of miles from their Florida home, pol

Hundreds of barristers and solicitors have signed an open letter to the government in support of criminal barristers withdrawing services next month.

Solicitor firms in Northern Ireland have been left “shell-shocked” after being told they face HMRC enforcement action if they do not pay up to tens of thousands of pounds in back pay to trainee solicitors, Irish Legal News has learned. For years, many, if not most, trainee solicitors in