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Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland are to stage a one-day strike and begin to refuse serious cases in pursuit of an increase in legal aid fees. Following a ballot earlier this month, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA), which represents criminal barristers within the Bar of Northern Ireland, wil

Campaigners have welcomed a legislative milestone for Ireland's new hate crime bill. The Coalition Against Hate Crime, a group of 23 civil society groups representing communities commonly targeted by hate crime, spoke out following the passing in the Seanad yesterday of the Criminal Justice (Hate Of

Retired Northern Ireland solicitor Patrick Donnelly has passed away. Mr Donnelly was admitted to the roll in 1965 after qualifying in Edwards & Co Solicitors. He was one of the founding members of Donnelly & Wall in 1967 before retiring from practice in 2002.

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has successfully extradited a person to Northern Ireland to face charges relating to waste criminality for the first time. Michael Meegan, 57, from Co Louth, was yesterday sentenced to fines totalling £1,500 plus a £60 offender levy at

Ireland is to sign bilateral treaties with the United Arab Emirates on extradition and mutual legal assistance. Ministers today gave government approval for justice minister Helen McEntee to sign the treaties. Dáil approval will then be sought before the domestic procedures necessary to allow

The Family Courts Bill 2022 has been passed by the Seanad. Once enacted, the bill will provide for the establishment of family court divisions within the existing court structures: a Family High Court, a Family Circuit Court and a Family District Court.

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The Law Society of Ireland has expressed concern over the absence of practising solicitors and barristers on the new Judicial Appointments Commission. Justice minister Helen McEntee yesterday unveiled the membership of the Commission, which is to be established from 1 January 2025.

The Taliban has banned media outlets across large swathes of Afghanistan from broadcasting images of living beings. State media in the provinces of Takhar, Maidan Wardak and Kandahar have been told they can no longer air or publish images of people or animals, Newsweek reports.

Over 500 corporate counsel, risk and compliance professionals, executives and directors across a range of business sectors from corporate Ireland attended A&L Goodbody's annual Corporate Crime and Regulation Summit this morning in Croke Park.

A conference co-hosted by Matheson and the 30% Club Ireland explored the diversity and inclusion challenges faced by next generation leaders in today's evolving workplace.

Wider use of workplace mediation could save the Northern Ireland economy up to £1 billion per year, the Labour Relations Agency for Northern Ireland has said. Mark McAllister, the agency's new chief executive, spoke on the application of 'conflict resolution' strategies to the workplace at an

Six out of 10 Irish businesses are not prepared for compliance with the European Accessibility Act (EAA), according to a survey by business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran. The EAA is an EU directive aimed at improving the accessibility of products and services, ensuring that people with disabilit

Legislation creating protest-free 'safe access zones' around abortion providers has come into force. The Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024 was introduced by the government following a years-long campaign which also saw a similar private member's bill win wide su

The US has introduced a new "click-to-cancel" rule aimed at making it easier for customers to cancel subscriptions and free trials. The new rule, introduced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and set to come into force in six months' time, follows a series of high-profile lawsuits the regulator h