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An American judge who was temporarily removed from the bench after he humiliated a teenage girl who fell asleep during a classroom visit to his court has been demoted to dealing with speeding tickets. Judge Kenneth King was ordered to undertake social-emotional training by the chief judge of Detroit

Justice minister Helen McEntee has published an operational review of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020, also known as Coco’s Law, which shows that almost 100 cases have been prosecuted since it came into effect.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Humanity has been a casualty in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

JMK Solicitors is celebrating one year since opening its office in West Belfast on the Andersonstown Road. Managing director, Maurece Hutchinson, said: “We are delighted to celebrate our first year in our West Belfast office on the Andersonstown Road. Over the past year, we’ve had the pl

Two-thirds (67 per cent) of Irish businesses have not implemented an AI policy, despite the EU AI Act coming into force on August 1, a survey by Mason Hayes & Curran has revealed. However, almost the same amount (64 per cent) said that they are using AI in their HR practices to some degree.

Bar Council member Séamus Clarke SC Ivana Bacik TD stopped by The Bar of Ireland stand Tuesday afternoon. Last week, The Bar of Ireland made its debut at the 93rd National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co. Laois. Over the three-day event business owners and members of the public sto

A nationwide awareness raising campaign to warn against the serious danger posed by illegal fireworks and the strict penalties for their misuse has been launched by junior Department of Justice minister James Browne. The campaign was launched in collaboration with An Garda Síochána, Fo

A former nursing student with a cancer diagnosis has settled a disability discrimination case against Queen’s University Belfast for £25,000. Natasha Bradshaw, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2019, was supported in bringing the case by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland's personal injury discount rate has been set at +0.5 per cent following a review. The new rate is welcome news for insurers and bad news for personal injury claimants, being a significant increase from the -1.5 per cent rate set in March 2022.

Solicitor Barry Magee is to be appointed as the next chief legal costs adjudicator. Mr Magee joined the Office of the Legal Costs Adjudicator in 2020 and will take the reins from Paul Behan upon Mr Behan's retirement next month.

Children and young people affected by sexual crime will be offered free legal advice under a new scheme in Northern Ireland. A new domestic and sexual abuse strategy and three-year action plan was jointly launched by justice minster Naomi Long and health minister Mike Nesbitt yesterday.

The Maples Group has renewed its sponsorship of St Mary's College Rugby Football Club for a further three years. The new agreement, which commences in September 2024, will see the Maples brand continue to appear on the front of the senior men's team jerseys following their promotion to Division 1A.

UK and Ireland firm Browne Jacobson has announced the equalisation of its family policies to support work-home life balance and gender equality in the workplace. The firm's staff are now entitled to take up to 26 weeks of paternity, co-parent or adoption leave. The first 13 weeks will be fully paid,

The Bar of Northern Ireland has launched a new series of explainer videos to promote the meaning and value of legal aid in civil matters. The video series follows the commencement of a review of civil legal aid by the Department of Justice, with the Bar submitting a detailed advocating for a positiv

Doctors are now under a legal duty to disclose serious patient safety incidents following the commencement of new legislation. The Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 provides a legislative framework for a number of important patient safety issues, including the mandat