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Magic Circle firm Slaughter and May aims to have a quarter of its staff hail from lower social backgrounds within the next decade.

English law firm Osborne Clarke has stipulated that to be eligible for a bonus its lawyers must spend a minimum of three days a week at their office desks. The firm's mandate challenges expectations of a remote working future in the post-pandemic world.

New barrister Pierce O'Meara has said it was a "privilege and moving experience to have been admitted to the degree of Barrister-at-Law at The Honorable Society of King's Inns and subsequently called to The Bar of Ireland by the Chief Justice, the Hon. Mr. Justice Donal O'Donnell". He wrote on Linke

Kildare personal injury solicitor Liam Moloney, of Moloney & Co Solicitors, has been re-elected as a member of the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice (AAJ). Mr Moloney’s election took place at the organisations recent annual convention held in Philadelphia. Mr

King & Wood Mallesons (China) (KWM (China)) and Eversheds Sutherland (International) have announced the launch of a formal cooperation agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, KWM (China) will refer all future matters requiring legal advice in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and South A

A candidate for judicial appointment who alleged discrimination on the basis of his neurodiversity has had his Employment Tribunal claim against the UK's Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) dismissed. The JAC selects candidates for judicial office in England and Wales, and for some tribunals with

Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has reported record revenue, profit and PEP in its latest financial results, with revenue of £1.186 billion and profit of £388.2 million. The firm, which has an alternative legal services (ALT) centre in Belfast, saw revenue increase by eight

A proposed class-action lawsuit brought by three artists against three developers of image-generating AI technology has narrowly avoided being thrown out by a US federal judge. Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan and Karla Ortiz launched the landmark proceedings against Stability AI, Midjourney, and Devi

Northern Ireland's Labour Relations Agency (LRA) will mark Belfast's Pride Festival week by hosting a panel discussion to help businesses and organisations manage workplace conversations on diversity issues, which some may regard as ‘difficult’ or ‘sensitive’. The free event

The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against Ireland over its failure to implement an EU directive on motor insurance. Directive 2009/103/EC on motor insurance, as amended by Directive (EU) 2021/2118, sets up a mechanism to compensate victims of road traffic accidents in cas

A serial litterbug who went to great lengths to discard thousands of pages of scrap paper onto a quiet neighbourhood street over a four-year period has been unmasked as a senior police officer. Residents of Greenpoint, in the New York City borough of Brookyln, spent years trying to establish the ide

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. El-Sisi pardons Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki and lawyer | Al Jazeera

Former Clifford Chance partner Michael Smyth has been appointed as a non-executive director on the BBC Board representing Northern Ireland. Born and educated in Northern Ireland, Mr Smyth is an experienced lawyer and regulator. He spent 20 years a partner at Clifford Chance and headed the firm&rsquo

Maynooth University law students Jordan Donoghue and Alanna Kells have been presented with prizes from Matheson LLP in recognition of their achievements in the funds law course delivered by the firm as part of Maynooth's LLM programme. Mr Donoghue, from Longford, has been awarded a six-month interns

Beauchamps has appointed Áine Smith as a partner in the firm's EU and procurement team. Ms Smith, who is qualified as a solicitor in Ireland, Northern Ireland and England and Wales, has over 18 years' experience working in the area of EU procurement law, having advised public sector and utili