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Addleshaw Goddard has reported a revenue increase of more than 30 per cent in its Irish office last year, contributing to a global 12 per cent revenue increase. The firm said new office openings in Germany, the Middle East and Spain, alongside material investments in tech, core practices and priorit

Victims of the infected blood scandal are to receive compensation this year, the UK government has confirmed. More than 3,000 people died because they became infected with diseases including HIV and Hepatitis C as a result of transfusions with infected blood in the 1970s and 1990s.

Global law firm Clyde & Co is to close its Derry office later this year, with staff to be given the option of either working remotely or from Belfast. The firm, which specialises in insurance law, has had two offices in Northern Ireland since its merger with BLM in July 2022.

A judge has quashed more than 74,000 convictions which followed unlawful prosecutions for rail fare evasion in England and Wales. Four train operating companies wrongly used the 'single justice procedure' (SJP) to prosecute offences contrary to section 5(1) or 5(3) of the Regulation of the Railways

A star American footballer has unexpectedly come to the defence of a woman jailed for stealing $1.5 million worth of chicken wings. Chris Jones, a player for the Kansas City Chiefs, has offered to pay for the wings in order to secure Vera Liddell's release from prison, USA Today reports.

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Court business in Swords is being temporarily relocated to Balbriggan. From 2 September 2024, all matters in Swords will be held in Balbriggan Courthouse, while a new temporary court office will be established at Balbriggan Public Library.

Schools should prepare for the impending publication of a landmark report into historical sexual abuse in day and boarding schools run by religious orders, a lawyer has warned. The final report of the scoping inquiry led by Mary O'Toole SC is expected to be published by education minister Norma Fole

An alleged rape victim whose case was wrongly abandoned by English prosecutors after lawyers for the defence claimed she had "sexsomnia" has received £35,000 in compensation. Jade McCrossen-Nethercott launched legal action against the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) with support from the Centr

Over 250,000 people have backed a European citizens' initiative that says video game publishers should be required to ensure that online games remain playable after official support is ended. The Stop Killing Games initiative follows criticism of French publisher Ubisoft, which recently shut down se

Legal partnerships are to be introduced this autumn, the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has confirmed. A new page on the LSRA website provides more information about the new business structure, which will allow barristers and solicitors to form partnerships for the first time.

Global law firm DLA Piper has launched its 2024 Know Your Rights programme for refugees and asylum seekers living in Ireland. The eight-week programme, run in partnership with the Irish Refugee Council, begins on 12 September 2024 and will be delivered virtually for most modules.

An American judge has been widely criticised after humiliating a teenage girl who fell asleep during a classroom visit to his court. Judge Kenneth King, of the 36th District Court in Detroit, ordered the 16-year-old girl to change into a jail uniform and sit handcuffed in the dock as punishment, 7 N

Nearly a dozen prisoners have been hospitalised following what is suspected to be a mass drug overdose in Portlaoise Prison. A total of 11 prisoners are being treated at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise following a major incident yesterday afternoon — just weeks after the Irish Pri

The Probation Board for Northern Ireland has made significant improvements to organisational culture and probation practice over the past three years, an inspection has found. Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) made five strategic and six operational recommendations in 2020 to delive