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A council has been criticised for chopping down a number of "stunning" palm trees to discourage people from having sex underneath them. Plymouth City Council left a row of stumps along the famous Hoe because council officials were "regularly having to clean up sex and drug paraphernalia" in the area

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Rights attorney Yu Wensheng, wife Xu Yan ‘could be at risk of torture’ after arrest | Radio Free Asia

Suppliers and customers have divergent expectations when it comes to liability for data privacy breaches in commercial contracts, a new survey from business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran suggests. The firm has announced the results of its fourth annual survey on market practice for commercial co

Amnesty International has raised concerns about the disproportionate use of stop and search by the PSNI on people from minoritised ethnic communities and on children. In total, 23,650 people were stopped and searched in Northern Ireland by police in the year to the end of March 2023, according to ne

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Credit Suisse has completed a landmark marine conservation bond transaction involving a debt conversion for the Republic of Ecuador to support marine conservation in the Galápagos Islands.

Hayes Solicitors secured victory in the Calcutta Run Golf Classic 2023, with 50 teams taking part and raising €20,000 for the Calcutta Run’s two partner charities, The Hope Foundation and the Peter McVerry Trust. The competition took place at Castleknock Golf Club on Friday 19 May, with t

Minsters have nominated Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly for appointment to the Supreme Court, and Mr Justice Charles Meenan and Ms Justice Tara Burns for appointment to the Court of Appeal. The nominations follow the passing of the Courts Bill 2023 earlier this month, allowing for the appointment of 24 a

UK and Ireland firm Browne Jacobson LLP has announced a record turnover of £105 million in the year ending 30 April 2023, a 12 per cent increase in the year it opened its first international office in Dublin. The firm has more than doubled its turnover from £50 million in 2014, which it

The house where Adolf Hitler was born is to be repurposed as a human rights training centre for Austrian police officers. The redevelopment of the 17th century house in Braunau am Inn at a cost of €20 million will begin later this year after an expert committee rejected alternative proposals to

Katie Prendergast BL has been appointed as CEO of charity The SCOOP Foundation. SCOOP stands for 'Supporting Children Out of Poverty' and the charity focuses on empowering displaced and marginalised young people to fulfil their potential in Ireland and abroad.

Arthur Cox has announced the appointment of 26 new senior associates across the firm. Paul Barry, Gareth Collins and James Hodgson have been appointed as senior associates in the asset management and investment funds team, while Fintan Kerins has been appointed in the aviation and asset finance team

A solicitor who objected to a strategic housing development in Limerick on environmental grounds has welcomed a decision by An Bord Pleanála to refuse planning permission for a second time. Limerick solicitor Michelle Hayes, president of Environmental Trust Ireland, said the proposed developm

The Children's Law Centre (CLC) has called for urgent action after an independent review of special educational needs (SEN) services in Northern Ireland found that early intervention for children is almost impossible under the current system and processes. The Ipsos review, published yesterday, was

University of Limerick students Benjamin Blackman, Hailey McLeod, Japnit Bhata, Harry Gribben and Kathleen Coll have won the Kate Fleming Memorial Mediation Competition. The competition, hosted by UL Law School, involves law and medical students working together in multi-disciplinary teams to settle

The civil legal aid scheme should be extended to cover housing issues amid a "protracted housing, homelessness and accommodation crisis", the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has recommended. The rights body has published its submission to the independent review of the civil legal aid sche