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Chinese legislation aimed at tackling video game addiction by restricting the number of hours under-18s can play online video games has failed to curb "heavy gaming" behaviour, according to new research. In November 2019, China introduced a law requiring online video game providers to prevent under-

Vacant properties and land in Irish city centres are an "inevitable outcome" of the State's planning system and property markets, according to a new report by Trinity College Dublin researchers. The Urban Vacancy in Ireland report uses Dublin — where "public and media attention has frequently

International law firm Simmons & Simmons is to relocate its Dublin office to One Molesworth Street as a result of increasing demand for its services and growing headcount.

The Belfast Solicitors Association (BSA) has challenged lawyers to join a sponsored walk of Slieve Donard in September. Individuals and firms can sign up to the walk on Saturday 16 September 2023 by emailing micky@kevinrwinters.com or eimear.cathcart@mtb-law.co.uk by close of business on Friday 8 Se

A team of 25 employees at Belfast-based Millar McCall Wylie will take on the challenge of trekking 20 miles across Co Down in aid of charity partner, Cancer Fund for Children.

Legal rights group FLAC is seeking lawyers to volunteer in its free legal advice clinics. Those qualified to practice law in Ireland who are looking for an exciting new challenge this autumn and have two hours to spare each month are invited to fill out FLAC's short expression of interest form.

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has been awarded the Financial Services Qualification System (FSQS) certificate of compliance for 2023. The FSQS, managed by Helios, is an accreditation standard awarded to businesses that meet quality requirements for compliance measures. It is designed to simpli

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has secured a settlement on behalf of a tenant who brought a complaint of discrimination on the housing assistance ground. The discrimination related to a considerable delay by a management company in submitting the required documentation to the relevan

Keir Starmer is under pressure to stand up for the legal community following the UK government's remarks about “lefty lawyers”. The news comes amidst growing concerns about the wellbeing of immigration solicitor Jacqueline McKenzie, who has become the object of a “targeted campaign

A Sicilian restaurant has come under fire after charging diners €20 (around £17) to slice a birthday cake brought from home. The disgruntled group had already spent €124 (around £106) on pizza before asking a waiter to slice their cake.

Northern Ireland firm Mills Selig has completed the first stage of a major renovation of its Belfast headquarters. The firm is now in its 65th year of business and has spent the past 23 years at its Arthur Street premises, which is undergoing significant renovations to support the continued expansio

The PSNI has refused to publish a highly-critical report into the unlawful arrests of investigative journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey. In response to freedom of information requests submitted by The Detail, the force said the report was "not commissioned or written in a format for public

Prisoners may be able to avail of the publicly-funded fertility treatment services set to be rolled out later this year, the Irish Prison Service (IPS) has indicated. Ministers recently announced the first publicly-funded assisted human reproduction (AHR) programme in the State, which will begin in

A winery which boasted of its "unique process" has been forced to surrender thousands of bottles of wine illegally fermented in the ocean. California-based Ocean Fathoms offered bottles "adorned with barnacles, coral, sea shells and ornate hard shelled tubes formed by annelida sea worms" after under

Plans for a series of new electricity interconnectors between Ireland and its neighbours will help tackle high energy prices and deliver on key climate goals, according to Pinsent Masons. In a policy statement published last month, the Irish government outlined proposals for a series of interconnect