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Women in Afghanistan have called on the international community to do more to defend women's rights in the country three years from the Taliban's takeover. Amnesty International conducted a wide-ranging consultation with more than 150 women in Afghanistan and in exile — including lawyers, poli

A town mayor is facing criminal charges after allegedly stashing a bottle of gin in a ditch for a prison work crew. Benjamin "Benji" Cary Cranford, mayor of Thomson, Georgia, is accused of providing prisoners from the nearby Jefferson County Correctional Institute with the bottle of Seagram's Extra

The mandatory retirement age of prison officers has increased from 60 to 62 with effect from today. A similar increase has taken effect for firefighters and members of the Permanent Defence Forces, though has not yet been introduced for gardaí, which will "follow shortly", the Department of J

Belfast-based Edwards & Co Solicitors has appointed Kellie Morwood as the firm's youngest ever partner. Ms Morwood, 28 years old, graduated from Queen's University Belfast School of Law with a first-class honours degree in 2017 and achieved a distinction at the Institute of Professional Legal St

Helen McEntee has rejected a request for an inquiry into the murder of Denis Donaldson. Mr Donaldson, once a leading member of Sinn Féin, was killed in April 2006 shortly after being exposed as an informer for police and British security forces.

Law student Olivia Feron is attending the One Young World 2024 Summit in Montreal, Canada this September as a returning One Young World Global Ambassador. Ms Feron, a third year student at Queen's University Belfast School of Law and co-chair of the Women in Law Society, is heading to Montreal after

A young woman who was killed in a road traffic collision in Cork has been named as recent law graduate Kate Wibbe. Ms Wibbe was a campus ambassador for William Fry during her studies at University College Cork School of Law.

Solicitors John McDaid and Paul Mageean have been appointed to the management board of the Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland. Mr McDaid was chief executive of the Legal Aid Board south of the border from 2014 to 2023.

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.