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A citizens' assembly on drugs use is to be asked to consider how the harmful impacts of illicit drugs can be "significantly reduced", including through legislative change. The assembly, which will comprise 99 members of the general public and an independent chair, will begin its work in April and is

Ireland's proposed new police ombudsman will not have institutional independence under the government's current legislative plans, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has warned. The policing watchdog has published a detailed set of observations on the Policing, Security and

New York veterinarians are being flooded with stoned dogs which have eaten discarded cannabis following the legalisation of the drug. Since the legalisation of recreational cannabis in 2021, vets in the city are seeing a huge increase in cases of confused canines in their clinics, according to The N

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has appointed Neil Campbell as its new head of financial services. Mr Campbell succeeds Will Carmody, who led the business law firm's financial services team from 2018 until his recent appointment as the firm's managing partner.

Omagh solicitor Joe McGarrity has passed away at the age of 57 after suffering a heart attack while driving. Mr McGarrity qualified as a solicitor in Northern Ireland in May 1996 and previously worked in Omagh firm McGale Kelly Solicitors.

RDJ LLP has congratulated six newly-qualified solicitors on the next stage of their careers with the firm. Marie Jennings, Louise Buckley and Mark Costello have all joined the firm's corporate and commercial team as solicitors.

A new research project has been launched to establish why a "significant" number of women are leaving Northern Ireland law firms in the middle of their careers. The Law Society of Northern Ireland has issued a call for participants in a new research study into women's experiences of working in the s

Martyna Brulinska has been promoted to senior associate counsel at healthcare company McKesson Ireland. United Drug, Lloyds Pharmacy, Median Healthcare and TCP Homecare are all subsidiaries of McKesson Ireland, part of the PHOENIX group.

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Ian McFarland as an employment partner based in Belfast. Mr McFarland, previously an employment partner at Elliott Duffy Garrett, brings over 12 years' experience advising and representing clients on all aspects of employment law.

An American judge who heads the country's first mental health court will deliver the Law Society of Ireland's annual human rights lecture this year. Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren is currently the presiding County Court judge of the Misdemeanor Mental Health Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit in Broward C

Officials in Turkey have targeted more than 130 people allegedly involved in poor and illegal construction methods following the pair of earthquakes that caused the collapse of thousands of buildings last week. The death toll from the quakes in south-eastern Turkey and northern Syria exceeds 33,000.

Mr Justice Michael Twomey is unpopular with lawyers because he is perceived as being on a "crusade" against litigation costs, according to The Irish Times. A senior counsel specialising in personal injury litigation told the newspaper that there is a "definite perception" that the High Court judge "

Well-known Naas solicitor Tony Hanahoe, who retired from practice last year, has passed away. Mr Hanahoe co-founded Hanahoe & Hanahoe Solicitors with his wife Berna in 1979 and served as its managing partner until 2017, handing the reins to his son Luke.

The cousin of Emmett Till has sued to force a Mississippi sheriff to arrest a woman who allegedly caused the kidnapping, torture and murder of the 14-year-old boy in 1955. Relatives and members of the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation found the 1955 arrest warrant for Carolyn Bryant while searching a Mi

Mason Hayes & Curran is to provide free period products for its staff and visitors to the firm's offices under a new partnership with sustainable Irish company Riley. The business law firm said the move "supports our corporate social responsibility agenda within sustainability, diversity and inc