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North Koreans risk capital punishment for imitating South Korean accents and phrases following the introduction of a new law to combat South Korea's growing linguistic influence on its communist neighbour. The Pyongyang Cultural Language Protection Act seeks to "purify" the Korean dialect.

Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under EU biodiversity conservation laws, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. The court yesterday handed down its judgment in the case C-444/21, brought against Ireland by the European Commission with support from the German g

TLT, which has an office in Belfast, has been featured in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2023 ranking for its continued commitment and achievements in addressing gender inequality in the workplace. The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality is a listing of employers taking action

The Bar of Ireland again triumphed over the Dublin Solicitors' Bar Association (DSBA) in the two organisations' annual cricket match.

South Koreans grew younger yesterday after a new law came into effect that uses the internationally recognised system of age calculation. The law supersedes one of the country's traditional methods, where individuals are considered a year old at birth, accounting for the time spent in the womb.

Matheson has congratulated one of its employees, John Keating, on winning a silver medal at the Special Olympics World Games 2023 in Berlin. Competing in the level 5 individual 18-hole golf event with athletes from all over the world, Mr Keating secured the silver medal after three days of competiti

A District Court judge has objected to any attempt to legalise cannabis in Ireland. Judge Desmond Zaidan pointed out that some states, including the Netherlands, had actually tried to re-criminalise the drug.

The UK Supreme Court has has signed up to the Black Talent Charter. The court joins over 20 signatories who have already signed up to the charter.

Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has promoted 16 new senior associates across the technology, built environment, healthcare, financial services and food, agriculture and beverage sectors. Noel Kealy, Nina Milosavljevic, Hazel Sheridan, Alison Stenson, Andrew Tinker and Karen Hennessy have

Dame Siobhan Keegan, the Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Queen's University Belfast. At a special graduation ceremony on Tuesday, Dame Siobhan received the Doctor of Laws for distinction in public service.

Reforms to duty of care legislation have been approved by the Oireachtas as part of a wide-ranging bill including provisions on bankruptcy, legal services, data protection, naturalisation and Irish citizenship. The Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023 completed its final stages

Ireland's new mass surveillance regime is "certain" to be challenged in the European courts, a leading digital rights expert has said after the government confirmed it has obtained a High Court order requiring telecom providers to retain data for the next 12 months. The Communications (Retention of

A review of enforcement of child maintenance orders is "at an advanced stage and expected to be completed in the coming months", the government has said. Justice minister Helen McEntee today gave an update on the implementation of actions in the Family Justice Strategy 2022-2025 to the Family Justic

The Supreme Court will tomorrow begin hearing arguments on the timing of its proposed declaration on the unconstitutionality of the laws governing elections for Seanad University Panels. In April this year, the court ruled that the Oireachtas had failed to meet a constitutional obligation to extend

Legislation underpinning PSNI powers to strip-search people in custody should be "re-written" to require officers to reasonably suspect that the detained person has concealed a prohibited item, the Northern Ireland Policing Board has said. The oversight body yesterday published a human rights review