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Plans to ban anti-abortion protests from taking place within 100 metres of healthcare providers have moved forward with the approval of the draft bill by ministers. This Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023 will deliver on a long-standing government commitment to

Lawyers Against Homelessness will host its summer CPD event next month, with a range of prominent speakers addressing ethics, personal injury law and professional negligence. The conference on Thursday 13 July will hear from Bar Council chair Sara Phelan SC and solicitor Sinéad Keavey on ethi

Ireland's legal community turned out in force for the annual Dublin Pride parade, which attracted tens of thousands of people in its 40th anniversary year.

A laboratory janitor who was irritated by a beeping alarm on a fridge is alleged to have switched it off, destroying decades of scientific research. The mega fridge at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, stored cell cultures and other samples at minus 112 degrees Fahrenhei

A research project suggests that socio-cognitive biases might be a factor in the disproportionate number of misconduct complaints brought against English and Welsh solicitors from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. The first report of the study, commissioned by the Solicitors Regu

The Law Society of England and Wales has urged the UK government not to diverge from the EU's nascent regulatory regime for artificial intelligence. In its response to a government white paper published in March, the Law Society calls on the UK to align with the EU, which is working towards a bindin

Brendan Hayes, regulatory counsel at Fexco, has been re-appointed to the audit committee of the European Young Bar Association (EYBA). Mr Hayes, who was first appointed to the committee in 2022, was re-elected at the EYBA’s 2023 AGM, which took place over the weekend during the association&rsq

A public consultation on the provision of free period products in Northern Ireland has been launched. The Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 aims to remove financial barriers to accessing period products.

Irish Tech General Counsel (ITGC) will tomorrow welcome lawyers to William Fry's offices for a discussion on how in-house lawyers can use artificial intelligence to thrive. AI expert Barry Scannell, technology consultant at William Fry, will demystify the recent explosion of generative AI onto the s

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has accused the government of seeking to "muzzle critics" of the Data Protection Commission (DPC) through new legislative proposals. A proposed amendment to the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 would allow the DPC to direct indivi

Belfast solicitor Shannon Gawley has been elected as vice-president of the European Young Bar Association (EYBA). Ms Gawley, a solicitor at Carson McDowell, was elected at the EYBA's 2023 AGM, which took place over the weekend during the association's summer conference in Oslo.

Northern Ireland's new stand-alone offence of non-fatal strangulation and asphyxiation has come into force. Under the Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, the maximum sentences for the new offence are two years’ imprisonment in the magistrates’ c

The Law Society of England and Wales has been granted permission by the High Court to bring a judicial review challenge against the UK government over legal aid. The application for permission was made after the government failed to increase criminal defence solicitors’ legal aid rates by the

A prominent academic who researches honesty has been accused of falsifying research results. Dr Francesco Gino, a behavioural scientist at Harvard Business School, has been placed on administrative leave following the allegations, which first emerged in The Chronicle of Higher Education, reports FT.

New employment entitlements for parents and carers will come into effect from next Monday, the government has announced. Part 1, Part 2, other than sections 7, 8, 12 (a), 13 and 14, and sections 32 to 39 of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 will be commenced on Monday 3 Jul