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The UK government has formally commissioned abortion services in Northern Ireland after the continued failure of the devolved Department of Health to do so. Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris wrote to the Department following the UK government's announcement in October that it would step

Human rights lawyer Noeline Blackwell, the chief executive officer of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC), has been awarded an honorary doctorate in laws by Trinity College Dublin. The citation recognises her work as the head of DRCC as well as her previous role as head of legal rights group FLAC. It a

A merger of Crowley Millar Solicitors LLP and J R Sweeney LLP has taken effect.

Matheson LLP has been named as Ireland's Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer European Awards 2022. The prestigious annual awards, which were presented at a ceremony in London last night, recognise and celebrate excellence across the European legal market, and this year attracted entries from over 120

A&L Goodbody LLP has celebrated a win in the European Competition Team of the Year category at The Lawyer European Awards 2022.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has welcomed Brian Archer as its president for 2023. Mr Archer is joined in the presidential team by senior vice president Brigid Napier, junior vice president Darren Toombs and chief executive David A. Lavery CB.

Plans to give the District Court jurisdiction over a wide range of family law matters worth up to €1 million are "very likely to cause chaos in the District Court", a family lawyer has warned. Keith Walsh, a prominent family law solicitor in Dublin, told Irish Legal News that changes to the jur

Dublin-based intellectual property law firm FRKelly has paid tribute to its late partner Niamh Hall, who passed away last month. Ms Hall was an accomplished trade mark attorney and solicitor. She previously served as president of the Irish Association of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys (APTMA) and c

New legislation aimed at growing credit union lending has been published by ministers. The Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022 is the first substantive credit union legislation since 2012, which followed the Commission on Credit Unions.

New planning regulations requiring a changing places toilet to be included in certain buildings have come into effect. A changing places toilet offers larger supported facilities that address the needs of people for whom current accessible sanitary accommodation is inadequate.

A mac and cheese manufacturer is being sued for $5 million over claims its "ready in three-and-a-half minutes" label is slightly inaccurate. A new lawsuit alleges that the time advertised on Velveeta's microwaveable mac and cheese doesn't account for the time needed to open the packaging or stir the

A&L Goodbody LLP has appointed Jill Shaw to the new, senior position of ESG and sustainability lead. Working alongside the partners on ALG's ESG and sustainability group, Ms Shaw will co-ordinate and support ALG's lawyers as they help clients navigate the rapidly changing environmental, social a

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Historic files consisting of claims for damages by individuals for injuries or death during the War of Independence and the Civil War are set to be released to the public next spring. The collection, which has been transferred from the Department of Finance to the National Archives, contains first-h

The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) have sought to provide clarity on the extent of the UK government's commitment to protect certain equality and human rights after Brexit. A new joint working paper from the two rights bodies