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Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) has reported an increase of more than 180 per cent in queries from people who have been refused access to emergency homeless accommodation. The independent law centre received over 2,000 phone calls in 2021 and assisted 503 individuals and families at risk of homeles

Legislation introducing a temporary ban on most evictions of residential tenants over the winter has been passed by the Oireachtas. The Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022, once signed into law by the president, will defer ‘no fault’ tena

Barrister Nicole Lappin has been appointed as chair of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) Board. Mrs Lappin, who is qualified north and south of the border but no longer practising, will take up the role from 5 November 2022.

An Edinburgh woman who painted her front door an upbeat pink has been threatened with a £20,000 (around €23,000) fine. Aggrieved neighbours complained after Miranda Dickson broke with the sober colour scheme of the Scottish capital's historic New Town, The Times reports.

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has launched a call for evidence seeking information to support any need to further extend the law on abuse of position of trust offences. The call for evidence asks whether the law should be extended beyond the new categories of sport and religion introduced

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Egypt: Al-Sisi pardons human rights lawyer, politician Zyad El-Elaimy after three years in prison | Daily News Egypt

Fines relating to 16 road safety offences have doubled with effect from today, the government has announced. The offences for which fines have doubled from 27 October include speeding (from €80 to €160), mobile phone use (€60 to €120), non-wearing of seatbelts (€60 to €

New legislation strengthening consumer rights online and offline has been passed by the Oireachtas. The Consumer Rights Bill 2022 cleared the Seanad yesterday and will now be sent to President Michael D. Higgins to be signed into law.

Law students Dáire Collier and Debra Shotunde have been awarded the Mullany Walsh Maxwells LLP prize for highest mark in legal writing. The prize is awarded to the Maynooth University student who receives the highest marks for legal writing in their first year legal skills course.

Matheson LLP has relocated its London office to larger premises to accommodate a growing team of lawyers. The firm's 15-strong London operation, helmed by partner Sharon Daly, is now based on the seventh floor of the Octagon Point building beside St Paul's Cathedral, not far from Matheson's previous

It will take over 125 years for black people to be properly represented in the judiciary, the Law Society of England and Wales has said. Research by the society found that it would take until the year 2149 for the representation of black people to match their presence in the general population.

The Cork Online Law Review is currently accepting submissions to its 22nd edition. The student-edited law journal, sponsored by Arthur Cox LLP, invites outstanding scholarship on any legal topic in English, French or Irish.

Landmark new legislation to combat hate crime and hate speech — with a new provision designed to explicitly protect freedom of expression — has been published. The Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences Bill 2022 published today includes a number of key changes since the gene

A cannabis company in the US is facing a class action lawsuit from dissatisfied customers over claims its products aren't as potent as promised. California-based DreamFields Brands sells premium products advertised as having a higher level of psychoactive tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), CBS News reports

Employment solicitor Máille Brady Bates has joined Facebook owner Meta as lead counsel for labour and employment in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Ms Bates was previously a senior associate in the employment team at Arthur Cox LLP in Dublin, where she trained and qualified as a so