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A member of the Northern Ireland Assembly has submitted a formal complaint to the Lady Chief Justice in connection with remarks made by a judge during a sexual assault hearing. The complaint centres on comments made by Judge Brian Sherrard KC in Dungannon Crown Court as he was sentencing a man who a

A&L Goodbody has unveiled a new three-year responsible business strategy focused on reducing inequalities in society and tackling climate change. Called 'Our future with purpose – ALG's commitment to sustainability', the new strategy aims to builds on the firm's corporate responsibility pr

Dentons has announced the appointment of Matthew Cahill as a banking and finance partner in Dublin — its second such appointment in just over a month. Mr Cahill joins the firm from William Fry, where he is head of structured finance and securitisation and debt capital markets. The announcement

Maxine Orr has been appointed as vice-president of the Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal in Northern Ireland. Mrs Orr, who was appointed as an employment judge in 2018, was yesterday sworn into her new office before the Lady Chief Justice, Dame Siobhan Keegan.

A woman who refuses to deal with a rodent infestation in her home because of her "ethical vegan" beliefs — leading to mice overrunning her neighbours' homes — has been fined for a second time. Margaret Manzoni, 73, has driven some of her neighbours out of their homes by feeding the mice,

Stronger protections for whistleblowers are set to come into effect from the start of next year. Michael McGrath, the minister for public expenditure and reform, yesterday signed a commencement order bringing the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 into force from 1 January 2023.

Meagher Solicitors has appointed two new equity partners, Theresa Howlett and Harriet Meagher. The firm, founded by Paul Meagher in 2004, is a well-established general civil litigation practice based in the IFSC with a specialisation in employment law and defamation law.

A barrister and two solicitors have been nominated by ministers for appointment to judicial posts. Elva Duffy SC has been nominated for appointment as a Circuit Court judge, filling the vacancy arising from the retirement of Judge Patrick Meghan earlier this month.

A court in Germany has ruled that a British undercover policeman who spied on environmental campaigners did so unlawfully during his time in Germany. The ruling brings to an end the legal case that was begun by one of the campaginers who was spied on by Mark Kennedy.

Justices in the UK Supreme Court has been urged to throw out the case on whether Scotland can hold an independence referendum without Westminster's consent. Lawyers for the UK government said that Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC, Scotland's chief legal officer, had given an answer on the competency of

A Japanese woman has become the victim of a romance scam that is out of this world. The 65-year-old struck up an interaction with a man on Instagram who told her he needed thousands of dollars – to return to Earth.

Belfast-based Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors provided trauma informed training for its staff recently. The training was facilitated by Wave Trauma Centre and included the following:

A new podcast, The Fifth Court, has been launched, to cover Irish legal issues. Presented by Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL, editor of Decisis, the guest for the first episode is Mr Justice Gerard Hogan.

The Government has approved the publication of the Review of the Atypical Scheme for non-EEA Crew in the Irish Fishing Fleet. This report and its recommendations follow an extensive consultation process with stakeholders involved in the scheme.

More than 1,200 people have made an application to the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI) for their birth information since the launch of services under the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 one week ago. Of 1,288 applications made to the AAI from October 3 to October 10, there were 1,176 from