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The Law Society of Northern Ireland has named Include Youth as its charity of the year for 2023. Established over 40 years ago, Include Youth is an independent organisation which actively promotes the rights, best interests of and best practice with young people with care experience and young people

A disgruntled cheese-lover has launched a class action lawsuit against a "mozzarella stick" manufacturer whose products are allegedly made of cheddar. The allegedly misleading products were produced for the TGI Fridays chain of restaurants in the United States, USA Today reports.

A failure to identify any child victims of trafficking in the past two years shows "significant gaps" in Ireland's current identification processes, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said. The rights watchdog today gave evidence to the Oireachtas joint committee on justice, which is

Striking legal staff at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have criticised a decision to ban them from attending the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) taking place this week. Dozens of support staff for defence and victims' teams in ICC proceedings are striking during the 21st session of the ASP

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has appointed five new trainee solicitors in its latest trainee recruitment round. The intake includes three former paralegals from its team — Ashleigh Wilson, Melissa Ruddock and Laura Armstrong — in addition to newcomers Kaitlyn McCaw and Hannah

Ireland's first co-ordinated trial of a four-day week has been hailed as "a resounding success in virtually every dimension".

Corporate law firm BHSM LLP has relocated to the third floor of 76 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2, formerly the headquarters of Bord na Móna. Mark Homan, managing partner at BHSM, said: "With thanks to the hard work of the BHSM team, and the ongoing and valued support of our clients, we have o

The Law Society of Ireland has urged the government to commit the "necessary resources" to ensure that planned reforms to the family courts system can be put into practice. The long-awaited Family Courts Bill 2022, which will provide for the establishment of a Family Court as divisions within the ex

The UK’s exit from the EU has plunged Ireland’s all-island energy market into a democratic deficit with decisions on Northern Ireland’s energy supply no longer in the hands of its citizens and government, new research has shown. The cross-border Single Electricity Market (SEM) was

A dimwit has been arrested after attempting to shoplift during a "Shop with a Cop" event with dozens of police officers in attendance. Nearly 40 officers were taking part in the charity event where police officers buy gifts for children from marginalised backgrounds.

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.