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Acceptance rates for assessments by the Personal Injuries Assessments Board (PIAB) are returning to levels prior to the introduction of the personal injury guidelines last year, the government has said. Average general damages as assessed by PIAB have decreased by 44 per cent since the guidelines we

A UK subsidiary of the mining company Glencore has been told to pay more than £275 million after it bribed officials in African countries in order to access oil. The company paid $26m (£23m) through agents to officials of crude oil firms in Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast between 2011

Plans to disregard historic convictions related to consensual sexual activity between men have been put out to consultation. Affected persons and representative organisations have been invited to provide input to inform the final recommendations of a working group which is examining the development

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Cleric killed in restive Iranian city, protests rage on

True power in the UK rests in "the Prime Minister in the Commons", a peer and former judge has said. Lord Judge, former lord chief justice of England and Wales and current convenor of Parliament's cross-bench peers, delivered The Selden Society Inns of Court annual history lecture on 1 November.

A prestigious US university has evicted a man who pretended to be a student and lived in various dorms for almost a year. The man, who has not been named, had been living on campus at Stanford University since at least December 2021, university officials said.

A judge has ruled that an independent monitor should be appointed to oversee the Trump Organization's finances to "ensure there is no further fraud or illegality" pending the outcome of a $250 million lawsuit. New York's attorney general, Letitia James, last year launched a lawsuit against Donald Tr

Dave Walsh, the chairperson of An Bord Pleanála, is set to retire early on personal and family grounds. The surprise announcement leaves the planning body without a chairperson or deputy chairperson, following the resignation of Paul Hyde earlier this year in a row over conflicts of interest.

Global law firm Clyde & Co has called for greater diversity and inclusion in senior positions in law firms in Northern Ireland. The firm, which merged with BLM this summer, has highlighted its efforts to pinpoint what can be done to achieve greater equality within the firm.

Grieving families are still being denied justice in Northern Ireland despite an increase in compensation, lawyers have warned. The sum paid to relatives eligible for a statutory compensation payment for their bereavement has increased from £15,100 to £17,200 as of this week.

Carson McDowell has secured an apology from Unite the Union on behalf of Nick Coburn CBE, managing director of Ulster Carpets. Mr Coburn took action against the trade union after it issued a press release concerning pay negotiations which made untrue allegations about him.

Matheson has announced the 2022 launch of its Cara Scholarship, the firm's diversity and inclusion scholarship delivered in partnership with Trinity College Dublin (TCD). Named in honour of late Matheson partner Cara O'Hagan and delivered as part of Matheson's impactful business programme, the schol

A Northern Ireland-style parades commission is not necessary in Scotland, according to a new Scottish government report. The creation of a commission was mooted last year after police made arrests at a series of Orange walks in Glasgow.

Cats could provide crucial evidence in criminal trials, researchers have suggested — because their fur collects human DNA. Forensic scientists at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia have shown for the first time that household cats are covered in human DNA, mostly from the people

Lawyers have welcomed progress on the setting up of a dedicated planning and environment division of the High Court. The government today announced that the establishment of the new court — promised in the programme for government — will be "completed as soon as possible" without the nee