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The Law Society of Northern Ireland will participate in this month's Belfast Pride Parade for the first time in its history. Many lawyers have joined the parade in recent years as part of groups such as Lawyers with Pride, which was established in 2016, but the Society itself has never taken part in

Overnight QC Suella Braverman has thrown her hat into the Conservative leadership ring, overnight. Ms Braverman, who threatened to “take back control” from an interfering judiciary upon her appointment in February 2020, practised at the bar before becoming the MP for Fareham in

A draft bill on domestic surrogacy should be amended to also establish a legislative framework for international surrogacy, an Oireachtas committee has recommended. The joint committee on international surrogacy has concluded that including international surrogacy in the Health (Assisted Human Repro

A diplomat who allegedly kept a woman as a slave will not enjoy diplomatic immunity from suit if the facts against him are proven, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. Lord Briggs and Lord Leggatt, with whom Lord Stephens agreed, gave the joint majority judgment. Lord Hamblen and Lady Rose gave a dissent

The new Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA), empowered to crack down on corporate wrongdoing, has been formally established from today. The statutory independent agency, created under the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021, is charged with investigating and prosecuting breac

The number of practising solicitors declined last year while the number of practising barristers increased, according to the latest report from the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA). There were a total of 11,413 solicitors with practising certificates on 31 December 2021, a decrease of 441

Hayes Solicitors LLP has announced eight promotions including the elevation of Fiona Shipsey to partner in the firm's property team. Of the eight lawyers, four are women, which the firm said demonstrates its commitment to increasing representation and balance across the partnership.

William Fry LLP has announced the appointment of Colm Manning as a consultant in the firm's corporate/M&A department. A corporate lawyer with 11 years' experience, Mr Manning rejoins the firm where he trained prior to relocating to Cork and holding roles in O'Flynn Exhams Solicitors, Ronan Daly

An investigation into suspected match-fixing is under way in Sierra Leone after two football matches ended with scores of 95-0 and 91-1. The simultaneous matches, which have been annulled, saw Kahunla Rangers triumph over Lumbebu United and Gulf FC humiliate Koquima Lebanon in the biggest football w

A broad new offence of intimate image abuse should be introduced in England and Wales to criminalise acts such as "downblousing" and the creation of "deepfakes", the Law Commission of England and Wales has proposed. The law reform body has called for a clearer legal framework broadening the scope of

Sara Phelan SC has been elected as the next chair of the Council of the Bar of Ireland, taking up the role from September 2022. Succeeding Maura McNally SC, who has held the post for two years, she will become only the third woman to ever serve as Bar Council chairperson.

A hardy team of lawyers from Dublin firm KOD Lyons have smashed their €4,000 fundraising target after completing the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle 2022. The five-man team of partner Matthew De Courcy, solicitors Eoghan O'Sullivan and Ken Breen, legal assistant Vincent Doherty and intern Cian O'Su

Philip Lee has announced the promotion of Anna Hickey and Rebecca McEvoy to partners in the firm's corporate group. The firm said the appointments reflect the continued expansion of its corporate transactional practice in response to buoyant M&A and consolidation activity in the Irish and UK mar

Revenue at multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has increased by just under six per cent to €594.8 million (£531.1 million) while profit per equity partner rose by just over 16 per cent to €828,000, the firm's latest financial results show. The firm now employs more than 3,500 staff

A law officer and a justice minister are among the MPs who have resigned from the UK government in protest of Boris Johnson's leadership following a series of scandals. In a letter to the prime minister last night, Alex Chalk QC MP, who has served as solicitor general for England and Wales since Sep