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A&L Goodbody LLP has been awarded the Investors in Diversity Silver Mark by the Irish Centre for Diversity. The firm previously achieved the Bronze Mark last year, while its Belfast office has already been awarded the Silver Mark.

European law firm Fieldfisher has reported a 10 per cent increase in revenue in Ireland, with firm-wide revenue rising to £359 million (around €424m). Across its European network, the firm reported profit per equity partner of £966,000 (around €1.1m), up four per cent on the pr

Lewis Silkin has welcomed a consultation on far-reaching proposed employment law reforms in Northern Ireland. Paul Gillen, partner in the firm's Belfast office, said it represents the first major employment law consultation in more than 10 years and promises to overhaul several areas of employment r

Ireland is to ratify Articles 8.3 and Article 27.1(c) of the Revised European Social Charter. The Council of Europe treaty guarantees rights related to employment, housing, health, education, social protection and welfare, with specific emphasis on the protection of vulnerable persons such as elderl

New sentencing guidelines for cases involving domestic violence and violence in the context of a relationship are expected to be presented to the Judicial Council for approval by the end of the year. The Labour Party yesterday led calls in the Dáil for "increased urgency" in the development o

Legislation increasing the minimum age of sale of tobacco products to 21, the highest in Europe, will be brought to the Oireachtas today. The Public Health (Tobacco) Amendment Bill 2024, which will be presented at second stage in Dáil Éireann this afternoon, is the latest in a series o

Legislation providing for the automatic enrolment of around 800,000 workers into pension schemes next year has been approved by the Oireachtas. The Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 provides for a new retirement savings scheme for workers who are not already members of a pensio

Rudy Giuliani, former federal prosecutor, New York City mayor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, has been disbarred in the state after a court found he repeatedly made false statements about Mr Trump's 2020 election loss. The decision, handed down by a New York Appeals Court in Manhattan, states tha

Solicitor Anne Marie James has been appointed as chairperson of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC). Ms James takes over from Ann Marie Gill, who has chaired the organisation's board of directors since 2015 and completed her term at the end of June at the recent launch of its annual report for 2023.

A shop owner has been arrested and charged for giving his employees a raise. Myanmar's military regime accused Pyae Phoo Zaw, one of at least 10 arrested business owners, of inciting public unrest after news of his decision was widely shared on social media, The New York Times reports.

A former inmate at a Chinese prison has claimed in a new lawsuit that he was subjected to five months' forced labour in which he made products for American company Milwaukee Tool. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the former prisoner of Chishan Prison in China’s Hunan Province, who uses the p

Landmark legislation on hate crime and hate speech is no longer expected to make it through the Oireachtas before the next election, according to reports. The timetable for the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 has repeatedly slipped since it was first p

The European Law Students' Association (ELSA) Ireland has elected a new national board for 2024/25 following its 26th National Council meeting in Galway.

Children should be banned from using social media until the age of 16, a newly-elected Irish MEP has said. Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South and a barrister, said the European Parliament should introduce new age-verification requirements to protect children f

Walkers partner Noeleen Ruddy has been named Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyer of the Year at the Women in Business Law Awards for 2024. Ms Ruddy, co-head of Walkers' finance and capital markets team in Ireland, received the award at a ceremony in London late last month.