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Racist hate crimes and incidents reported to the PSNI reached a record high in the 12 months to the end of March 2024, according to new figures. There were 1,353 racist incidents and 839 racist crimes recorded by police in the 12-month period, the highest since records began in 2004/05, according to

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) recovered nearly €2 million in unpaid wages last year, an increase of 39 per cent on the previous year, according to new figures. The WRC's annual report for 2023 reflects on "another busy year" where "demand and output has continued to increase", with s

McCann FitzGerald has continued its support of one of The Ireland Funds' flagship events in London. The organisation's annual City of London fundraising lunch took place on Friday at the Mansion House, with the Irish government's minister for public expenditure and reform, Paschal Donohoe, deliverin

McKenna & Co Solicitors principal solicitor Lisa McKenna has been recognised with a diversity and inclusion award.

Belfast lawyer Chris Ross, managing partner of McKees, is to complete a gruelling 400-kilometre off-road run in aid of Young Social Innovators and Positive Steps Outdoors. Mr Ross will be joined by Roger Warnock, chief executive of Young Social Innovators, and Alan Elwood, founder of Positive Steps

Whitney Moore joint managing partner Emma Richmond has been appointed to the board of directors of Meritas, an international network of independent law firms. Ms Richmond was chosen from over 8,400 attorneys in the Meritas member network and will serve a three-year term alongside six distinguished l

Courts in England and Wales could make wearing wigs optional for barristers. The judiciary is poised to update its court dress code in the wake of complaints by some barristers that headpieces discriminate againt people with Afro-Caribbean hair.

A legislator attempted to prevent a bill from being passed by physically grabbing the papers and attempting to run away with them in dramatic scenes in Taiwan's parliament. The MP, who has been dubbed the "Bill Bandit", is seen fighting his way through a crowd of other lawmakers to remove the bill f

A legal battle over access to UK government records relating to the 1974 Dublin-Monaghan bombings is set to continue, a lawyer representing the families of victims has said on the 50th anniversary of the attacks. Kevin Winters, solicitor and founding partner of Belfast firm KRW LAW LLP, welcomed "re

Queen's University Belfast and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) are today hosting an event aimed at supporting law tech innovation in Northern Ireland. Taking place at Riddel Hall, the Venture Day is a competition for start-ups revolutionising the legal technology landscape. The competition will see st

A sales advisor has settled his disability discrimination case against his former employer, Telefonica Ltd, for £160,000 with support from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. Eamon Bowen worked in an O2 store for a number of years. In 2014, he was diagnosed with Spondylolisthesis, a

International justice should not "get in the way" of achieving a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza and the international courts should not be used as a "proxy for geopolitics", the Attorney General for England and Wales has told a major legal conference. Victoria Prentis KC MP was speaking on the rule o

KPMG has launched a new EU AI Hub in Dublin, with plans to recruit 200 people over the next three years in areas including risk, regulatory services and cyber security. The Hub is in collaboration with AI security and trust software firm Cranium and Microsoft and is located in the firm’s Platf

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether Facebook and Instagram owner Meta may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to the protection of minors. The Commission is concerned that the systems of both Facebook and Instagram, including their algorit

An English barrister who authored a book on sleepwalking and who fell asleep at a coroner's inquest has been cleared of professional misconduct charges. Ramya Nagesh was accused by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) of harming the public’s trust in the profession after she fell asleep at a virtual