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Fifteen charities delivering projects across Northern Ireland have received a share of £136,328 funding through the A&O Shearman Foundation, a 54 per cent increase on funds distributed last year. The Foundation is funded by contributions from A&O Shearman partners worldwide and is mana

Maynooth University has been fined €40,000 following a personal data breach. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) last week announced its final decision in an inquiry which it commenced on an own-volition basis in July 2019.

Ireland has temporarily paused decisions on asylum applications from Syrians following the end of Bashar al-Assad's rule over the country. The Department of Justice said the International Protection Office (IPO) would "temporarily pause the issuing of final determinations while the situation in Syri

Whitney Moore managing partner Emma Richmond has been appointed as chair of the European leadership group at Meritas, a global alliance of independent law firms. Ms Richmond succeeds London lawyer Jonathan Polin of Howard Kennedy LLP in the role.

Investment funds specialist Jennifer Dobbyn has joined Ogier as a partner. Ms Dobbyn advises asset managers, investment firms and financial institutions on the structuring, establishment and ongoing operation of Irish domiciled investment vehicles across a broad range of assets classes and investmen

A parody musical inspired by Australia's infamous Olympic breakdancer Raygun has been shut down following a threat of legal action. Lawyers for Rachael Gunn — who uses the breakdancing name Raygun — intervened to stop the debut performance of Raygun: The Musical just hours before it was

The Children's Law Centre (CLC) in Northern Ireland received nearly 3,000 queries in 2023-24, according to its latest annual report. The charity's freephone advice line dealt with 2,980 children's rights issues, including 1,984 queries related to disability discrimination in education, 512 related t

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has called on the government to provide redress to all of the women who were abused as children at Dunderrow National School in the 1960s and 1970s. Leo Hickey, a former teacher at the Co Cork school, was charged in 1998 with 386 counts of sexual abuse

The former British soldier known as 'Soldier F' will stand trial next year in connection with the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre after a judge rejected a bid to dismiss the prosecution. Soldier F is being prosecuted for the murders of James Wray and William McKinney, and the attempted murders of Joseph

McGrath Mullan LLP has been appointed as the legal information provider for the Brazilian Embassy in Ireland.

McCann FitzGerald LLP has become an official participant of the UN Global Compact. The UN Global Compact is a global initiative for businesses committed to aligning their operations and strategies with the UN's "Ten Principles" covering human rights, labour, the environment, and anti-corruption.

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) will host an online information session on legal partnerships tomorrow, Tuesday 10 December. Legal partnerships have come into force as a new business structure for legal services providers in Ireland. Solicitors and barristers who wish to operate as le

Ireland's former director of public prosecutions Claire Loftus has been appointed to an oversight role in the Scottish government. Ms Loftus, who was DPP from 2011 until 2021, has been appointed by Scottish first minister John Swinney as one of three new independent advisers to the Scottish Minister

Rights organisations have welcomed the dramatic overthrow of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad as an opportunity to "chart a new future built on justice, accountability, and respect for human rights". Assad is said to have fled to Russia on Sunday as various paramilitary forces reached Damascus less t

TikTok has been dealt a blow in its legal battle against a US law that would see the platform banned if it is not sold to a new owner. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled against TikTok on Friday in its challenge to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Contr