Global law firm Dentons has become the latest firm to expand into Ireland with the appointment of two partners from Irish law firms William Fry and Matheson. Eavan Saunders, previously a senior partner at William Fry as well as global law firm Ashurst, will be managing partner of the Dublin off
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The belief that sex is "biologically immutable" and transgender people should be treated and referred to as the sex they were assigned at birth is not a protected philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010, a tribunal has ruled.
Irish barrister Andrew McKeown critically examines the proposals put forward by legal tech expert Professor Richard Susskind in his latest book. Online Courts and the Future of Justice is a fascinating read for lawyers and non-lawyers alike. It is clear that Professor Susskind is sincerely
The deliberate starvation of civilians during an armed civil conflict has been established as a war crime under an amendment to the Rome Statute underpinning the International Criminal Court (ICC). An amendment to article 8, paragraph 2 (e) of the Rome Statute was proposed by Switzerland and agreed
The number of business-related laws passed by Westminster every year has halved since the Brexit referendum, according to new research. Researchers at Thomson Reuters have found that MPs approved 685 laws affecting business in the year to the end of September 2018, 21 per cent down on the previous y
A landmark case brought against three NHS trusts by a woman who was not told during her pregnancy that her father has Huntington's disease has begun in the High Court in London. The claimant, known only as "ABC", said she would have had an abortion if she knew at the time that her father has the con
The British military could be subject to investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the first time following allegations that soldiers have been protected from prosecution for murdering civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan. Former detectives from the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHA
A woman has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged theft from the procurator fiscal's office in Aberdeen. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said the 33-year-old was arrested in relation to a "suspected security breach" in an evidence store, STV reports.
Legal aid for vulnerable migrant children who have been separated from their parents has been reinstated in England and Wales. Non-asylum immigration matters were removed from the legal aid scheme under major reforms in 2013, but ministers have now reinstated the scheme for under-18s who are not in
Police are investigating a crowdfunding page aiming to raise £10,000 to hire someone to kill high-profile Brexit litigant Gina Miller. The crowdfunder was anonymously launched on GoFundMe in April and was not taken down until last week, the Sunday Mirror reports.
Solicitors David Dickson, Deborah Lovell and Vincent McGovern have been appointed to the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal (SSDT). The Lord President, Lord Carloway, confirmed their appointments for a five-year term beginning 1 November 2019.
Sheriff Alastair Brown has presided over his final cases in Dundee ahead of his move to Dunfermline Sheriff Court. A resident sheriff at Dundee Sheriff Court for more than six years, he described his time in the city as both "challenging" and "rewarding", The Courier reports.
A court in Germany has ruled that a major Bundesliga club cannot host matches at their new €80 million stadium at night or between 1pm and 3pm on Sundays. Residents near the new SC Freiburg stadium have raised concerns about anticipated noise from the new 34,700-capacity stadium, currently unde
The Scottish government will recommend that MSPs refuse legislative consent for the Brexit bill, ministers confirmed today. A Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) lodged by Constitutional Relations Secretary Michael Russell raises concerns over the content of the bill, its implementation and the lac
International legal business DWF has advised cloud-based software business CloudCall Group plc on its latest £12 million fundraise. The company secured the funding via conditional placing of shares and additional open offer to existing shareholders to raise a further £500,000.
