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WEB2 days ago · Former Queen’s University Belfast student secures £25k settlement in disability discrimination case. A former nursing student with a cancer diagnosis has settled a disability discrimination case against Queen’s University Belfast for £25,000. Natasha Bradshaw, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2019, was supported in …
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WEB2 days ago · Misuse of illegal fireworks targeted in awareness campaign. 27 Sep 2024. 2 minutes. A nationwide awareness raising campaign to warn against the serious danger posed by illegal fireworks and the strict penalties for their misuse has been launched by junior ... equality commission for northern ireland.
2021: The Year in Case Reports - Irish Legal News
WEBDec 24, 2021 · Over the course of 2021, Irish Legal News has produced hundreds of articles on new judgments and current awareness topics within the Irish legal system. Since January, I have written case reports for 175 Superior Court cases, which represents close to 15 per cent of the 1,200 available judgments uploaded to the Courts Service website.
NI: In full: Institute of Professional Legal Studies 2020 prizewinners
WEBAug 20, 2020 · 2nd prize: Hollie Lynch. 3rd prize: Caroline Price. The Eoin Higgins Prize. This prize is awarded by the Bar of Northern Ireland in honour of the late Sir Eoin Higgins, a former Lord Justice of Appeal. The prize is awarded to the top barrister trainee in the year. Recipient: Victoria Loane.
Irish Legal Heritage: Penal Laws and Mass Rocks in Ireland
WEBJun 29, 2018 · The overriding motivation behind the Irish penal laws was “the fear for the safety of the Protestant interest in Ireland” (McGrath, 1996) – interest which was secured by imposing penalties on “popish inhabitants” of Ireland and essentially drove Catholic worship underground. Mass was forbidden in Ireland during the penal times ...
Galvin Donegan LLP formed from merger of three historic Cork firms
WEBDec 21, 2021 · A new law firm, Galvin Donegan LLP, has been formed from the merger of Cork firms Barry C. Galvin & Son Solicitors, Donegan Solicitors and O’Connor, Murphy, Clune Solicitors. The new firm specialises in advisory, litigation and commercial law with a specific focus on the banking and financial sector, family business, public utility, defence ...
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WEBIrish Refugee Council highlights law centre’s work in 2023 impact report. 19 Sep 2024. 2 minutes. The Irish Refugee Council's independent law centre provided legal representation to 550 clients on reception conditions issues last year, according to its latest impact report.
Jude Murray BL: A practitioner’s guide to the Assisted Decision …
WEBFeb 10, 2022 · 1 “Will and preferences” originated from Article 12 (“equal recognition before the law”) of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Act also gives effect to the UN Convention on the International Protection of Adults. 2 S.I. No. 24/2021 - Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (Section 7(1)) (Commencement) Order 2021 – repealed the Marriage of Lunatics ...
Analysis: One year of the Corporate Enforcement Authority
WEBJul 11, 2023 · With effect from 7 July 2022, the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) was formally established as an independent statutory body under the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021, replacing the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (see our previous updates here and here).. Powers and resources of the CEA
Dr Louise Crowley: Ireland needs to consider ‘clean-break’ divorce
WEBNov 28, 2018 · Dr Louise Crowley. Dr Louise Crowley, senior lecturer at University College Cork School of Law, writes on the case for reform of Ireland’s divorce laws. Divorce was introduced in Ireland in 1996 following the tightly contested referendum which was passed by a small margin, with just 9,114 votes separating the voting electorate.