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The terms of reference for the recently established Irish Commission of Investigations into the handling of CSA in schools in the...

In an earlier blog, we reported that on the 3rd of September, 2024, the Irish Minister for Education finally published the Report of...

On 16 October the House of Lords debated the lengthy Crime & Policing Bill. Nearly 70 members spoke on the wide range of issues which the...

The UAE Companies Law, issued under Federal Decree-Law No. (32) of 2021, grants shareholders a fundamental right to seek judicial...

The use of privately owned e-scooters on roads in the UK remains illegal, although local authority-run scooter rental schemes have been...

The Irish Department of Education published it’s updated guidance to schools in May 2025 in relation to child protection. This blog will...

The Dubai Court of Cassation issued a significant judgment on 19 November 2024, clarifying the legal effect of pre-conditions to...

On 14 July 2025 the Church of England’s General Synod finally approved the long-awaited redress scheme for victims and survivors of abuse...

An interesting Court of Appeal judgment was handed down earlier this year in the matter of MacPherson v Sunderland City Council [2024]...

The British Columbia Court of Appeal found in H.N. v. School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) that the School District was not...

A new report from the University of Edinburgh’s Childlight Global Child Safety Institute has revealed shocking evidence in respect of the...

According to information from the UK’s National Audit Office, in 2024 approximately 1,200 children had to wait over a year for their case...