And finally… our top 10 of 2023
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Over the course of 2022, Irish Legal News published nearly 240 articles in our popular And Finally section — sharing offbeat and weird legal news stories from around the world.
But what were the most popular? Read on to find our most-read And Finallys of 2023.
A pair of identical twins accused of cheating in a university exam have won a €1.5 million defamation payout after arguing their genetic similarity played a decisive role in their similar answers.
An internet meme originating from a 1960s Spider-Man cartoon has been included in a court judgment — potentially making legal history.
Finally, a politician you can trust: a cat has been appointed as the mayor of an Italian town and will stay in office for a year.
A celebrity chef has won defamation proceedings brought against a food critic who wrote a scathing review of his “bland risotto”.
A major insurer has been ordered to pay €5 million to a woman who caught an STD after having unprotected sex in a man’s insured car.
US authorities have released a dubious guide to help parents decode covert drug references in emoji form.
An Italian couple have won a nearly two-decade-long court battle over their neighbour’s toilet flushing loudly in the night.
A café worker who was dismissed for failing to use smiley face emojis in a conversation with her boss has won an employment case.
An Italian mobster with a distinctive scar on his chin was caught after decades on the run when he was spotted on Google Street View.
A worker who was unfairly dismissed for refusing to join his colleagues in the pub after work has won a case against his erstwhile employer.
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