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Doctors in England and Wales face prosecution for manslaughter where they have made "momentary errors", the Medical Protection Society (MPS) has claimed in calling for a change in the law. The society, which helps doctors with ethical and legal problems that arise from their clinical practice, criti

David Fagan David Fagan, solicitor and senior business consultant with Business Legal, writes on the upcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation.

A man who was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for deception involving a vulnerable woman who was swindled out of €90,000 has lost an appeal against the severity of his sentence. Finding that the sentencing judge had not erred in fixing a headline sentence of 4.5 years where the maximum sent

A man who was sentenced to nine years imprisonment, with the final year suspended, has had his appeal against the severity of his sentence dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Delivering the judgment of the three-judge Court, Mr Justice Mahon said that the abuse suffered by the man’s victims was asso

Northern Ireland saw amongst the strongest pick-ups in house prices across the UK in the first quarter of the year, according to the latest RICS and Ulster Bank UK Residential Market Survey. However, newly agreed sales and demand for property in the form of new buyer enquiries are both easing, with

Pictured (l-r): Kevin Hoy and Declan Black Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of Kevin Hoy as chair of the firm, taking over from Emer Gilvarry.

In a landmark ruling, the High Court in London has ordered search giant Google to remove search results concerning historic offending by a claimant with spent criminal convictions. London-based law firm Carter-Ruck acted for two claimants, NT1 and NT2, in what it said were "unprecedented cases" whic

The High Court has today ruled part of the UK government’s flagship surveillance law, the Investigatory Powers Act, is unlawful – following a legal challenge from human rights campaigning organisation Liberty. In this first stage of its challenge to the law, Liberty focused on government powers

The High Court has declined to make a final determination on the surrender of a man to Poland on foot of a European Arrest Warrant. Stating that the outcome of questions referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) by the High Court in March 2018 could have an impact on the present

Pictured (l-r): David Stanton, Charlie Flanagan and Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan paid tribute to his predecessor, Frances Fitzgerald, as the Domestic Violence Bill 2017 completed its journey through both houses of the Oireachtas.

Emily Logan The Court of Appeal has ruled that section 15(3) of the Mental Health Act 2001 is unconstitutional, but has suspended its formal declaration of unconstitutionality for a period of six months.

The Supreme Court has begun hearing an appeal by a mixed-sex couple who are fighting to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage. London-based couple Rebecca Steinfeld, 36, and Charles Keidan, 40, lost their case at the Court of Appeal last February following a ruling that said they could not

John Dugdale John Dugdale, associate at A&L Goodbody in Belfast, comments on a recent landmark decision on the occupation of a car park premises.

A federal judge has ruled that President Trump cannot legally block Twitter users as doing so violates their First Amendment right to free speech under the Constitution, Reuters reports. U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald did not order Mr Trump to unblock users but said she expected him or his

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan yesterday signed Commencement and Establishment Day orders for the Data Protection Act 2018. The Act completed all stages in the Houses of the Oireachtas on Tuesday and has been enacted in advance of the coming into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (G