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Police in the UK should not be allowed to access individuals' phone data without a search warrant, privacy campaigners have said. At least 26 forces in England and Wales have admitted using technology to extract data from phones. The PSNI said they have not trialled or used mobile phone extraction t

The Department of Justice has launched a new non-statutory disclosure scheme aimed at helping to protect people from becoming a victim of domestic violence or abuse. The Domestic Violence and Abuse Disclosure Scheme (DVADS) allows an individual to make inquiries confidentially to police, where they

Padraic Kinsella William Fry has announced the appointment of Padraic Kinsella as partner in the firm's banking and finance department.

The Supreme Court has held that in circumstances where an applicant seeking asylum has not provided an address, placing a deportation notice on file does not constitute “service by registered post at the last known address” for the purposes of the Immigration Act 1999. Criticising the applicant�

The European Association of Judges (EAJ) has expressed its "total solidarity" with the Irish judiciary following personalised Polish media attacks on Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly. Ms Justice Donnelly recently ruled in the High Court that a case in which a man facing extradition to Poland objected on t

Pictured (l-r): Donal Creaton, Ed Kelly, Orla Donovan, Caitlin Love, Kevin Hegarty, Robert Kennedy and Harry Fehily. HOMS Solicitors has announced the appointment of four new solicitors in the firm's Limerick headquarters.

The Association of Judges in Ireland (AJI) has condemned sections of the Polish media for aiming "personalised attacks and invective" at Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly. Ms Justice Donnelly recently ruled in the High Court that a case in which a man facing extradition to Poland objected on the basis that

Facebook has been blocked from using British citizens’ WhatsApp data outwith the app itself. The tech giant announced in 2016 that it planned to use data from the chat app to show more relevant adverts and provide better friend suggestions to users within Facebook.

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

Carla Fraser and Julie Tierney Two lawyers at Edwards & Co. Solicitors have been recognised as specialist family lawyers by a leading UK child abduction charity.

Many lawyers who left Ireland after the financial crisis are considering a return home, according to a new report on the Irish legal market. The Irish Legal Market 2018: Lawyer Engagement and Salary Report from Aperture Partners is based on a survey of just under 700 professionals.

The first issue of a new journal designed for solicitors and barristers practising in personal injury litigation has been published. The Tort Law and Litigation Review published by Clarus Press is also intended to provide an effective research tool for academics and students working within the field

A retired member of An Garda Síochána has lost an application for discovery of all documents considered by the Minister for Justice and Equality in a decision to refuse his claim for compensation. Stating that the issue arising in the judicial review proceedings brought by the former Garda was the

Fergal McGoldrick Fergal McGoldrick, solicitor in the media and defamation team at Carson McDowell, writes on the "right to be forgotten".

HOMS Solicitors are once again sponsoring the HOMS Solicitors Fittest Company Challenge as part of the Bon Secours Hospital Great Limerick Run in Limerick on Sunday 6 May.