Search:

More than a third of criminal barristers are considering leaving the profession, largely due to cuts to the legal aid budget, The Brief reports. Almost 50 per cent of those thinking about leaving cite funding as their main concern.

Some US news websites have become inaccessible from most European countries following the introduction of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Newspapers owned by Tronc Inc. — including the Chicago Tribune, LA Times, New York Daily News, Baltimore Sun and Sun-Sentinel — are now show

A man on trial for a sex crime exposed his penis in court to contradict the complainant’s claim it was a lighter colour than the rest of his body. Desmond James, 26, who is on trial in New Haven, Connecticut, was permitted to reveal his member by the judge, the New York Post reports.

An Egyptian lawyer has launched a €1 billion lawsuit against FIFA, alleging that Sergio Ramos caused "psychological harm" to the Egyptian people when he tackled Mo Salah at the weekend. Bassem Wahba alleges that Ramos (Real Madrid) deliberately injured Salah (Liverpool) during the Champions League

Artificial intelligence software able to interpret images, match faces and analyse communication patterns is being piloted by UK police forces to expedite examination of mobile phones taken in crime investigations, The Guardianreports. Cellebrite, a Japanese-owned company, claims that a roll-out of

The legal system must account for the possibility of evidence being digitally manipulated, according to a cyber-psychology expert. Dr Mary Aiken expressed concerns over the use of technology-based evidence at a legal conference organised by the Bar Council over the weekend, The Irish Times reports.

It was the 86th anniversary of the famous snail in the bottle case — Donoghue v Stevenson — on Saturday.

A couple have been summoned to appear in court after naming their 14-month old baby "Benito Mussolini".

A Polish man held on a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) in a jail in Ireland would get a fair trial in his home country, Irish lawyers will tell the European Court of Justice this week, The Irish Times reports. The hearing on Friday will consider the referral from Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly, of the Hig

The Court of Appeal has concluded that, in the period between 2001 and 2012, there was no culpable delay on the part of the Senior Coroner or the Coroner in conducting the inquest into the death of Pearse Jordan. Upholding the finding of the High Court, Lord Justice Deeny found that the Coroners wer

Lawyers in Dublin and Cork ran and cycled over the weekend in aid of charity for the Calcutta Run 2018.

Abortion will likely be legalised before the October Budget, the Irish Independentreports. The Government is due to bring the date for legalisation forward, following the referendum result.

Facebook and Google have been hit with a series of lawsuits, in the wake of GDPR of coming into force, that accuse the tech giants of coercing users into sharing their personal data. The lawsuits, which seek to fine Facebook €3.9 billion and Google €3.7bn, were brought by Max Schrems, an Austria

Calls for an end to the use of juries in defamation cases and a cap on damages awards were made at a conference held over the weekend, the Sunday Independent reports. Vincent Crowley, chairman of NewsBrands, which represents 17 national newspapers, told the Bar of Ireland’s Defamation Nation confe

A man was seriously injured after being shot by a revolver he hid in an oven because he had children visiting.