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The Law Society of Northern Ireland has warned its members to immediately delete a new scam email purporting to come from an address at the Law Society of England and Wales. Pictured: An example of the scam email

James Lawless A private member's bill proposes the criminalisation of Internet "bots" to manipulate political discourse, The Irish Times reports.

Eileen Devereux A tax refund company based in Kilkenny has launched legal action against the Australian government over the country's backpacker tax.

The Supreme Court of the United States has allowed President Donald Trump's flagship "travel ban" to go into full effect. The Court ruled by 7-2 to allow the controversial policy to enter full force, affecting people from Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen, pending a number of legal challen

The British Medical Association (BMA) has called on the Home Office to look at alternatives to immigration and removal centres, with a view to eventually phasing them out. In a report published today, the BMA recommends a complete overhaul of the current system as concerns increase over the use of r

Belfast-based Carson McDowell recently partnered with the MA Masters in Journalism team at Ulster University (Coleraine) to give the next generation of journalists a taste of the varied potential legal issues facing journalists, publishers and broadcasters in the digital age.

Staff at Arthur Cox have chosen to support the Jack and Jill Foundation, Jigsaw and the Peter McVerry Trust.

Paul Maskey A Sinn Féin MP is travelling to Turkey today to observe the trial of jailed left-wing politicians.

Two US Navy pilots have been disciplined for drawing a massive penis in the sky over Washington state, the Military Times reports. The punishment is not disclosed, but the pair will keep their jobs.

A solicitor who applied to the High Court for an injunction restraining ByrneWallace from dismissing him from his position as an associate solicitor, and for an order that ByrneWallace continue to pay his salary and other emoluments pending the trial of the action, has had his application rejected b

Ken Murphy The Law Society of Ireland has called on the Government to prioritise implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), ten years after Ireland signed the treaty.

Stephen Herron Stephen Herron has been named as Barra McGrory's successor as Northern Ireland's Director of Public Prosecutions.

Steven Keown Steven Keown, director at McCallion Keown Solicitors, has been elected chairman of the Belfast Solicitors Association (BSA).

Mr Justice Thomas Finlay Tributes have been paid to the former Chief Justice of Ireland, Thomas Finlay, who has passed away at the age of 95.

A new website for the Judiciary of Northern Ireland was officially launched this morning. Court judgments and summaries of judgments will now be published on www.judiciary-ni.gov.uk, rather than the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service website.