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The son of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane has contacted police after discovering his campaign posters had been stuck to a bonfire in Northern Ireland, RTÉ reports. John Finucane (pictured), a Sinn Féin candidate in the general election and himself a solicitor, tweeted a photo of the bonfire.

A Scottish man accused of committing first-degree murder in Florida has had his complaints to Strasbourg that his Convention rights would be violated if he were extradited declared inadmissible. The case Harkins v the United Kingdom concerned the extradition of a British national to the US to face t

French cops took root and branch action to destroy what they thought was an illegal cannabis farm – only to discover that the 400 square metres of weed that they ripped up was an installation mixture of hemp, barley and flax that had been planted as part of the "Lyon Architecture Biennial". The in

Two brothers, against whom Allied Irish Bank Plc obtained a €17.6 million judgment in 2014, have successfully argued that they are entitled to bring a case against the bank for misrepresentation and breach of contract. In the Court of Appeal, President Sean Ryan held that, based on newly revealed

The Citizens’ Assembly has recommended abolition of mandatory retirement ages; elimination of the time gap between retirement and eligibility for the old age pension and that pensions be linked to average earnings, the Irish Examiner reports. The recommendations come after a weekend of hearings du

A Children Court judge has called for the abolition of a law which “criminalises” parents who can be punished as a result of their children’s misbehaviour. Parental Supervision Orders may be imposed on parents of children who commit crimes.

Farmers concerned about losing their homes to the Fair Deal scheme have sought legal advice on transferring them to their heirs at a younger age, the Irish Independent reports. Aisling Meehan, 35, an agricultural solicitor from Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co Clare, said that farmers in their 50s and older

A new courthouse in Drogheda, Co. Louth has been formally opened at a ceremony presided over by the Chief Justice, the Hon Mrs. Justice Susan Denham Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan (pictured), who officially opened the new courthouse, said: “This project is one of a number cour

ESB, the state-owned power company, is facing 387 lawsuits seeking compensation for flood damage in Cork in 2009. The law suits were raised following a High Court ruling in October 2015 which held ESB substantially liable for millions of euro of damage to University College Cork buildings.

Women and children are being endangered as a result of delays in domestic violence cases, a women’s rights chief has said. Margaret Martin, director of Women’s Aid (pictured), made the warning after figures were released showing that domestic violence cases are taking three months to be heard at

The prosecution’s case has ended in the trial of Dubliner Ibrahim Halawa in Egypt, who has been imprisoned for almost four years. Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney (pictured) said he welcomed “further progress” in the trial and that he had spoken to his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry

Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s chief Brexit negotiator, explains why Europe is rejecting Theresa May’s offer on the rights of EU citizen in the UK in an article published across Europe. In the European Parliament we accept that the Brexit decision was a democratic choice, but we were

A court ruling this morning that the UK government is entitled to continue authorising arms supplies to Saudi Arabia is a potentially “deadly blow” to Yemeni civilians, Amnesty International said in response. The High Court in London dismissed a legal challenge from the NGO Campaign Against Arms

Handwritten notes by an employment judge have been given to the losing side in a constructive dismissal case following a data request that is likely to be “far reaching” in its effects. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) gave the notes, which provide an insight into the Judge Ian Pritchard-Witts’ r

A tenant who sublet his apartment to students, and only made three rent payments since a receiver was appointed in October 2012, has been refused an extension of time to appeal an eviction order made against him. The man was also ordered to pay €11,000 in arrears and damages. Dismissing the appeal