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China has cracked down on the use of Internet streaming services by young women who broadcast themselves eating bananas "seductively" and "erotically". New rules introduced by the country's Ministry of Culture are aimed at cutting down on content that is "too vulgar, violent, or too sexual", accordi

The Supreme Court has upheld the High Court’s decision to refuse to grant leave to Harry Rea to apply for judicial review, following Mr Rea’s attempt to seek an order from the High Court that the result of the second Lisbon Treaty Referendum, taken on 2 October 2009, should be declared null and

The winning law firms in Dublin, Leinster, Connacht and Munster have been named at the AIB Irish Legal Awards 2016. More than 550 people attended the prestigious awards ceremony in Dublin's Doubletree by Hilton Hotel on Friday.

The Bar of Northern Ireland has urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to examine evidence from England and Wales before creating a specific offence of domestic abuse. In a consultation response, the Bar said it would be "advantageous for the Department to monitor the operation of the new offence in

An Irish training programme intended to support attorneys from disadvantaged backgrounds in South Africa draws to a close this year.

Finian McGrath Ireland will ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities within six months, The Irish Times reports.

The commoditisation of legal work is rapidly undermining the traditional business model of law firms, according to a new report. "The trend is clear, the blow is yet to come" - published by TGO Consulting - examines the contradiction between clients who see most legal work as commoditised and lawyer

Committee Chair Harriet Harman The Joint Committee on Human Rights has published a report on the UK government's policy concerning drones for targeted killing, concluding that the legal basis for the policy requires “urgent clarification”.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has warned its members to be vigilant of phone hacking. The Society said it has received reports that some local solicitor firms have been the victim of phone hacking.

Seven staff members at Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin (CFR) put their nerves aside to zipline across the River Lagan in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support over the weekend.

A chemist who worked as a drugs tester for police in Massachusetts was high nearly every day at work for eight years, according to investigators. Sonja Farak, 37, who worked for Amherst laboratory and admitted ingesting samples, was high on methamphetamines, ketamine, cocaine, LSD and other drugs we

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against a High Court decision, in which Kearns J held that the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) could not issue a second authorisation allowing a claim for damages to be brought, in respect of the same facts and injury. The case began with an inci

ByrneWallace has been named Law Firm of the Year 2016 at the AIB Private Banking Irish Law Awards.

More than 550 people attended the prestigious AIB Private Banking Irish Law Awards ceremony in the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel on Friday. Michael McDowell, SC, Bar Council of Ireland was guest of honour at the event, opening the awards with a welcome address. The event was presented by RTÉ presenter

Mr Justice Gerard Hogan Mr Justice Gerard Hogan has been awarded an honorary degree by University College Dublin (UCD) for improving public understanding of the formation and development of the Irish state.