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Music must be no slower than Hotel California and no faster than Radio Ga Ga, a new law in Russia's Chechnya region dictates. The Russian republic's culture ministry has declared that "all musical, vocal and choreographic works should correspond to a tempo of 80 to 116 beats per minute", The Moscow

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has begun hearing a case brought by Nicaragua against Germany over its support for Israel in its war in Gaza. In separate proceedings brought by South Africa against Israel, the ICJ previously found that there is a plausible risk of genocide being committed a

The High Court has referred questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concerning the State’s obligation to compensate victims of crime for their pain and suffering and the nature of “fair and appropriate” compensation under Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 Ap

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is seeking views from interested parties on what measures should be taken to boost Ireland’s cyber security sector as part of a cyber security industrial strategy. The National Cyber Security Strategy 2019-2024 Mid-Term Review set out a number of new m

Cork firm JRAP O'Meara Solicitors LLP is to relocate from the South Mall to take up a larger space at the Victorian Quarter on MacCurtain Street. The firm is finalising a lease on 11,700 sq ft of office property at the former Thompson House, likely to be for close to €200,000 per annum, the Iri

The European commissioner for human rights, Michael O'Flaherty, has called for "firm action" in response to the "shocking" scale of human rights violations faced by Roma and Travellers in Europe. Mr O'Flaherty, who took up the role this week, was speaking ahead of International Roma Day on Monday.

One week remains for entries to the Law Society Justice Media Awards 2024. The long-running awards recognise outstanding print, broadcast, and online journalism that contributes to the public's understanding of justice, the legal system, and access to justice issues.

Ireland's sovereign development fund is to divest from investments of around €3 million in six Israeli companies, including five banks, which do business in the occupied Palestinian territories. The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has said the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF)

An organisation representing sex workers in Ireland has called on the government to reverse a decision to complete a review of the 2017 sex buyer ban law in-house. Solicitor Maura Butler SC was initially appointed in July 2020 to lead an independent review of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offen

Legislation providing for the establishment of two new funds, the Future Ireland Fund and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund, has been published. The Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024 follows the announcement of the two funds in Budget 2024.

New legislation on automatic pension enrolment will end Ireland's status as an international "outlier", the government has said. The Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024, which will shortly be brought to the Oireachtas, will pave the way for around 800,000 workers to be brought in

Belfast-based McCartan Turkington Breen has announced a new charity partnership with Hope House Ireland.

Robert Shiels commends a new look at the self-invented authoritarian Caesars who present such a clear and present danger to democracy and the rule of law today.

The mayor of a small Italian island is offering free goats to anyone who can remove them from the island. Alicudi, a tiny island off the coast of Sicily, is said to be overrun by wild goats — with around 600 goats to 100 human residents, CNN reports.

Lacey Solicitors partner Ruaidhrí Austin examines the first update in five years to the 'Green Book' governing personal injury awards in Northern Ireland. The Judicial Studies Board for Northern Ireland has published the sixth edition of the Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in