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One in every two people who have reported domestic abuse to An Garda Síochána are dissatisfied with their overall experience, according to a new report. The Garda Inspectorate yesterday published a report on the force's approach to prevention, protection, prosecution and victim support

A complaint has been filed with Norway's data protection authority on behalf of a man who was falsely described by ChatGPT as having murdered his two children. European privacy campaign group noyb is acting on behalf of Arve Hjalmar Holmen, who says he tried to find out what information ChatGPT coul

A UN judge has been convicted in the UK of forcing a woman to work as a slave. Judge Lydia Mugambe was initially appointed to the judicial roster of the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) in May 2023 — three months after her arrest in Oxford, where she was study

Businesses operating in the technology sector are being heavily targeted by cyber criminals, according to a new report from Pinsent Masons. The firm's Belfast office this week hosted a launch event for the sixth annual cyber report, with representatives from the financial, energy, transport and hous

Victims of clinical negligence in Ireland are suffering as a result of a claims process that is too slow and too expensive, lawyers told TDs yesterday. The Medical Protection Society (MPS) yesterday hosted a parliamentary event with a range of lawyers, medico and dentolegal experts, with 20 TDs in a

The UK has lifted a 336-year-old ban on Catholics serving as the King's representative at the Church of Scotland's annual general assembly. The unanimous decision by MPs means Lady Elish Angiolini KC will become the first Roman Catholic lord high commissioner to the Church of Scotland since the Clai

Northern Ireland personal injury law firm JMK Solicitors has welcomed graduates Will Poland, Kerri Whiteside, Nikhil Kane, Lorna McKeown and Ryan O'Hanlon to the firm. Carmel Ross, operations director at JMK Solicitors, said: "We believe in the power of education and are passionate about creating an

Lewis Silkin lawyers Ciara Fulton and Orla Bingham consider the employment law landscape in Northern Ireland. Proposals for the introduction of miscarriage leave and ‘safe leave’ for victims of domestic abuse have recently been announced in Great Britain. These rights have been pending i

The High Court has granted an order of certiorari in respect of the decision to revoke the residence card of a Pakistani national alleged to have engaged in a ‘marriage of convenience’ with a Latvian national in the State. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Sara Phelan ex

Ukrainian law students are appealing for financial assistance to participate in this year's Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. Two student teams — from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University — will represent Ukra

Judges in Northern Ireland are highly stressed, feel under-paid and are increasingly concerned about their personal safety, according to new research. Researchers at the UCL Judicial Institute this week published the findings of the 2024 UK Judicial Attitude Survey (JAS), a biennial longitudinal sur

Northern Ireland personal injury firm JMK Solicitors has appointed six long-standing team members as directors in the firm.

A lawyer is facing charges after leaving youth court without his bag — which allegedly had his personal supply of cocaine in it. The 67-year-old Pennsylvania attorney was captured on CCTV carrying his bag into a waiting room and then leaving it behind.

Northern Ireland's controllership system is virtually non-existent and placing a "cruel and unnecessary burden" on families of disabled adults, former justice minister Claire Sugden has said. The independent MLA yesterday tabled a number of written questions to the justice, finance, health and commu

In recent weeks, the European Court of Justice ruled against the Irish Data Protection Commission in a significant case involving Meta’s processing of sensitive user data. Grace G Tierney BL analyses the outcome of the judgement. On 29 January 2025, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) found ag