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A Muslim practice allowing men to summarily divorce their wives by repeating the word ‘talaq’ three times has been declared unconstitutional by India's Supreme Court. The 1,400 year old practice was brought to an end this week after the five-judge bench ruled 3:2 that talaq-e-biddat is illegal i

Solicitors have been warned by their professional body to curb rude emails and online comments or face severe fines, The Times reports. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said even comments made in a personal capacity could be classified as misconduct if the poster can be identified as a

Three Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers and a staff member are under investigation in connection to rogue social media accounts, including one which issued derogatory tweets about a solicitor, The Irish News reports. One of the officers is alleged to have breached personal security

The second series of Irish legal drama Striking Out will be longer than the first, star Amy Huberman has revealed during filming. Ms Huberman, who stars as fictional solicitor Tara Rafferty, told RTÉ News: "It's great to be back because you never really know how it is going to go down.

Iceland's official horse register has clamped down on foreign names. The International Federation of Icelandic Horse Associations (FEIF) officially banned non-Icelandic names from WordFengur, the official registrar for purebred Icelandic horses.

Fred Logue Fred Logue, partner at FP Logue Solicitors, writes on the State's legal obligations regarding the controversial public services card.

When a financial institution grants a loan denominated in a foreign currency, it must provide the borrower with sufficient information to enable him to take a prudent and well-informed decision, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. In 2007 and 2008, Ms Ruxandra Paula Andriciuc and o

The managing partner of Dublin firm Reddy Charlton has been awarded a prestigious Swedish order of chivalry for his work.

The High Court has asked the European Court of Justice to rule on the validity under EU law of EU-US data transfers by Facebook. The Data Protection Commissioner requested the referral following a complaint by Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems about Facebook’s use of so-called standard contr

Caoimhe Haughey Caoimhe Haughey, founder and principal of CM Haughey Solicitors in Dublin, argues abortion must be made available in Ireland in line with best medical practice.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said imprisonment should be the “sanction of last resort” in the Irish criminal justice system.

An Italian woman has been granted paid sick leave for days she took off to look after her dog, following a landmark court battle. The 53-year-old academic took two days off working at La Sapienza University in Rome in order to look after her English settler, Cucciola, who became unwell.

Jonathan Forrester Belfast-based firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has excelled in the rankings of the latest edition of the prestigious legal directory, Legal 500.

A 54-year-old woman stole more than £525,000 from her employer, law firm Easthams, to pay a scammer who reeled her in through an online dating website. Pamela Wareing has been jailed for 32 months after pleading guilty to theft in Preston Crown Court.

More work is needed to address judicial diversity and issues with recruitment that threaten the UK’s world-renowned legal systems, the House of Lords Constitution Committee has warned today. The committee states in a report that It is deeply concerned about the dispute between the UK government an