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Reforms to the law are required to protect victims from online and social media-based abuse, according to a new report by the Law Commission for England and Wales. In its scoping report assessing the state of the law in this area, the commission raises concerns about the lack of coherence in the cur

During the United Irishman Rebellion of 1798, one of the forms of torture used by the British on suspected Irish rebels – or Croppies – was pitchcapping. Victims were subjected to "caps" full of boiling tar, or "pitch", and gunpowder, forced on their heads and set alight. If the victims

The Supreme Court will rule in January on a bid by Facebook to halt the referral of 11 questions on EU-US data transfers to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the Irish Independent reports. Following a case management hearing yesterday, the hearing date has been pushed back from Wedn

The Director of Public Prosecutions has successfully appealed the finding that a trial judge misdirected a jury in a prison officer’s trial for possession of €6,000 worth of drugs. In the Court of Appeal, the man’s conviction for possession was overturned on grounds related to the a

Peter Groarke, associate solicitor in the healthcare team at Ronan Daly Jermyn, writes on the legislative process. On 2 October 2018, members of Dáil Éireann discussed the proposed introduction of the Mental Health (Renewal Orders) Bill 2018.

Beauchamps has announced a new three-year partnership with the National Centre for Family Business at Dublin City University (DCU). The law firm will join existing partners AIB and PwC, who have supported the centre since 2015.

Belfast firm MKB Law has announced the appointment of Aine Toner as a family law and litigation solicitor. Ms Toner studied at Ulster University School of Law and the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS), qualifying as a solicitor in 2016.

Belfast firm John J Rice & Co Solicitors has announced the appointment of Paul Dougan as a director, together with James Hanna and Sarah Symington as assistant solicitors.

Specialist insurance industry law firm Horwich Farrelly has welcomed its appointment to the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Wider Public Sector Legal Services Framework. The three-year appointment will see the firm, which expanded into Northern Ireland with the opening of a Belfast office this year,

Three solicitors have been appointed as Dublin City Sheriff, Revenue Sheriff for Sligo and Roscommon, and Revenue Sheriff for Kildare and Carlow. Joseph Burke will take on the role of Dublin City Sheriff from 16 December, succeeding James Barry. He has served as count supervisor for local and Europe

Augustus Cullen Law Solicitors (ACL) has announced the appointment of Ray Fitzpatrick and Damien Conroy as partners. Mr Fitzpatrick has been made partner in the property and commercial law team, while Mr Conroy has been made partner in the firm's general litigation team.

A new anthology of writings by authors from a legal background, collected by former solicitor Danielle McLaughlin, is set to be launched in Cork and Dublin over this and next week. Proceeds from Counterparts: A Synergy of Law and Literature will support homelessness charity the Peter McVerry Trust.

Dozens of pairs of designer trainers seized from a convicted gangster are set to be auctioned to raise money for fighting crime. A total of 55 pairs of trainers, together worth almost £20,000, were seized from Isaiah Hanson-Frost, 22, after his arrest.

The lawyer who said he would "take a bullet" for Donald Trump has been jailed for three years after being found guilty of lying to Congress and enabling illegal payments to women who had allegedly had affairs with the US president. Michael Cohen, 52, told the court he undertook the crimes becau

Lord Sumption's retirement from the Supreme Court this week has triggered renewed calls for the age at which judges must leave the bench to be raised, The Times reports. Lord Sumption caused a stir after he was elevated to the Supreme Court straight from the bar in 2012.