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The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a journalist who had his mobile phone seized by gardaí with a view to obtaining information relating to a serious criminal incident. The journalist had refused to give the phone to gardaí on the basis of journalistic privilege. The court deter

A man has died after self-immolating in front of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) building in what is believed to have been a protest against climate change. Wynn Bruce, a 50-year-old photojournalist and a Shambhala Buddhist, died in hospital on Saturday, a day after he set himself on

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has launched a new online learning module to support public servants' understanding of the human rights and equality obligations of their work. The new e-learning module, which will be rolled out across the civil service, was formally launched at an eve

The Bar of Northern Ireland has called for an end to the "unsustainable underfunding" of legal aid as it set out its policy priorities ahead of next week's election. In Raising the Bar: Priorities for the Post-Election Period, the Bar urges policy and decision makers to "take a strategic view of the

A&L Goodbody (ALG) has been awarded two environmental accreditations in Northern Ireland in recognition of its commitment to sustainability. The firm, which employs over 120 people at its Belfast office, has been awarded the ISO 14001: 2015 Environmental Standard. The internationally recognised

Former Irish president Mary Robinson and former UK Supreme Court president Baroness Hale of Richmond will be the joint awardees of this year's Hibernian Law Medals.

Two legal challenges to the Northern Ireland Protocol have made legal history as the first cases ever granted permission by the Court of Appeal to proceed to the UK Supreme Court, lawyers have said. The court last month rejected both challenges, the first brought by unionist politicians including Ji

Space urgently needs special legal protection similar to that given to land, sea and atmosphere to protect its fragile environment, according to a new paper. Research led by the University of Edinburgh is linked to a US legal case that aims to set a precedent in the growing campaign for space e

William Fry partners Colette Brady and Laura Scott give an update on litigation concerning EU law on supplementary protection certificates. Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) brought an appeal to the Supreme Court following its unsuccessful appeal to the Court of Appeal against the High Court's finding t

A bride and caterer who allegedly fed a cannabis-laced dinner to her unsuspecting wedding guests have been arrested. Florida woman Danya Svoboda's wedding reception ended with her speaking to police officers after a number of guests reported feeling sick and high, CBS News reports.

EU plans to hold major online platforms like Facebook and Twitter accountable for illegal and harmful content are gathering pace after political agreement was reached between the European Parliament and member states over the weekend. The Digital Services Act (DSA), proposed by the European Commissi

A business leader first and foremost is how Sarah Irwin, head of legal and company secretary at Tines, a fast-growing Irish tech start-up, describes herself – rather than a traditional in-house lawyer. And Ms Irwin, who has packed a lot of variety into her career, is now bringing like-minded p

The UK government is drafting legislation to give its ministers unilateral powers to disapply parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol in breach of its obligations under international law, according to reports. Prime minister Boris Johnson and foreign secretary Liz Truss have "in principle signed off"

Five-year multi-entry visas will be made available to people from all visa-required countries, justice minister Helen McEntee has announced. Up to now, Ireland has offered one-year, two-year and three-year multi-entry visas, with the option of a five-year multi-entry visa only available to Chinese p

UK government plans to require judicial authorisation before intelligence services can intercept and retain confidential material held by journalists has been welcomed as a victory for press freedom. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) today welcomed the government's announcement, which comes ah