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Businesses will have to file much less paperwork when the EU's landmark deforestation law comes into force than originally envisaged.

The European Commission has proposed that 16 countries should be considered "safe countries of origin" for the purposes of asylum claims across the EU. The first-ever EU list of safe countries of origin would include Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco and Tunisia, as well as all EU

An Irish woman has lodged an application before the European Court of Human Rights over Portuguese authorities' alleged failure to properly investigate her rape. Christian Brückner, a convicted sex offender currently imprisoned in Germany for similar offences, was acquitted by a German court la

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has finalised the text of a proposed new treaty aimed at strengthening global collaboration on prevention, preparedness and response to future pandemic threats. An intergovernmental negotiating body established in December 2021, at the height of the Covid-19 pande

The UK's privacy regulator has imposed a £60,000 fine on an English law firm following a cyber attack that led to highly sensitive and confidential personal information being published on the dark web. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) found that Merseyside-based DPP Law Ltd had 

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A public consultation has been launched on legislation to modernise and strengthen Northern Ireland's credit union sector. The Credit Union (Modernisation and Reform) Bill was "co-designed" by the Irish League of Credit Unions and the Ulster Federation of Credit Unions alongside the Department for t

Maynooth law students Adrian Karbownik and Ramisa Hossain have triumphed in a moot court competition at Technological University Dublin.

The UK Supreme Court's ruling that the word "woman" in the Equality Act 2010 does not include transgender women will likely have an impact in Northern Ireland, despite that legislation only applying in Great Britain, Irish Legal News has been told.

Police who pulled over a car going more than 100mph discovered the passenger was a bride late for her own wedding. Body cam footage released by police in Port St. Lucie, Florida shows the short conversation which followed the police pulling over the car, which was well over the 45mph speed limit.

Northern Ireland's justice minister has expressed confidence in the level of support provided to jurors after a man was diagnosed with PTSD following a murder trial. There have been calls for change following a BBC interview with Lee Thompson, who said he was deeply affected by the graphic footage s

Proposals to introduce a specific criminal offence of assaulting a retail worker should be extended to include delivery riders, Deliveroo has told the government.

Ireland's climate action plan for 2025 has been published by the government amid warnings from campaigners that it does not go far enough to ensure Ireland meets legally binding climate limits. The "streamlined" plan, intended to be read in conjunction with the 2024 plan, is the third statutory upda

New legislation will allow local authorities to request, receive and process road collision data from the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána. Ministers yesterday approved the drafting of the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025, which it says will enable local

Lewis Silkin has appointed Belfast-based partner Paul Gillen as its new global chair of diversity, equity and inclusion. Mr Gillen, who has spent over 12 years in HR management and over 15 years as an employment lawyer, will lead DEI initiatives across the firm's UK, Ireland and Hong Kong offices.