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The European Commission has published its proposals for new EU-wide standards for the protection of whistleblowers who report breaches of EU law. The proposal for a Directive on the protection of persons reporting on breaches of Union law establishes safe channels for reporting both within an organi

A federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled that a monkey does not have legal standing to lodge a copyright claim against a nature photographer because he is not a person. In 2011, British photographer David Slater was taking photos in Tangkoko reserve in Indonesia when crested macaque Naruto

The High Court has ruled that two emails which were sent by a journalist to the newsdesk at the Irish Daily Star, described as earlier drafts of an article which is now the subject of defamation proceedings, are covered by journalistic privilege. Accepting evidence on behalf of the newspaper which s

Pictured (l-r): DWF Dublin partners Louis Burke, Nina Gaston, Michael Neary, Lorna McAuliffe, Ross Little, Eimear Collins and Garret Monaghan International legal business DWF has celebrated its fifth consecutive year in practice in Ireland and a recent period of accelerated growth.

Yvonne Joyce Comyn Kelleher Tobin (CKT) has announced the appointment of Yvonne Joyce as a partner in the healthcare department.

The number of personal injury claims received by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) declined by 2.8 per cent last year. According to the PIAB's latest release, a total of 33,114 personal injury claims were submitted in 2017, compared to 34,056 in 2016.

Photo credit: Project Arts Centre A "political" mural has been removed from the wall of the Project Arts Centre in Dublin at the behest of the Charities Regulator.

The overwhelming majority of people in Northern Ireland believe that organised crime is "widespread" and linked to paramilitary activity. The Department of Justice has published the findings of a recent survey on perceptions of organised crime.

Employment tribunal claims over unfair dismissal, discrimination or pay have almost doubled, bringing the system to crisis point, The Brief reports. A flood of cases after the abolition of fees last year following a ruling from the Supreme Court that they were unlawful has led to a surge in claims,

The lower house of the French parliament has approved legislation tightening the country's asylum process, despite a backbench rebellion from President Emmanuel Macron's governing party. Among the provisions of the bill are stricter deadlines for asylum application, a longer detention period for und

The High Court in Dublin has refused an application for judicial review from a Belfast student challenging the State's failure to allow citizens living in Northern Ireland to vote in the abortion referendum. Mr Justice Charles Meenan said the application brought by Roisin Morelli, 26, falls well sho

The Home Office has apologised for advertising Border Force jobs in Northern Ireland with a British passport listed as a requirement. A spokesperson for the Home Office said the adverts "should instead have read ‘a full and valid passport’", and added: "We apologise for this error and are now in

Damages awarded to a company who sued LK Shields for negligence in a conveyancing transaction have been reduced from €11 million to €5.2 million by the Supreme Court. Substituting the award of the High Court, Mr Justice Donal O’Donnell said that the title issue which the firm was at fault for

Law firms across Northern Ireland have given their backing to a new partnership to support LGBT-inclusive employers.

Brian Speers has been named chair of the Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) at its first AGM at Law Society House in Belfast.