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A judge who told jurors to acquit a human trafficking suspect because God had told him she was innocent has been disciplined. Judge Jack Robison, a district court judge in Texas, made the remarks during the trial of a woman charged with continuous sex trafficking and the sale or purchase of a child,

Denis O’Brien has lost his appeal to the Supreme Court over a decision of the Committee on Procedures and Privileges (CPP) which was in relation to statements made in the Dáil. Finding that granting relief in the circumstances would amount to a collateral challenge to the statements, Mr

A judge of the High Court has challenged the Director of Public Prosecutions to take steps to address the "last minute" disclosure of records for upcoming rape and murder trials. Speaking in the Central Criminal Court during management of the trial list on Monday, Mr Justice Paul McDermott criticise

Dublin firm Leman Solicitors has appointed David Heatley as a solicitor in the firm's litigation and dispute resolution team. Mr Heatley is dual-qualified to practice north and south of the border, having studied at Queen's University Belfast and the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) an

Retired lawyer William Johnston has been appointed as a director to the board of the Port of Waterford Company. Mr Johnston, who recently retired from his position as a banking partner at Arthur Cox, was appointed alongside engineer Derry O'Sullivan with effect from February.

The spouses and partners of highly-skilled workers coming to Ireland from outside the EEA will now have immediate and full access to the Irish labour market without the need for an employment permit. The new "streamlined" process was jointly announced today by Business Minister Heather Humphreys and

Northern Ireland solicitors were briefed on issues arising from Brexit at a special meeting hosted by the Law Society of Northern Ireland this week.

A House of Lords committee has drawn special attention to the UK-Ireland Convention on Social Security. The convention seeks to roll over certain social security rights enjoyed by UK and Irish citizens, currently protected by EU law, including rights of free movement.

Rape prosecutions have declined to their lowest rate in more than five years, The Guardian reports. Figures reveal that a third of the 2,310 rape cases referred to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) between April and September of last year saw charges brought.

A university student has brought a High Court challenge over what she says is the wrongful inclusion of a criminal conviction against her on a disclosure issued by the Garda National Vetting Bureau (NVB). Kathleen Joyce, a third year social studies student at Trinity College Dublin, has brought proc

A rare Irish legal print, signed by the Chief Justice of Ireland, Mr Justice Frank Clarke, is set to be released to raise cash for charity. The fine art print of Irish artist Stephen McClean's critically-acclaimed painting of the Round Hall in Dublin's Four Courts has been published in a limited edi

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan opened the inaugural conference of the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) this morning. The one-day conference, titled "Property Services: Facing the Future", is exploring the future of the property services sector following almost seven years of regulati

Local authorities would be banned from banning plastic straws for the next five years under a bill proposed by a Florida senator. The law would see the US state slap local authorities with a $25,000 fine if they try to regulate single-use plastics before the completion of a study into the environmen

A man who has been accused of sexually abusing his sisters between 1974 and 1985 has been granted an order prohibiting the Director Of Public Prosecutions from further prosecuting him in relation to the alleged offences. Finding that the lapse of time, together with the death of potential witnesses

A judge has dismissed an application by the father of the late James Bulger to amend a lifelong anonymity order protecting the identity of one of his son’s killers. Ralph Bulger wanted information about Jon Venables’ (JV) new identity to be made public after the murderer was jailed