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The Irish prison population grew by nearly two percent between 2016 and 2018 while the overall imprisonment rate in Europe fell by nearly seven per cent, new figures reveal. The Council of Europe's Annual Penal Statistics for 2018 (SPACE), published yesterday, reveals that a downwards trend in Europ

Colum Kenny, professor emeritus of communications at Dublin City University (DCU) and a qualified barrister, writes on the legal challenges posed by online privacy. Political advertising on Facebook is one of the issues that Hildegarde Naughton, James Lawless and Eamon Ryan, the three Irish members

Around 100 people attend the first TEDx event in an Irish prison yesterday evening.

A woman has been convicted of fraud in what is believed to be the first private prosecution in the UK by an insurance company against a so-called "slip-and-trip" fraudster. Former law student Farida Ashraf, 41, was given a 21-month suspended sentence in Bradford Crown Court yesterday after pretendin

A man who convinced his colleagues he was a barrister so he could pursue his “obsession” with a career in law has been jailed. Scott Willey, 27, pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud by false representation, one count of making/supplying an article for the use of fraud, one count of fa

The impact of budget cuts on the criminal justice system is set to be highlighted in cinemas across the UK in a new advert for The Secret Barrister's book. The anonymous lawyer's book, The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It’s Broken, was reviewed in Irish Legal News last year.

Lawyers for US citizen Bilal Abdul Kareem have filed their response to the government in a case that will establish whether the US can assassinate its own citizens, without telling them why or offering them their constitutional right to due process. Mr Kareem alleges that he was nearly killed by US

A senior citizens' lunch went awry after unsuspecting elderly guests were fed cannabis-infused brownies. Police were called to the scene after guests reported feeling dizzy and disoriented, and some were experiencing nausea and vomiting.

The Irish Government has said it is "fully aware" of concerns raised about the impact of revised UK immigration rules on the Good Friday Agreement. Human rights chiefs warned earlier this week that the UK Government's decision to treat Irish citizens born in Northern Ireland as British citizens rath

A man who was recalled to prison when he ignored G4S staff who arrived at his home to fit electronic monitoring equipment on the night of his release has lost an appeal against his recall. The man had been released on licence after serving a custodial sentence for possession of explosives and posses

New legislation to enhance the role of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) is due to come into operation tomorrow. The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Act 2019 strengthens the PIAB to ensure greater compliance with the process and encourage more claims to be settled through

Retired Omagh solicitor Pat Fahy has been awarded €10,000 in damages after suffering psychological damage as a result of his hotel room being robbed. Mr Fahy was staying in the North Star Hotel in Amiens Street during a visit to Dublin for the All-Ireland Quarter Final match between Tyrone and

AMOSS Solicitors has congratulated Galway law students Loughlin Russell, Patrick McWalter, Emma Rowe and Cian Maher on winning the inaugural AMOSS Case Study Competition. The competition, held at NUI Galway on Friday, saw a number of teams of four law students drawn from different years competing fo

Revised UK immigration rules go "against the grain" of the Good Friday Agreement because they remove the right of Irish citizens in Northern Ireland to be treated as EU nationals, human rights chiefs have warned. Les Allamby, chief commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC)

Matthew Howse, partner in dispute resolution and litigation at Eversheds Sutherland in Belfast, writes on the latest commercial litigation developments in Northern Ireland. There are few things that are certain in life, however one thing that is inevitable, is change.