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Fíona Ní Chinnéide The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has welcomed recommendations by the UN Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) on prison health care and the use of solitary confinement in Ireland.

Noeline Blackwell, CEO of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Legislative changes are necessary to protect victims of domestic and sexual violence in Ireland, the UN Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) has said.

Legislation to regulate private clamping was delayed due to an error in the enacted legislation. The Department of Transport's annual report for 2016 notes that "a technical error" was identified within the Vehicle Clamping Act 2015 last year, meaning the National Transport Authority could not "effi

A judge transferred a case involving possession of extreme pornographic images to another jurisdiction because she did not feel she could deal with the content, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Darran Peter Andrew Callaghan, 29, originally appeared before Omagh Magistrates Court in April facing 14 cha

Heather Heyer A 32-year-old paralegal was killed in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday in a terrorist attack allegedly carried out by a fascist and white supremacist.

A man who had his sentence reviewed from a wholly suspended sentence, to a five-year term of imprisonment pursuant s. 27A (8) of the Firearms Act 1964 has had his constitutional challenge to the legislation dismissed on appeal. Delivering the judgment of the three-judge Court, Mr Justice Birmingham

The UN Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) has published the findings from its recent examination of Ireland. The concluding observations published online include strong recommendations for action on immigration, healthcare, detention, violence against women, reproductive rights and historic abuse.

The families of victims of the Omagh bombing have launched a lawsuit against the PSNI's chief constable. A writ has been issued against Chief Constable George Hamilton (pictured), who has responsibility for both the PSNI and its predecessor, the RUC.

An Irish business association has raised concerns about potential "abuse" by workers of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014. The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) raised concerns about a Workplace Relations Commission case in which an employee retrospectively invoked the Protected

Matheson advised Deutsche Bank on a deal that represents the first AAA / Aaa rated public securitisation of pure auto loans in Ireland. The Dublin-based firm advised the bank's London Branch as arranger and lead manager, in relation to the €158.2 million asset backed securities issued by Citizen I

Arthur Cox has topped Mergermarket’s league table of Irish M&A legal advisers by volume of deals for the first half of 2017, advising on 17 transactions valued at €2,571 million. Over the past six months, firm advised on the acquisition of Fyffes by Sumitomo, the acquisition of Peacock Foods

Dublin-based firm Mason Hayes & Curran sponsored the University of Limerick's 2017 Company Law Prize.

Belfast lawyer Paul Tweed has secured an apology for the Duchess of York over false news stories claiming that she would swap personal details about Princess Diana for cash, The Irish News reports. Mr Tweed (pictured) said his client appreciated the "comprehensive and categoric" retraction and apolo

Modern slavery and human trafficking (MSHT) in the UK is far more prevalent than previously thought, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA). A growing body of evidence resulting from an increase in law enforcement activity points to the numbers of victims being much higher than estimated, and

A director at Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin (CFR) is raising cash for charity Barnardo's by taking part in the Great North Run 2017. Michael Graham has already raised almost £600 on JustGiving ahead of taking part in the famous Manchester half marathon next month.