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The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) has announced a review of education and training provision for prisoners in separated accommodation in Northern Ireland. The review follows the recommendations contained in the Fresh Start Panel Report and the Northern Ireland Executive's commitment in the

More than a third of criminal barristers are considering leaving the profession, largely due to cuts to the legal aid budget, The Brief reports. Almost 50 per cent of those thinking about leaving cite funding as their main concern.

Some US news websites have become inaccessible from most European countries following the introduction of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Newspapers owned by Tronc Inc. — including the Chicago Tribune, LA Times, New York Daily News, Baltimore Sun and Sun-Sentinel — are now show

A man on trial for a sex crime exposed his penis in court to contradict the complainant’s claim it was a lighter colour than the rest of his body. Desmond James, 26, who is on trial in New Haven, Connecticut, was permitted to reveal his member by the judge, the New York Post reports.

Artificial intelligence software able to interpret images, match faces and analyse communication patterns is being piloted by UK police forces to expedite examination of mobile phones taken in crime investigations, The Guardianreports. Cellebrite, a Japanese-owned company, claims that a roll-out of

It was the 86th anniversary of the famous snail in the bottle case — Donoghue v Stevenson — on Saturday.

A Polish man held on a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) in a jail in Ireland would get a fair trial in his home country, Irish lawyers will tell the European Court of Justice this week, The Irish Times reports. The hearing on Friday will consider the referral from Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly, of the Hig

The Court of Appeal has concluded that, in the period between 2001 and 2012, there was no culpable delay on the part of the Senior Coroner or the Coroner in conducting the inquest into the death of Pearse Jordan. Upholding the finding of the High Court, Lord Justice Deeny found that the Coroners wer

The Court of Appeal has concluded that, in the period between 2001 and 2012, there was no culpable delay on the part of the Senior Coroner or the Coroner in conducting the inquest into the death of Pearse Jordan. Upholding the finding of the High Court, Lord Justice Deeny found that the Coroners wer

Lawyers in Dublin and Cork ran and cycled over the weekend in aid of charity for the Calcutta Run 2018.

Abortion will likely be legalised before the October Budget, the Irish Independentreports. The Government is due to bring the date for legalisation forward, following the referendum result.

Facebook and Google have been hit with a series of lawsuits, in the wake of GDPR of coming into force, that accuse the tech giants of coercing users into sharing their personal data. The lawsuits, which seek to fine Facebook €3.9 billion and Google €3.7bn, were brought by Max Schrems, an Austria

Calls for an end to the use of juries in defamation cases and a cap on damages awards were made at a conference held over the weekend, the Sunday Independent reports. Vincent Crowley, chairman of NewsBrands, which represents 17 national newspapers, told the Bar of Ireland’s Defamation Nation confe

Three serving Gardaí have been granted orders of certiorari in the High Court, quashing the decision of the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána to substitute the presiding officer of the Board of Inquiry into their alleged breaches of discipline. The Board of Inquiry was established in 2014, and ha

Three serving Gardaí have been granted orders of certiorari in the High Court, quashing the decision of the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána to substitute the presiding officer of the Board of Inquiry into their alleged breaches of discipline. The Board of Inquiry was established in 2014, and ha