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The lead pro-Brexit campaign group Vote Leave has been fined £61,000 and referred to police by the UK's elections watchdog for breaking electoral laws on campaign spending. The Electoral Commission today published the conclusions of its investigation into the spending of Vote Leave and other campai

Graham Pierce Graham Pierce, partner at Worthingtons Solicitors in Belfast, writes on a recent court case clarifying the law on occupations versuses leases.

Artificial intelligence will create more legal jobs than it will displace, according to a report by PwC. The report suggests that over the next 20 years AI will displace 7 million roles while creating 7.2 million.

Margaret MacMillan Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan explores how the law and international agreements have attempted to address conflict in a programme broadcast by BBC Radio 4 this morning.

Hayley Stanley A trans woman has launched the first-ever transgender discrimination claim against a company in the "gig economy".

A report published today has found that the UK government and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) are failing to enforce the law on age discrimination and must be clearer that prejudice, unconscious bias and casual ageism in the workplace are all unlawful under the Equality Act 2010. The

The Supreme Court has, by a 3:2 majority, held that the adoption of two children by their aunt in their birth country may be recognisable in Ireland if “remedial measures” are taken by the Adoption Authority of Ireland and the Central Authority of the children’s birth country. Stating that any

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan will seek Cabinet permission this autumn for the setting up of an implementation group to carry forward a strategy aimed at making Ireland a world-leading centre of legal services after Brexit.

Families of women who die during childbirth will receive legal aid under Government plans for mandatory inquests into maternal deaths. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan will bring a package of proposals to Cabinet for agreement on Wednesday, The Times reports, which could be put into effect by Septe

John Finucane Belfast solicitor John Finucane has been tipped as a potential Sinn Féin candidate in the Irish presidential election, RTÉ News reports.

Mr Justice Michael Peart The latest volume of the Hibernian Law Journal will be launched by Mr Justice Michael Peart at a special ceremony at the Law Society next week.

A detective convicted of harassing a State solicitor by sending her abusive letters and emails is still receiving full pay in prison, the Sunday Independent reports. Eve Doherty was given a three-year jail sentence by Judge Melanie Greally in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in January following a two-

The International Criminal Court (ICC) will assume jurisdiction over the crime of aggression from tomorrow, the twentieth anniversary of the ICC's founding Rome Statute. The fourth "core" crime of the ICC was set out in the ICC Statute in 1998, but the state parties agreed at the time to suspend the

Police and prosecutors disclosed evidence in less than 60 per cent of a sample of hundreds of criminal cases, according to a new report. The Times reports that inspectors from HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) found that police complied with their obligations to disclose unused mate

Telling migrants to "go away" is racist, Italy's highest court has ruled. The Court of Cassation ruled on Thursday that telling non-EU foreigners to get out of the country is a form of racial discrimination, The Local reports.