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The lack of a coherent approach to exercising duty of care to detained persons in England and Wales is leading to at least some people being unfairly imprisoned, a new report says. The annual report of Lay Observers for England and Wales sets out failings in the care of people held in custody at cou

https://vimeo.com/268812608 A retired judge stars in a short film produced by a non-profit immigration law firm to highlight the reality of unaccompanied migrant children facing deportation proceedings in US courts.

Nine former Chilean soldiers have been jailed for their role in the murder of Chilean folk singer Victor Jara during the 1973 coup. Eight men have been found guilty of murder, while a ninth has been found guilty of accessory to murder.

A woman who was granted five hours of family access per year by the Child and Family Agency has had her Supreme Court appeal dismissed. Upholding the decision of the High Court to refuse to grant judicial review of the access arrangements in place, Mr Justice William McKechnie said the first applica

Mary Rose Gearty SC A leading lawyer has warned that Ireland faces a "time bomb" over disclosure in criminal cases.

David Stanton The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has launched an Irish law version of its industry-standard Master Agreement as part of its post-Brexit strategy.

Ross Little DWF has announced the appointment of Dermot Casserly as an employment partner in Dublin.

The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Poland over claims the country is undermining judicial independence by lowering the age of retirement within the judiciary. Today, 27 out of 72 Supreme Court judges face the risk of being forced to retire – more than one in eve

Joice Carthy Augustus Cullen Law has warned that a complete overhaul of the medical negligence system would be "premature" and "unnecessary".

An education fund set up by Mason Hayes & Curran and Social Innovation Fund Ireland has announced its backing for five projects.

Belfast firm Mackenzie & Dorman has congratulated bookkeeper Margaret Harris on her fifty years of service at the firm.

Maynooth University Department of Law has welcomed the appointment of its newest lecturer Dr Amina Adanan. Dr Adanan has been working in the Department since 2017, where she has lectured in International Human Rights Law on the LLM programmes, and Land Law, and Constitutional Law, on the undergradua

Landowners whose properties have been encroached by Japanese knotweed will be able to claim damages following a Court of Appeal ruling. Three judges ruled in favour of two owners whose land had been affected by the "pernicious" plant.

A letting agent that charged a tenant £36 for “online services” provided when the tenant was applying to rent a property in 2015, has been ordered by Belfast County Court to return the administration fee. Finding that if the agent had not been involved that the service paid for would have been

Matthew Tully US law firm Tully Rinckey has opened its first European office in Dublin as part of a five-year plan for international expansion.