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The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has called for reform of Ireland's defamation laws to strengthen freedom of expression, The Irish Times reports. At a board meeting in New York, the Association expressed "dismay" that defamation awards in Ireland are often up to ten

A victims' rights campaigner has launched a High Court challenge over the Irish State's alleged failure to have or disclose any policies it has on the calling of a border poll in Northern Ireland. The result of such a vote would determine if Northern Ireland unites with the Republic or remains part

Fewer than half of drink-driving prosecutions brought last year resulted in a conviction, according to a new RTÉ investigation. The conviction rate in the District Court was just 58 per cent, but summonses were not served in another 1,000 cases, resulting in an overall conviction rate of 48 per cen

Brendan McGuigan A new report on Magilligan Prison has highlighted the positive work ongoing around prisoner rehabilitation and has described the progress made at the facility since it was last inspected as "immensely encouraging".

A decision may not be adopted to expel a third-country national who is a long-term resident for the sole reason that he or she has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than one year, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. A Colombian national, who was granted a long-term r

New research from the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has revealed that BME students are less successful in obtaining pupillage than white students. The BSB said its two new reports offer important insights into current issues in education and training for qualification as a barrister.

European governments are knowingly “complicit” in the torture and exploitation of tens of thousands of refugees and migrants detained by the Libyan immigration authorities in appalling conditions, Amnesty International has said in a new report. In a 66-page report - Libya’s dark web of collusi

Pictured (l-r): Emmet Quish, David Walsh, Mark Thorne, Derval Keane and Shane Geraghty Dillon Eustace has announced the appointment of three new partners in its asset management and investment funds team as well as the appointment of a new head of company secretarial.

Pictured (l-r): Partners Richard O’Sullivan and Declan Murphy with new senior associates Claire Colfer, Julie Sweeney, Raymond Lambe and Andrew Croughan OSM Partners has announced the appointment of four new senior associates within the firm's corporate and commercial litigation, mortgage litigati

The chiefs of The Bar of Ireland and The Bar of Northern Ireland have welcomed Friday's Brexit agreement between the UK and EU. In a statement, chairpersons Paul McGarry SC and Liam McCollum QC said they welcomed "the recognition and protection afforded to the relevant key legal provisions".

Tributes have been paid to Mr Justice Paul Gilligan on his final day as the judge in charge of the High Court's busy chancery division. The judge, who was appointed to the bench 15 years ago, moves to the Court of Appeal.

A statement in the Dáil in which former Taoiseach Enda Kenny recognised Traveller ethnicity has no legal effect, a High Court judge has said. Mr Justice Robert Eager made the remarks in a case concerning a homeless Traveller family appealing to Clare County Coucil for housing after their previous h

Victims' rights campaigners have highlighted the ordeal of a child sex abuse survivor instructed not to cry in court, the Irish Examiner reports. Maria McDonald BL, co-founder of the Victims' Rights Alliance, told the Irish Observatory on Violence against Women on Friday that the cross-examination i

Fugitive ex-solicitor Michael Lynn could be extradited from Brazil within weeks after exhausting his appeals, the Irish Independent reports. Mr Lynn faces 33 charges in the High Court in Dublin relating to an alleged €80 million mortgage fraud.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has launched a new project to examine the human rights and equality dimensions of the Grenfell Tower fire after its application to participate in the official inquiry was declined. The commission's Following Grenfell project will attempt to determine i