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The UN Human Rights Committee has ruled for a second time that a woman was subjected to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment because of Ireland's restrictive abortion laws. The committee decided in favour of Siobhán Whelan, who was denied access to abortion services in Ireland following a diagnos

Irish law firms have welcomed their first intake of summer interns.

An independent regulatory body should be established to resolve social media complaints, the Press Council of Ireland has said. It issued a statement following widespread reports about a man who was falsely accused of being a threat to children on the Facebook page of KildareNow, an online-only news

Dr Nayla Comair-Obeid The worldwide president of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) is due to deliver a lecture in Dublin on Friday.

Grainne Teggart Amnesty International has warned that negotiations between Prime Minister Theresa May and DUP leader Arlene Foster must not undermine abortion law reform in Northern Ireland.

The charges against one of seven men on trial for falsely imprisoning former Tánaiste Joan Burton and her adviser at an anti-water charges protest have been dropped. On day 27 of the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial yesterday, Judge Melanie Greally told the jury she would be discharging Ken Purc

A member of the British Humanist Association (BHA) has been granted an order compelling the General Register Office to take all necessary steps to authorise a legally valid and binding humanist wedding ceremony. Sitting in the High Court in Belfast, Mr Justice Colton quashed the decision of the Gene

Attorney General John Larkin Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin will appeal the landmark High Court ruling allowing a legally-binding humanist wedding ceremony to go ahead.

Project director Dr Carol Coulter Allegations of serious sex abuse, court intervention in securing psychiatric services for troubled teenagers and praise for the dedication of social workers in certain cases all feature in the latest volume of 22 reports from the Child Care Law Reporting Project, pu

Three partners are set to join Pinsent Masons in Dublin when the international law firm opens its Ireland base later this year. The firm has recruited Gayle Bowen, Andreas Carney and Dennis Agnew, Legal Week reports.

Solicitor Gerard Doyle of Connolly Doyle Solicitors in Buncrana, has passed away. Mr Doyle was a well-known solicitor and a partner at the Co Donegal-based firm, where his wife, Mary Connolly, remains a partner.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald will seek Oireachtas approval for another one-year extension to the Special Criminal Court's jurisdiction over organised crime cases.

Cllr Dessie Shiels A councillor and practising solicitor has criticised his colleagues on Donegal County Council for not anticipating the impact the new Letterkenny courthouse could have on parking.

Liz Truss Liz Truss has been sacked as Lord Chancellor and demoted to Chief Secretary of the Treasury following a tenure dogged by controversy.

Matthew Jury A law firm representing some victims of terrorism in Northern Ireland have called on the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to advance their interests in negotiations with the Conservative Party.