Placing a cosmetic product containing ingredients which have been tested on animals on the EU market may be prohibited where that testing has been conducted outside the EU in order to market the product in third countries and where the results of that testing are used to prove the safety of the prod
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Law Centre (NI) helped secure the right amount of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit for a man left incapacitated after falling from a roof while working. He had first received a one-year provisional award at the 22 per cent rate of the benefit. On reassessment, the medical examiner recommended
The High Court refused to grant a Ugandan solicitor an order directing Facebook to remove defamatory posts about him, posted by an anonymous third party. Justice Binchy ordered Facebook to disclose the identity and location of the person operating the page involved, but could not grant the other ord
Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Dublin City Council will decide this Friday whether to go ahead with a land rezoning proposal that threatens the construction of the new family and child court complex.
The Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan Proposals to create a non-ministerial department for the judiciary are at an early stage, MLAs heard yesterday.
The chair of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has told TDs that legislative changes would help it more effectively handle complaints against gardaí. GSOC chairperson Judge Mary Ellen Ring gave evidence to the Oireachtas justice committee earlier today.
Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden is working to enhance the domestic violence listing arrangement in Derry as a matter of priority over the next five years.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny The first meeting of the Citizen's Assembly, which will consider issues including the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, will take place on Saturday 15 October, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has announced.
Senator Ged Nash The Labour Party has said it will propose legislation to give greater protection to workers with uncertain hours of work, The Irish Times reports.
Three tenders for multimillion euro contracts for translation services in the justice sector were scrapped following complaints from a bidder, the Irish Independent reports. Tenders with a combined value of between €7.5 million and €9 million have been cancelled in the past 13 months.
The Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of Justice Baker in the High Court, and found that the Protective Certificate obtained by the solicitor had not caused the Credit Union to suffer an irreparable loss that would not otherwise occur. Any loss was an inevitable consequence that had been f
Attorney General John Larkin QC Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin QC could involve himself in two Brexit cases to be heard by the High Court.
Former Attorney General and Justice Minister Michael McDowell has backed a Seanad motion calling for the introduction of a judicial council in Ireland, The Irish Times reports. The Seanad motion, also signed by Independent Senators Victor Boyhan and Gerard Craughwell, calls for legislation to introd
Edel McGinley, director of the MRCI The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) has called for reform of the Irish immigration system in a statement published ahead of the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants.
The Irish Whiskey Association has recruited former practising barrister Carleen Madigan BL as a legal adviser as it steps up its campaign to protect Irish whiskey. The Association's Protect Irish Whiskey Campaign is calling for Irish whiskey producers and distributors to report products which are wr