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Large numbers of files that were due to be released have been withheld from the latest batch of files from the National Archives, despite promises that restrictions on many documents would be lifted. Documents on “Mark Thatcher and the Omanis”, relations with the Soviet Union, Anglo-Irish negoti

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Turkey is to temporarily suspend the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as part of its state of emergency declared in the wake of an attempted coup apparently led by members of the Gülenist movement. A senior government official said, however, that fundamental rights and freedoms will not b

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Barristers Úna Ní Raifeartaigh SC and Paul Coffey SC have been nominated for appointment as High Court judges, The Irish Times reports. They will fill the vacancies created by the increase in total number of High Court judges from 35 to 37 under the Courts Act 2015.

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Kasra Nouroozi, partner and head of dispute resolution at Mishcon de Reya The first legal challenge over Brexit, focussed on the question of whether the Prime Minister requires the approval of MPs to activate Article 50 and begin the process of leaving the European Union, will be heard by the High C

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Chris Cummings, chief executive, TheCityUK A financial and professional services lobbyist has reported continued financial growth for UK-based legal services firms, with gross fees up 1.3 per cent to a record £30.9 billion in 2014/15, as well as significant structural reform which has seen alternat

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Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has highlighted the significant improvements at Cork Prison at the official opening of the new €44 million prison building.

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A man who retained money given to him under a contract for an illegal purpose has had his appeal – that illegality prevents the operation of the unjust enrichment rules – dismissed by judges in the UK Supreme Court. Mr Patel gave Mr Mirza £620,000 to place bets on a bank’s share prices with t

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A man found guilty of murder almost twenty years ago has failed in his application to the High Court alleging unlawful detention. The convicted murderer, who is serving a life sentence in Portlaoise prison, made an application in an informal letter to the High Court alleging that he is being unlawfu

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