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Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Ireland's national DNA database will become operational on Friday in a bid to tackle crime and assist An Garda Síochána in investigations.

Valentin Ribet A young French lawyer was among those killed in the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday.

Irish Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon is suing Jeremy Clarkson and the BBC for "racial discrimination" stemming from an anti-Irish slur allegedly made by Clarkson before he split the producer's lip. Clarkson reported the March 4th incident to the BBC five days later, and was suspended by the broadcast

Giuseppe Mazziotti Two law professors from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) are set to discuss the wider implications of EU copyright review at a free discussion event next Tuesday.

The High Court has found the transfer of a family farm from a late father to his now-deceased son was not committed under duress or undue influence. A rescission had been sought by Sean Lynn’s son Michael Lynn, who had claimed that the transfer of the family home had been a result of duress and/or

Chief State Solicitor Eileen Creedon Public legal services in Ireland are under "serious threat" of losing specialist knowledge because new solicitors are being offered higher salaries in the private sector.

Ms Justice Iseult O'Malley A lawyer who was wrongly identified in an evening news report as a solicitor who was accused of fraud has been awarded €140,000 in damages by the High Court.

Pictured (l-r): Les Allamby and Pablo de Greiff UN human rights expert Pablo de Greiff has met with key officials in Northern Ireland as part of a ten-day trip to address the legacy of the Troubles.

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Oisín Clarke A District Court judge has dismissed 21 cases relating to failure to produce a driving license in court because the defendants had not been directed to present their licenses, The Irish Times reports.

A man who complained German courts violated his article 6 right to be presumed innocent after they revoked the suspension of a sentence previously imposed on him has won his appeal at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The ECtHR noted that the German courts had stated their “firm convicti

A man who complained German courts violated his article 6 right to be presumed innocent after they revoked the suspension of a sentence previously imposed on him has won his appeal at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The ECtHR noted that the German courts had stated their “firm convicti

A woman from Co Antrim is taking Northern Ireland's Department of Health to court over delays in publishing finalised guidance on abortion. Solicitor Peter Bowles, representing the woman, said the delay had "far-reaching and very real consequences for those unfortunate enough to have to utilise the

Dr Louise Crowley A leading academic at University College Cork (UCC) has said that Ireland is failing victims of domestic abuse by failing to "tackle the root of the abuse".

A sausage firm based in Downpatrick has threatened legal action against the World Health Organisation (WHO) for causing damage to its "reputation and business". Denis Lynn, chief executive of Lynn's Country Foods, told the Belfast News Letter that widely-reported claims that sausages can increase th