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Ireland has been criticised by the European Committee of Social Rights for its treatment of Travellers and provision of accommodation. The Council of Europe committee found that Ireland does not provide enough in the way of accommodation for Travellers and does not have adequate legal safeguards for

The Supreme Court has found that evidence obtained as a result of the interception of a postal package in Germany was admissible in a case against the eventual recipient of the package. The case concerned the lawfulness of the gardaí taking custody in Germany, and opening in Dublin, a parcel contai

Pictured (l-r): Catherine Duffy and Julian Yarr A&L Goodbody has announced the appointment of Catherine Duffy as the new chairman of the partnership, succeeding Paul White who has completed two successful three-year terms in the role.

Independent TD Shane Ross The existing Judicial Appointments Advisory Board will be replaced with a new judicial appointments commission under Government plans, The Irish Times reports.

Arthur Cox partner John Matson Arthur Cox partner John Matson has been elected chair of Lex Mundi by the organisation's board of directors in Berlin.

The American Bar Association (ABA)'s international labour and employment law committee will meet in Dublin next year. At a meeting in Hong Kong, the committee chose Dublin as its next destination, returning to the Irish capital for the first time since May 2001.

Harriet McCulloch, deputy director of Reprieve's death penalty team Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa today marks 1,000 days of detention in Egypt after being arrested in 2013.

Neil O'Mahony, partner at Eversheds Ireland Almost two-thirds of board-level executives in Irish businesses say their anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies are ineffective, according to a new report.

Chairman of the committee, Lord Tugendhat The House of Lords' EU External Affairs Sub-Committee has published a report into Operation Sophia, and says the EU naval mission to tackle people smuggling in the central Mediterranean is not working because of an inability to disrupt smugglers' business mo

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has launched its first-ever app for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. The CVRIA app is available in 23 EU languages and is broken into four sections for the convenience of legal professionals.

The Northern Ireland High Court of Justice Family Division has determined that it may hear an appeal against a decision not to revoke a freeing order on its merits, finding that such an approach is in line with a European Convention on Human Rights compatible interpretation of the Adoption (Northern

Emergency legislation to provide for the activation of suspended sentences is likely to be presented within two weeks after the relevant sections of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 were struck down. The High Court last month found that the provisions are unconstitutional because they allow for signifi

Tánaiste and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald The final report of the O'Higgins commission, presented to Tánaiste and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald last month, has been published.

Over 120 legal professionals and academics discussed a prospective British exit from the European Union (EU) at an event hosted by the Law Society of Northern Ireland.

Ombudsman Peter Tyndall The Ombudsman and Information Commissioner has welcomed a recommendation that he be given the powers to investigate complaints from prisoners.