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A legal row has broken out between Italy and a German toy company over a jigsaw puzzle bearing the image of ­Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man. The original drawing is housed in the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice. Reproductions on merchandise are popular and the drawing was used a

Music must be no slower than Hotel California and no faster than Radio Ga Ga, a new law in Russia's Chechnya region dictates. The Russian republic's culture ministry has declared that "all musical, vocal and choreographic works should correspond to a tempo of 80 to 116 beats per minute", The Moscow

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has begun hearing a case brought by Nicaragua against Germany over its support for Israel in its war in Gaza. In separate proceedings brought by South Africa against Israel, the ICJ previously found that there is a plausible risk of genocide being committed a

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is seeking views from interested parties on what measures should be taken to boost Ireland’s cyber security sector as part of a cyber security industrial strategy. The National Cyber Security Strategy 2019-2024 Mid-Term Review set out a number of new m

Cork firm JRAP O'Meara Solicitors LLP is to relocate from the South Mall to take up a larger space at the Victorian Quarter on MacCurtain Street. The firm is finalising a lease on 11,700 sq ft of office property at the former Thompson House, likely to be for close to €200,000 per annum, the Iri

The European commissioner for human rights, Michael O'Flaherty, has called for "firm action" in response to the "shocking" scale of human rights violations faced by Roma and Travellers in Europe. Mr O'Flaherty, who took up the role this week, was speaking ahead of International Roma Day on Monday.

One week remains for entries to the Law Society Justice Media Awards 2024. The long-running awards recognise outstanding print, broadcast, and online journalism that contributes to the public's understanding of justice, the legal system, and access to justice issues.

Ireland's sovereign development fund is to divest from investments of around €3 million in six Israeli companies, including five banks, which do business in the occupied Palestinian territories. The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has said the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF)

An organisation representing sex workers in Ireland has called on the government to reverse a decision to complete a review of the 2017 sex buyer ban law in-house. Solicitor Maura Butler SC was initially appointed in July 2020 to lead an independent review of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offen

Legislation providing for the establishment of two new funds, the Future Ireland Fund and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund, has been published. The Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024 follows the announcement of the two funds in Budget 2024.

New legislation on automatic pension enrolment will end Ireland's status as an international "outlier", the government has said. The Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024, which will shortly be brought to the Oireachtas, will pave the way for around 800,000 workers to be brought in

Belfast-based McCartan Turkington Breen has announced a new charity partnership with Hope House Ireland.

The mayor of a small Italian island is offering free goats to anyone who can remove them from the island. Alicudi, a tiny island off the coast of Sicily, is said to be overrun by wild goats — with around 600 goats to 100 human residents, CNN reports.

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has promoted Dorian Rees and Karen Gallagher to partner in its Dublin office. Mr Rees has been appointed as a partner working across the firm's real estate, technology, science and industry, and corporate teams.

Business insurance premiums rose by eight per cent in 2022 despite a slight decline in the total cost of settlements, according to a new Central Bank report. The Central Bank today published the third Employers' Liability, Public Liability and Commercial Property Insurance Report based on figures co