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Indonesia has demanded that the Netherlands return various valuables including collections of jewels and fossils. The country, once a Dutch colony, has called for hundreds of artworks as well as eight collections, among them the famous fossilised hominid skull of Java Man in addition to valuables lo

A new report has found that the judiciary in England and Wales is “institutionally racist”. The study, undertaken by the University of Manchester and barrister Keir Monteith KC, found that judicial discrimination was directed particularly towards black court users — be they lawyers

Cannabis can now be ordered on Uber Eats in Toronto. Four years after Canada legalised the drug, the American company launched a partnership with three marijuana dispensaries in the city

The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) will assess claims from gardaí injured as a result of malicious incidents under legislation approved by the Oireachtas. The Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 provides for a complete overhaul of the current Garda compensation sc

The Law Society of Ireland has awarded its inaugural Justice Award to the people of Ukraine. The new award was created to recognise extraordinary contributions to the discourse and development of Ireland's legal landscape through legal practice, academia, social justice or rights advocacy.

Dillon Eustace LLP has appointed Brendan Cunnane, Grace O'Connor and Alanna Hannon as partners across its real estate and asset management and investment funds teams. Mr Cunnane, who has become a partner in the firm's real estate practice, has extensive experience advising on Irish real estate acqui

The National Archives and the Courts Service of Ireland have announced plans to stage a dramatic re-enactment of the drafting of the Irish Free State constitution to mark its centenary. The unique event will be performed in the Constitution Suite of the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, where the 1922 Con

Residential landlords will not be able to evict tenants over the coming winter months under plans agreed by ministers today. Housing minister Darragh O'Brien said new legislation would provide a temporary and conditional stay on tenancy terminations this winter, despite earlier suggestions by govern

Ireland's data protection watchdog is being sued by a man who complained about the Catholic Church's refusal to destroy his baptismal records. Martin Meany, a former Catholic, made a complaint to the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in 2018 after the church told him that it would not destroy data of

Diversity at board or C-suite level in the aviation industry has declined in recent years, a survey by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has found. Just 17 per cent of those surveyed by the law firm report that the percentage of employees at C-suite or board level that identify as female, or as a member

The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) referred four suspected miscarriages of justice to the Northern Ireland courts in the past year, according to its latest annual report. Established 25 years ago, the CCRC is the independent body responsible for investigating alleged miscarriages of justice

In its new report published today on its visit to Bulgaria in October 2021, the Council of Europe’s committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) hails rare occurrences of ill-treatment by staff, reduction of prison population and certain improvements in living conditions. However, it regrets

A Spanish resort is taking a rapper to court because of an "offensive" song that implies it is a hotbed of corruption. The municipal council of Lloret de Mar on the Costa Brava has begun proceedings against Samuel SLZR as he allegedly links the town to “vandalism, crime and corruption”.

Prioritising traditional forms of crime has left the justice system ill-equipped to deal with continuing rise in fraud, Westminster's justice committee has found. In a report into fraud and the justice system, the committee calls on the UK government to revolutionise the way in which fraud is fought

A memorial in a church dedicated to an 18th century slave owner who was "instrumental in quelling" a slave uprising in Jamaica has been deemed racist and offensive and should be removed. The Consistory Court of the Diocese of Salisbury has granted a faculty permitting the removal of the memorial to