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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Israel expels French-Palestinian rights lawyer Salah Hamouri | Middle East Eye

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Northern Ireland's High Court has quashed a decision by the UK government not to establish a public inquiry into the 1998 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. In a ruling handed down yesterday, Mr Justice Scoffield said he had "no hesitation in concluding" that the UK government "remains in bre

A long-awaited government plan to tackle energy poverty should be put on a statutory footing with legally binding targets, Community Law & Mediation (CLM) has said. The law centre welcomed last week's publication of the Energy Poverty Action Plan, in particular the establishment of a cross-depar

A new construction safety licensing authority will be established under legislation approved by ministers. The draft Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2022, which is due to be published, will provide for the establishment of a licensing authority to oversee a new licensing model for those skilled a

The UK scheme to settle millions of EU citizens is unlawful, the High Court in London has ruled.

A former Argentinian police officer who tortured and killed a left-wing student during Argentina's military dictatorship in the 1970s has been sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment. Mario Sandoval, 69, was convicted by a court in Buenos Aires of involvement in the 1976 kidnapping and killing of Hern&a

The case of two fans of actress Ana de Armas who are suing a film studio for removing her from the film Yesterday has reached the next stage. Conor Woulfe and Peter Michael Rosza accused Universal Studios of false representation and fraud at the beginning of this year after they paid $3.99 to rent t

PhD students from across Europe and beyond recently descended on Cork to discuss, explore and develop research in the area of children's rights.

The second edition of the annual Law Magazine published by Clarus Press is now available online. In the cover story, barrister and journalist Brenda Power writes on how lawyers have been portrayed by Hollywood and in television dramas.

Former Bar Council chairperson Paul McGarry SC has been elected as president of Arbitration Ireland. Mr McGarry is a private client barrister and experienced international arbitrator who served as chair of the Bar Council from 2016 to 2018.

Retired Co Antrim solicitor Patrick Diamond has passed away. Mr Diamond was admitted to the roll in 1988, and practised in Randalstown-based Patrick Diamond & Co before retiring in 2009.

Rapper 50 Cent has taken legal action against a plastic surgeon allegedly using his image to promote penis enhancement surgery. The lawsuit centres on a photo of the rapper with Angela Kogan, who runs Perfection Plastic Surgery & Med Spa in Florida, the Miami Herald reports.

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Horizon Therapeutics plcs, a global biotechnology company headquartered in Dublin, is to be acquired by Amgen Inc. for an enterprise value of $28.3 billion.

Applications have opened for solicitors and barristers seeking to become a senior counsel next year. Legal practitioners who wish to be granted patents of precedence, allowing them to use the title of senior counsel, must submit their application by 5pm on Thursday 16 February 2023.