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The Court of Appeal has ruled that the offence of sexual exploitation of a child is a standalone offence and does not require proof that the child was trafficked. The question arose following the acquittal of two men accused of sexual exploitation, who had argued that the offence only applied in the

Scotland is to introduce 'sobriety tags' for offenders who commit alcohol-fuelled crimes. Offenders guilty of such crimes will have to wear the tags upon their release. The devices will trigger an alarm if the wearer has a drink during their probation period.

The UK government must address ethical, legal, logistical and political challenges arising from new border checks due to launch next year that will affect UK residents travelling to the EU, according to the House of Lords justice and home affairs committee. In a letter to the Home Secretary, the com

Justice secretary Dominic Raab has been attacked by the bar over claims he is ignoring the problems in the criminal courts, The Times reports. Mr Raab was accused of snubbing the Bar Council's annual conference over the weekend after he failed to make a speech in person. He sent a pre-recorded video

New homes and buildings such as supermarkets and workplaces, as well as those undergoing major renovation, will be required to install electric vehicle charge points from next year, under new UK government legislation announced today. Up to 145,000 extra charge points will be installed across Englan

A senior politician charged with cleaning up Norway's expenses system has resigned a month in after being embroiled in an expenses scandal. Eva Kristin Hansen, 48, was elected as president of the Storting, Norway's parliament, just six weeks ago, but is now facing a police investigation for alleged

The Law Society of Ireland has presented cheques worth €215,000 in total to the Calcutta Run's charity partners, Peter McVerry Trust and the Hope Foundation.

Legacy gifts to the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland can be matched at 50 per cent under the first initiative of its kind in Northern Ireland.

Global law firm Allen & Overy (A&O) has announced plans to build on the success of its legal services centre in Belfast with the opening of a second advanced delivery centre in Perth, Australia. The new centre, similar to that opened in Belfast in 2011, will comprise legal support profession

The criminal courts are expected to experience further disruption this week as a result of Covid-19 outbreaks in the prison system. The Irish Prison Service (IPS) said on Friday that it is dealing with active outbreaks in Cloverhill and Mountjoy, while Midlands Prison has been brought under control.

Personal injury lawyers have called on the Irish government to establish a statutory compensation scheme for vaccine-related injuries. An expert group chaired by Mr Justice Charles Meenan recommended in December 2020 that the government establish a vaccine compensation scheme "as a matter of urgency

Former chief justice Frank Clarke will join lawyers from some of Ireland's biggest law firms on Monday to launch the third Pro Bono Week Ireland. Pro Bono Week Ireland, which runs this year from 22-26 November, celebrates the role played by volunteer lawyers supporting civil society and those in nee

Any move by the UK to invoke Article 16 to suspend parts of the Brexit deal would risk equality and human rights protections for people in Northern Ireland, Amnesty International has said. The human rights group has written to UK and EU negotiators Lord Frost and Maroš Šefčovič to wa

Sligo-based Callan Tansey LLP has celebrated five years since opening its office in Ballina, Co Mayo.

The Northern Ireland Executive has agreed to introduce legislation to extend the so-called "six-month rule" for terminally ill people accessing certain benefits. The High Court ruled last summer that the requirement for terminally ill claimants to demonstrate that their death can reasonably be expec