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Environmental movement Extinction Rebellion (XR) has said it will target law firms in the City of London which are implicated in the climate crisis.

A judge-led public inquiry into the Scottish government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic will be established by the end of the year, ministers announced today. A consultation has been launched on the draft aims and principles of the inquiry, and the government said discussions are "underway with

Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon – or Johnny Rotten – has lost a High Court battle with his former bandmates over a new TV show about their career. He pulled out of the six-part miniseries to be directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle and refused to allow the band's music to be used in the s

The Court of Appeal has upheld a miscarriage of justice finding in the case of a father who spent 16 years in prison before he was found not guilty by reason of insanity of the murder of his infant son. Mr Justice George Birmingham, president of the three-judge court, said Yusuf Ali Abdi, 48, "shoul

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has invited voluntary and community sector organisations, registered charities, and statutory bodies delivering projects in community settings in Northern Ireland to apply for funding aimed at preventing crime. The Assets Recovery Community Scheme allows moni

Law firm Beauchamps has renewed its sponsorship of the Dublin Devils FC, a LGBT+ and inclusive football club that welcomes anyone who loves football – gay, bi, transgender and/or straight.

Afghan judges who jailed Taliban members should be evacuated to the UK, former Supreme Court president Lady Hale has said. In a letter to The Times, she said that “now that the prisons are being thrown open” the country's judiciary, and female judges in particular, “will be a targe

New animal protection laws will ban people from riding elephants while drunk. The legislation in Sri Lanka will also require domesticated elephants to have biometric identity cards.

Judges are becoming more frustrated with the quality of evidence barristers provide on behalf of criminals at pre-sentencing hearings, The Irish Times reports. A number of judges have raised the issue of poor evidence being offered during mitigation pleas.

The audio recording systems of the Irish courts are to receive a €3 million upgrade, the Irish Examiner reports. The money will be used by the Courts Service of Ireland to overhaul and maintain the system.

An anonymised jury could be used in the Special Criminal Court (SCC), it has been suggested. The option is among a number of alternatives to abolishing the controversial court, the Irish Examiner reports.

The Irish Centre for European Law will be electing a new board with additional officers in October 2021. The board’s nominations committee is seeking applications from interested individuals for the voluntary positions of treasurer, secretary, ordinary membership of the board and membership of

A legal expert has documented America's position on the ‘crime of aggression’ towards other countries from the Declaration of Independence up until the Donald Trump administration. Giulia Pecorella, a senior lecturer in law at Middlesex University, has written The United States of Americ

The Irish Times has published a full obituary of John Leckey, who has passed away at the age of 74. It says that he "was an inspirational figure in the legal system of Northern Ireland who helped to transform public trust in the administration of justice in the jurisdiction".

A former soldier has failed in his bid to have a manslaughter trial halted. David Holden, 51, will stand trial over the killing of Aidan McAnespie in County Tyrone in 1988 after a judge ruled there are sufficient grounds for the case to proceed.