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A man who set his dog on police officers and ordered him to "kill" was left disappointed after the very friendly Staffordshire bull terrier accepted pets from the officers instead. Michael Horne, from the town of Kinross, Scotland, was described by a judge as "imbecilic" after he made death threats

A proposed ban on exploitative "sex-for-rent" arrangements has moved closer to becoming law after a private member's bill passed second stage in the Dáil yesterday with cross-party support. The Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022, proposed by Social Democrats TD Cian O'Callaghan, would introduce a

Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal has ordered prosecutors to reconsider the decision to discontinue the prosecution of Soldier F for the murder of William McKinney on Bloody Sunday in 1972. While quashing the decision of the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) to discontinue the prosecution of Soldier

Plans to require EU nationals crossing the border into Northern Ireland to apply for electronic travel authorisations in advance have been backed by MPs despite being branded as "essentially unworkable". The contentious provision in the Nationality and Borders Bill was removed by the House of Lords,

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will marry his lawyer Stella Moris today at HMP Belmarsh. Vivienne Westwood has designed a wedding dress for Ms Moris and a kilt for Mr Assange, whose parents have links to Scotland.

Plans to establish a new Office for Fairness and Transparency in the Agri-Food Supply Chain have been approved by ministers. The Cabinet yesterday approved the general scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022, which will create a new independent statutory authority aimed at promoti

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has launched a new strategy to support women and girls in contact with the justice system. The "Supporting Change" strategy, which covers the period from 2022 to 2029, focuses on women and girls who are at risk of offending or who have offended, and seeks to

Irish consumers will be able to bring collective claims to the High Court under new legislation announced by ministers yesterday.

Addleshaw Goddard (AG), which recently expanded into Dublin through a merger with Eugene F Collins, has opened an office in Luxembourg. With financial services as the firm's largest single sector, Luxembourg represents a significant business conduit, not only in finance deals, but also corporate, re

A man who allegedly took part in the storming of the US Capitol in January 2021 has been granted asylum in Belarus. Evan Neumann, who fled the US after he was charged with 14 offences including assault of a police officer, appeared on Belarusian state television yesterday, CNN reports.

Global law firm Quinn Emanuel has been instructed by Ukraine's Ministry of Defence to bring proceedings against Russia in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Alex Gerbi and Julianne Hughes-Jennett, partners in the London office of the US-headquartered firm, have taken on Ukraine's case on a

Ireland is not immune from the same pressures that have led the United States to the point where some lawyers openly dispute whether the system delivers "justice" at all, the Chief Justice has warned. Chief Justice Donal O'Donnell made the remarks yesterday as he launched a major report on access to

Nine inquests will be listed in the third year of Northern Ireland's five-year plan to clear the entire backlog of Troubles-era cases, the presiding coroner has announced. Mr Justice Humphreys conducted a review of all legacy inquests where a coroner has not yet been appointed at the end of February

ByrneWallace LLP has announced the appointment of Lee Squires as partner and head of indirect taxes within the firm's tax practice. Mr Squires, previously head of indirect tax at a global law firm in London and head of the indirect tax team at a large advisory firm in Ireland, brings over 15 years'

A journalist and former UK government minister has succeeded in contesting an order served on him by police to seek source material relating to the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.