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A new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence will be established at Dublin City University (DCU) following a funding award by the European Commission. REBUILD – which stands for Recovery of Europe, Budget of the Union: Integration, Law & Democracy – has been funded under the Erasmus+ progr

An independent review of Ireland's abortion laws has begun with the launch of a public consultation. The Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Act) 2018, introduced after the referendum on repealing the Eighth Amendment, specifically provides for a review of the operation of the Act within

A new personal injury discount rate will be set early next year following the passing of new legislation. The Damages (Return on Investment) Bill completed its final stage in Stormont yesterday and is expected to receive royal assent before the end of January 2022, after which a new rate will be set

Proposals to shrink the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) and rename it simply "Probation Northern Ireland" have gone out for consultation. Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJINI) last year recommended that the Department of Justice should review PBNI's founding legislation an

The Home Office’s so-called ‘turn around’ tactics in the English Channel have not been shown to have a clear legal basis, according to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee. In a letter to the Home Secretary, published today, the committee expresses concerns around

Cannabis taxes have been suspended in San Francisco to help legal dispensaries compete with black market drug dealers. The tax was due to come into force at the start of 2022 but will now be suspended until 31 December 2022 to support cannabis businesses, the San Francisco Examiner reports.

Judge Rory MacCabe has been nominated by ministers for appointment as the next chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC). Currently a Circuit Court judge, he will also be elevated to the High Court "in light of the significance of the role", justice minister Helen M

Northern Ireland's High Court has rejected an application for judicial review alleging bias where such bias was not established by the applicant. This decision is one of many regarding planning permission for the proposal to commence gold mining operations in the Sperrin Mountains in County Tyrone.

A fund set up by the legal community to assist the resettlement of Afghan women judges and their families in Ireland has passed the €50,000 fundraising milestone following a donation from the Sports Law Bar Association (SLBA). The association donated €1,334.40, the entire proceeds of its r

Rohingya refugees in the UK and US are suing social media giant Facebook for $150 billion over allegations that the platform helped to promote violence against the minority group in Myanmar. Facebook previously apologised in 2018 for not "doing enough to help prevent our platform from being used to

Regulations banning smoking in private vehicles when children are present and preventing the sale of nicotine inhaling products such as e-cigarettes to under-18s have been approved by the Northern Ireland Assembly. The regulation concerning private vehicles where children are present builds on exist

Irish employers should align any compulsory retirement age in their employment contracts with the State pension age, a conference attended by over 200 in-house legal counsel has heard. Attendees at William Fry’s CounselConnect conference heard that a small but growing number of employers have

Court sittings have been cancelled today in counties where red weather warnings have been issued by Met Éireann. No courts will sit in Kerry, Cork, Clare and Newcastle West today as Storm Barra brings snow, ice and wind to Ireland.

Westminster's joint committee on human rights has called on the UK government to amend proposals in the Judicial Review and Courts Bill which could deny judicial remedies and remove a safeguard against flawed asylum decisions. The bill proposes changes to the courts’ power to make ‘quash

The Law Commission of England and Wales has announced recommendations to reform hate crime legislation to ensure that disabled and LGBT+ victims receive the same protections as victims with other protected characteristics. The commission is also making a number of recommendations to protect women an