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Siobhan Phelan SC has been nominated by ministers for appointment as an ordinary judge of the High Court. Her appointment was approved alongside that of Judge Karen O'Connor and Conor Dignam SC, whose nominations for appointment to the High Court were confirmed earlier this week.

In a world first, New Zealand has legalised drug-checking after passing a law to allow a temporary pill testing service at festivals to continue and expand. In contrast, other countries' drug-checking services have operated in a legal grey zone.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the Cabinet Office £500,000 for disclosing postal addresses of the 2020 New Year Honours recipients online. The ICO found that the Cabinet Office failed to put appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to prevent the

A church has apologised to a woman who was kicked out of the congregation for bringing what they thought was cannabis – but was actually coriander. Regular churchgoer Ashley Antiverso said she brought coriander for her Mexican soup, but was not allowed to enter the church because other members

An Iraqi member of the so-called Islamic State (IS) has been found guilty of genocide in a German court in relation to the murder of Yazidis. The Yazidi minority group has been persecuted for centuries but particularly in recent years by IS, which regards Yazidis as "devil worshippers" for their uni

The Supreme Court has held that the Labour Court erred in concluding that a worker who complained about pain while working did not make a protected disclosure to his employer. It was held that the Labour Court did not properly set out the findings of fact relating to the worker’s complaint to

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has announced the appointment of Jeanette Donohoe as its new head of dispute resolution. A director in the firm, she has been promoted to the position due to her depth of litigation experience and will lead the department as it continues to grow and innovate acros

Justice Minister Helen McEntee hosted an online commemorative ceremony this morning to mark the ninth annual national Missing Persons Day. National Missing Persons Day is an all-Ireland day of commemoration, providing an opportunity for family members and friends of missing persons to remember their

Caoimhe McConnell has joined Richard Grogan & Associates as head of litigation.  She brings a wealth of experience and expertise in the areas of personal injury, medical negligence, workplace accidents and product liability.

Censors in Hong Kong have removed an episode of The Simpsons from a streaming service as it refers to the Tiananmen Square Massacre and mocks Mao Zedong. Disney+ launched in Hong Kong earlier this month, but viewers noticed the absence of episode 12 of season 16: Goo Goo Gai Pan.

The High Court has struck out part of a defamation claim which was brought by a plaintiff against the Irish Daily Star and centred on the Hutch/Kinahan gang feud. The plaintiff alleged that the Star had defamed her by reporting that she was asked to help the Kinahan gang kill her partner or face bei

Bullying in school is a longstanding problem and whilst the traditional “face to face” bullying has garnished considerable attention over the years, cyberbullying has emerged from the embers of the explosion of technology and social media to become increasingly insidious and prevalent. T

Noeline Blackwell, CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, has launched Mercy Law Resource Centre’s 2020 Annual Report. Aoife Kelly-Desmond, managing solicitor at Mercy Law Resource Centre, an independent law centre that provides free legal advice and representation to people facing homelessness

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has secured Government approval to recommend to President Higgins that he exercise his right to pardon John Twiss, who was convicted of the murder of John Donovan and executed in January 1895. The granting of a Presidential Pardon is a right which should be offered onl

A book in memory of the late Lord Kerr is being published this week.