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The High Court has granted an interlocutory injunction restraining the use of a trademark by a defendant which was alleged to infringe the trademark of a State-owned airline company. In reaching the decision, Ms Justice Nuala Butler considered that the balance of justice heavily favoured granting th

Black Lives Matter protesters facing charges under Covid-19 regulations have been told they will not be prosecuted. The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) said it had concluded that the test for prosecution was not met in respect of any of 14 suspects on evidential grounds.

The Company Law Review Group (CLRG) will publish a report within months on the practice of trading entities splitting their operations between trading and property and on transactional avoidance. The statutory advisory expert body has published its 2020 annual report, highlighting the significant bo

Legislation which would require insurance companies to explain how new personal injury guidelines have impacted their premiums has been put on hold for nine months. The Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021, a private member's bill introduced by Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty, cleared the secon

Belfast-based KRW LAW LLP has welcomed four new paralegals across its civil, criminal and legacy departments. Jack Murphy joined the criminal defence team and will assist in specialist Crown Court, Magistrates' court and Court of Appeal defence cases.

Eugene F Collins partner Paul Dempsey and associate Rachel Solanki consider what options creditors have in the aftermath of Brexit in enforcing a judgement handed down by a UK court in Ireland or vice versa. The UK is one of Ireland’s largest trading partners with Irish exports to Britain tota

Young people, people with disabilities, Travellers and East European migrants are at much higher risk of disadvantage around employment and have less access to "decent work" in Ireland, a new report has found. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the Economic and Social Research Instit

A new book edited by legal academics in Dublin and Glasgow considers the role of human rights in tackling the global challenges of poverty and economic inequality. Poverty and Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, edited by Suzanne Egan of University College Dublin and Anna Chadwick of the U

A new exhibition at Kilmainham Gaol Museum will remember "The Forgotten Ten" who were hanged in Mountjoy Prison during the Irish war of independence. The exhibition will be launched next Monday 7 June, the centenary of the final two executions, though will not be open to the public due to public hea

Sex workers in Spain have the right to form their own union, the country's Supreme Court ruled yesterday. The OTRAS union was established in August 2018 but closed its doors three months later following an order of the National Court.

The US military has apologised after accidentally storming an olive oil factory in Bulgaria. US troops carrying out a military exercise on a decommissioned Bulgarian airfield last month entered the wrong building by mistake.

The High Court has granted discovery against a defendant in personal injuries proceedings, rejecting a submission that discovery infringed the defendant’s right to self-incrimination. The claim was made by the defendant company that, arising out of a prosecution by the Health and Safety Author

Arthur Cox has announced the appointment of seven new of counsel in Dublin. With effect from yesterday, Suzanne Kearney, Gavin McArdle, Ed McDonagh, Andrew O'Connor, Laura Rafferty, Michael Shovlin and Amelia Walsh have been promoted to of counsel.

Barrister-led GDPR compliance consultancy Briefed.pro has announced plans to invest over £760,000 in its Belfast office following support from Invest NI. Specialising in protecting clients from fines and possible prosecutions, Briefed's data protection compliance products and consultancy servi

The Oireachtas will be asked to renew the legislation underpinning the prosecution of terrorism and organised crime offences in the non-jury Special Criminal Court as the independent review group into its future continues its work. Sections 2 to 4, 6 to 12, 14 and 17 of the Offences against the Stat