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Police have said they received an "overwhelming" response to an appeal for members of the public to smoke cannabis to help train officers. Two police forces in Maryland — where cannabis is legal for medical and recreational use — are training officers to recognise cannabis impairment.

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is to pursue fresh legal action against the UK government after it moved to prevent him from receiving compensation following a UK Supreme Court ruling. The new Northern Ireland Troubles Bill will retrospectively legalise the detention of Mr Adams and ot

The policing of a Palestine solidarity demonstration earlier this month violated both Garda policies and Ireland's international human rights obligations, according to a new report. The Irish Network of Legal Observers has published its first-ever report, which focuses on a protest which took place

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced a significant reduction in its electricity and gas costs and emissions. A 30 per cent reduction in electricity costs, a 20 per cent reduction in gas costs and the complete elimination of electricity-related emissions were achieved following an audit

Belfast firm Phoenix Law has secured more than £1.2 million in compensation for five survivors of child sexual abuse in the 1970s and 1980s following a settlement. The claims, relating to abuse perpetrated by prolific paedophile Malachy Finegan at St Colman’s College, Newry from 1972 to

Plans for reform of the international protection system may fall short of Ireland's legal obligations under the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, the government has been told. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) this week warned the Oireachtas justice committee that it has signif

Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Dame Siobhan Keegan, has been appointed as co-patron of Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI). Her appointment was announced earlier this week at an IRLI event in Belfast, where Dame Siobhan addressed an audience of barristers, solicitors, members of the judi

Ireland is in danger of opening the door to a rise in "speculative mass litigation" which could cost the economy up to €3.6 billion per year, according to a new report. The European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), a Brussels-based think tank, produced the analysis for the pr

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has rebuked a complainant who relied on "phantom citations" in submissions which may have been generated using AI. In a ruling handed down on 1 October, adjudication officer Patricia Owens said she was "not particularly concerned about whether the complainant

A lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) over alleged links between its talcum powder products and cancer has been formally lodged at the High Court in London on behalf of more than 3,000 claimants. KP Law, formerly known as Keller Postman UK, is bringing what is believed to be one of the l

UK government plans to retain the so-called "security veto" in new Troubles legislation risks betraying victims again, human rights campaigners have warned. Amnesty International has welcomed the government's introduction this week of the new Northern Ireland Troubles Bill and a remedial order

An AI-generated candidate has been proposed for mayor of Tirana in the Albanian capital's upcoming election. The launch of TirANA (Tirana Algorithmic Neural Assistant) follows the Albanian government's appointment in September of an AI chatbot as a government minister.

Professor Catherine O'Rourke has joined Dublin City University (DCU) to research the inadequacies of international law in capturing gendered experiences of harm. Feminist scholars have highlighted how the focus of international law on harm, particularly gender-based harm, fails to capture the broade

A taskforce examining the use of restraint and seclusion in Northern Ireland schools has been dealt a serious blow by the withdrawal of two leading children's rights organisations, who say they have "lost all confidence" in the process. The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People

Human rights lawyer and campaigner Noeline Blackwell has joined the board of Community Foundation Ireland to help guide its work with 5,000 voluntary, community and charitable partners. Ms Blackwell is one of two new board members, joining alongside Northside Partnership's chief executive, Paul Roge