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The U.S. Department of Justice (“DoJ”) civil lawsuit against Google, filed at the US District Court for the District of Columbia (the “District Court”) on 20 October 2020, is a first step in what will doubtless be lengthy, highly contentious litigation. Google Chief Legal Off

The Office of the Legal Cost Adjudicator settled 62 per cent of case costs, its first annual report shows. It reached settlements in costs of €47.5 million, adjudicated in €9m, while €33m remained adjourned.

The Residential Tenancies Act 2020 (the “RTA 20”) temporarily prevents the eviction of residential tenants (in all but exceptional cases) from taking place during Level 5 restrictions. The RTA 20, which was signed into law Saturday 24 October, is the latest in a number of temporary measu

Parliament may get legal powers to summon obstinate witnesses like Dominic Cummings and Rupert Murdoch to answer MPs' questions, the chair of a Commons committee has said. Chris Bryant, chair of the Committee of Privileges, said a report that will be released this year will detail plans to compel wi

Arthur Cox has revealed a 40 per cent increase in the pro bono hours it undertook over the last year in its Pro Bono Impact Report for 2019/2020. The report provides a snapshot of our pro bono projects, which includes secondments, legal information, strategic litigation, and legal clinics.

A Central Criminal Court jury has found an electrician guilty of murdering his partner of four months, whom he strangled in her bedroom after a "binge" drinking session. The panel of six men and six women rejected the defence contention by a majority verdict that Sean Nolan, 36, was too drunk to hav

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) this morning published its report on antisemitism in the Labour Party, concluding that the party committed unlawful acts against Jewish members and members complaining of antisemitism. In a statement, Mishcon de Reya, which acted for the Jewish Labour

A woman impersonated a prosecutor in order to file fake documents with a court that declared a stalking and drug possession case against her had been dropped. Lisa Landon, 33, of Littleton, a town in New Hampshire, attracted the attention of prosecutors after a state forensic examiner who was to per

The Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal taken by Eugenie Houston, where she alleged bias on the part of a High Court judge. Background

Rape complainants questioned about their sexual history will have legal representation at trial, under new reforms announced by Justice Minister Helen McEntee. The measure is among changes meant to improve complainants' experience of the justice system detailed in the strategy Supporting A Victim&rs

A review of Ireland's defamation laws and options for reform are to be laid before Justice Minister Helen McEntee. The Department of Justice aims for fresh legislation to be ready for governmental approval before the end of the year.

There has been a sharp increase in the number of prisoners spending more than 15 days in units by themselves, the Belfast Telegraph reports. In the past decade, more than 1,000 prisoners have been put in care and supervision units (CSUS) in jails for that period of time.

The actions of the UK government during the coronavirus emergency this year bear the hallmarks of authoritarianism, Lord Sumption has warned. The former Supreme Court justice noted that authoritarian government promotes "loyalty at the expense of wisdom and flattery at the expense of objective advic

On 25 September 2020, the Supreme Court ruled in two separate judgments that where a public body decides not to disclose certain records (on the basis of an exemption under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (the “Act”)). The reasons for the decision must be fully explained, and the pub

The TV and radio adverts for the ‘Still Here’ domestic abuse campaign will recommence today. The Still Here TV and radio adverts, developed by the Department of Justice in collaboration with a number of frontline services, shows that, for many people, their home is not a safe place durin