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A full statutory public interest defence should be available to anyone accused of an unauthorised disclosure offence under the Official Secrets Act 1989, the Law Commission has recommended. In a report on espionage and unauthorised disclosures laid before Parliament, the commission states that the O

Some 200 American personnel benefited from a bulk diplomatic immunity deal as the UK base they were working on expanded its 'war on terror' operations, according to court documents from the case of Harry Dunn. Mr Dunn was killed in a hit-and-run in 2019 when his motorcycle was hit by a car near 

Police officers are facing investigation after letting an apparently drunk man walk away from a car crash without a breath test or arresting him. A video which went viral on Twitter shows what appears to be an extremely drunk man barely keeping himself upright after crashing his car into other parke

Solicitor Barry Crushell has announced the launch of a new specialist workplace law firm, Crushell & Co Solicitors. Mr Crushell, who trained with Arthur Cox and previously founded the Dublin and London offices of a US law firm, told Irish Legal News that the COVID-19 pandemic had been a "driving

Elaine Hughes has been promoted to director of company secretarial and corporate governance services at LK Shields Solicitors LLP. Ms Hughes has led the company secretarial and compliance team at LK Shields for the past two years. She advises some of the firms largest domestic and international clie

Solicitors will have to collect contact details for contact tracing purposes from all people attending court on behalf of the party they represent under a new practice direction. Practice directions CC 26 and HC 94, which came into effect yesterday, place new obligations on solicitors "in the intere

Legislation providing for a major shake-up of insurance laws has partly come into force today, but key provisions will not be commenced until at least a year from now. The Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017, introduced as a private member’s bill by Sinn Féin finance spokesperson Pea

Dr Mary Dobbs has joined Maynooth University as a lecturer in equity, trusts and environmental matters. She previously worked as a senior lecturer at Queen's University Belfast, where she specialised in environmental law and governance, agriculture and genetically modified crops, particularly in the

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland advised KanAm Grund Group on the purchase and financing of four historic buildings at 30-33 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2.

Brand new research from Brewin Dolphin, the wealth manager, and The Lawyer magazine, has highlighted the need for law firms to expand their in-house programmes of physical and mental health to include financial wellbeing, especially during times of uncertainty. The research, a survey of nearly 500 s

Researchers have launched a comprehensive public database exploring amnesties granted during ongoing conflicts, as part of peace negotiations, or in post-conflict periods for the first time. The Amnesties, Conflict and Peace Agreement (ACPA) dataset contains detailed information on 289 amnesties int

An official review into a compensation scheme for victims of sexual abuse in schools has been further delayed until at least December. The government has sought its fourth delay on updating the Council of Europe on its progress in reviewing the compensation scheme set up following a landmark court d

Same-sex couples in Northern Ireland can have religious wedding ceremonies from today as new regulations come into force. The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020 removes the prohibition on religious marriage of same-sex couples from 1 September 2020.

The Supreme Court of India has imposed a symbolic fine of one rupee on a lawyer found guilty of criminal contempt for social media posts that criticised senior judges. Prashant Bhushan, 63, who had refused to apologise for the tweets, was told to pay the fine by September 15. If he fails to do

Aviation authorities have asked police to investigate reports from two pilots who said they saw a man in a jetpack above Los Angeles. The bizarre saga began when a pilot approaching Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Sunday night told the control tower that he "just passed a guy in a jetpack