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Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has been fined €40,000 by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) after it sent a letter containing allegations of abuse to a third party who then uploaded it to social media. This is the second fine that the DPC has issued under the EU General Data Protection R

The UK government should act immediately to deal with a "pandemic of misinformation" that poses an existential threat to our democracy and way of life, according to a report of the Lords' Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies. The committee said online platforms are not "inherently ungover

McKees has announced the opening of a new pop-up signing station on the Boucher Road in Belfast. The signing station, located in the Boucher Centre, can facilitate the swearing of affidavits and statutory declarations; the witnessing of deeds and wills; and certifying identity documents and cop

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission reflects on racism in Ireland on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Race Equality Directive coming into force. Today marks the twentieth anniversary of the Race Equality Directive, under which EU member states, including Ireland,

The prime minister of Bulgaria, Boïko Borissov, has been fined for entering a church without a mask. Having fallen foul of rules introduced by his own government, Borissov and his entourage face fines of as much as €150.

The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) has just completed an upgrade to the PIAB Solicitors’ Portal which brings benefits to users. Over 70% of solicitors are now registered to use the Portal and in excess of 75% of new claims are submitted by solicitors through the Portal. The applicat

The Court of Appeal has partially allowed an appeal, with regard to sentence, of a man who sexually abused two of his sisters. Background

Ireland's judiciary and legal professions have rallied in defence of a High Court judge who was singled out for criticism by a TD after striking down a law setting minimum pay and conditions for workers in certain sectors. Bríd Smith, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South-Central, sharply

Lawyers have been urged by Ms Justice Mary Irvine, the new president of the High Court, to consider settling 320 personal injury cases which have been left "in limbo" since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement this morning, Ms Justice Irvine highlighted statistics showing that 97 per c

The number of proceeds of crime cases brought to the Irish courts by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) reached an all-time high last year, according to new figures. The CAB brought 31 new proceeds of crime cases last year, the highest number in its 24-year history, according to its annual report for

Working hours at Belfast and Newry firm JMK Solicitors have been reduced by a fifth, with no loss in pay, as part of an ongoing project to improve "work-life balance". The personal injury and road traffic accident specialist firm said its 60 staff members now have the option of working for four days

A 64-year-old cleaner has won an age and disability discrimination case in the Workplace Relations Commission with support from legal rights group FLAC. The woman, represented by FLAC managing solicitor Sinead Lucey, took proceedings after being dismissed on the grounds of age and ill health from he

The Law Society of Ireland has announced the winners of the 2020 Justice Media Awards, held online for the first time in the event’s 29-year history. The top award was presented to Conor Gallagher, crime correspondent at The Irish Times, for an article on the Ana Kriégel murder trial.

New Nightingale-style courts will be opened to deal with the backlog of more than half a million criminal cases that have built up during the pandemic, The Times reports. Ten sites have been identified by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), amongst them town halls and university lecture theatres, wh

The estate of the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is suing Netflix for copyright infringement because Sherlock Holmes is portrayed as too warm, empathetic and respectful of women in one of its upcoming films. Enola Holmes, due to be released this September, is based on a book series published in the 200