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New Zealand is set to decriminalise abortion under new plans intended to bring the law "into line with many other developed countries". Under the present legal framework, which has remained unchanged since 1978, an abortion is only lawful in certain circumstances, including where continuing the preg

Police in a Texas town have been forced to apologise after photos emerged of an arrested black man being led with a rope by two white officers on horseback. The photos attracted sharp criticism on social media and from civil rights groups, who said the images resembled historic photos of slavery and

A man has successfully sued magicians who failed to make his estranged wife return using "magic knowledge". The man, whose name has not been made public, hired the company after it promised in a TV advert that it could "return your wife or loved woman".

Philip Lee consultant Chris Collenette has been elected chairperson of the Ireland Canada Business Association (ICBA). Mr Collenette, who is a consultant for the Dublin-based law firm's corporate department and responsible for its Canada desk, was previously the ICBA's vice-chair.

Maynooth University Department of Law has announced the appointment of Dr Oisin Suttle as assistant professor of law. He previously taught at Queen's University Belfast, the University of Sheffield and University College Law, and has practised commercial law with a leading Dublin law firm.

Mr Justice Richard Johnson, former president of the High Court, has passed away at the age of 81. The late judge qualified as a barrister at the King's Inns in 1960 and was called to the Inner Bar in 1977, prior to his appointment to the High Court bench in 1987.

A committal hearing in the prosecution of the former British soldier known as "Soldier F" in connection with two murders and four attempted murders on Bloody Sunday in 1972 will take place next month. Solicitor Ciaran Shiels of Madden & Finucane Solicitors, representing the families of 11 people

Former PSNI chief constable Sir Hugh Orde has said he is "still furious" about the 2014 closure of the Historical Enquiries Team (HET), which he said should have been allowed to complete its work. In an interview with The Irish Times, the former police chief, who stood down in 2009, challenged the f

Co Donegal firm McMorrow & McLaughlin Solicitors has become the new sponsor of a weekly podcast promoting tourism to Bundoran. The firm, headed by principal Conor McLaughlin, has an office in the popular seaside resort and another in Letterkenny.

Lawyers joined the annual Belfast Pride parade in an organised bloc for a fourth consecutive year on Saturday.

Police should stop calling complainants "victims" in relation to sex offence allegations as it creates a presumption they are telling the truth, a former High Court judge has told The Times. Sir Richard Henriques, who authored a report for Scotland Yard into the failings of the VIP child abuse inves

A judge in Scotland has said the Lord Advocate and Solicitor General should experience work as ordinary prosecutors in a “Walmart approach” to prosecution, The Courier reports. Sheriff George Way was referring to a policy of the US retailer that sees senior managers spend a week per year

The Department of Justice has relaunched its campaign to raise awareness of paramilitary-style attacks and their impact on victims, families and wider society. The "Ending the Harm" campaign was first launched in October 2018 and tells the story of a paramilitary-style shooting from the point of vie

In a further sign that low interest rates are the new normal, Virgin Money has launched a new range of long term fixed rate residential and buy-to-let products, offering borrowers interest rate certainty for up to 15 years. The new products will include overpayments of up to 10 per cent per annum wi

A man who filmed himself throwing a fridge down a cliff while joking about "recycling" was ordered by police to drag it back up – by hand. Police made their own follow-up video of his Sisyphean effort and published it on Twitter, as well as slapping him with a €45,000 fine.