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A man who has been accused of creating a website facilitating access to child pornography, and whose surrender to the United States has been ordered, has lost his appeal to the Supreme Court in which he raised issues with the role of the Minister for Justice and Equality under the Extradition Act 19

Proposals to establish an independent statutory Irish gambling regulatory authority have been given the go-ahead by ministers. The new authority, to be formed under the auspices of the Department of Justice, forms the key plank of the report of the Inter-Departmental Working Group on the Future Lice

Barrister Grainne McMorrow SC is set to be recognised in the 2019 NUI Galway Alumni Awards next month. Ms McMorrow has been named the winner of the Alumni Award for Law, Public Policy and Government, sponsored by Ronan Daly Jermyn.

A Northern Ireland expert in offender rehabilitation has won recognition from the British Psychological Society (BPS) for her work on problem-solving courts. Dr Geraldine O'Hara, director of rehabilitation at the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI), has been granted the BPS Award for Innovat

The Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly has published a special issue on health law, edited by the directors of the Centre for Health, Law and Society (CHLS) at the University of Bristol Law School. The special edition, Reviewing the boundaries of health law - new directions and dimensions, includes ar

Lisa Quinn O'Flaherty, solicitor at Fitzsimons Redmond and a Climate Ambassador for Irish environmental charity An Taisce, writes for Irish Legal News on how lawyers can help to solve our climate crisis. I’m a solicitor at Fitzsimons Redmond, with a passion for active citizenship and a deep co

The European Commission has imposed a €1.49 billion fine on search giant Google for breaching EU antitrust rules. In a decision yesterday, the Commission found that Google had abused its dominant position in the online search advertising intermediation market by imposing restrictive clauses in

A former Senator who successfully introduced Ireland's ban on child smacking encouraged Scottish legislators to follow suit at a Scottish Parliament meeting this morning. Jillian van Turnhout, who introduced the bill which became the Children First Act 2015 during her time as an Independent Senator,

The judicial retirement age should be raised to 74, the President of the UK Supreme Court has said. Lady Hale, 74, told peers that the judiciary should seek applicants for the High Court bench from lawyers in their 60s, who will no longer be concerned about reaching their maximum earning power.

Mason Hayes & Curran has been named Irish law firm of the year at The Lawyer European Awards 2019. The magazine hosted its 10th annual European awards in London on Tuesday evening, where Mason Hayes & Curran triumphed in the "Law Firm of the Year: Republic of Ireland" category.

Barrister Sheena Grattan and solicitor Margarita Sloane are set to deliver the first in a new series of Belfast lectures on Women in Law. The first in the series of events, organised by The Bar of Northern Ireland, will take place at the Inn of Court next Friday 29 March, 12.30pm to 2pm.

A woman has been charged with drug offences after allegedly handing out cannabis-infused cookies during a St Patrick's Day parade. Cathleen Krause, 57, was "visibly intoxicated" when arrested by police at the parade in Shawano, a small city in the US state of Wisconsin.

The Chief Constable of the PSNI must take steps to secure the practical independence of investigators concerned with the further investigation into the death of 24-year-old Jean Smyth, who was shot in Belfast in 1972. Finding that the Chief Constable had not demonstrated the independence of the Lega

Insurance risk and commercial law specialists BLM has announced plans to recruit 10 more lawyers in Dublin as it anticipates increased demand due to Brexit. The firm currently employs 110 people across its offices in Dublin, Belfast and Derry, and this will grow to 120 by the end of 2019 - partly in

Belfast firm Ó Muirigh Solicitors, which specialises in human rights law, has appointed Paul Duffy as a solicitor. Mr Duffy, a graduate of Queen's University Belfast (QUB) and Northumbria University, brings a wealth of experience in litigation and road traffic collisions.