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Stephen Kirwan, solicitor at KOD Lyons, explores the pitfalls and uncertainties remaining under Ireland's gender recognition laws. On July 15th 2015, the Irish Government passed the Gender Recognition Act 2015. The Act gives transgender people full legal recognition of their preferred gender and all

A court has rejected claims from prosecutors that a woman who staged a topless protest against Vladimir Putin committed an act of public indecency. France's supreme court, the Cour de Cassation, said it was legal for women to display their breasts in public so long as their “behaviour was inco

A man who was repeatedly stopped and searched under the Justice and Security (NI) Act 2007 has been granted a declaration that the PSNI, in failing to record the basis for searches carried out in 2013, acted in breach of the man’s right to respect for private and family life under Article 8 EC

Philip Lee has announced the appointment of Thomas O'Malley as a partner in the Dublin firm's real estate department. Mr O'Malley specialises in commercial real estate with a focus on social housing and property development.

Irish judges have a high work burden which will only increase following the establishment of the Judicial Council because of the State's comparatively "small judiciary", Chief Justice Frank Clarke has warned. The top judge said Ireland does not "have the numbers available to other comparable courts,

Lobbying laws introduced nearly five years ago do not need to be amended, a statutory review has concluded. The second statutory review of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015, which was commenced in September 2015, was published yesterday.

Two cases brought by former prisoners over having to 'slop out' have been mentioned before the High Court. In one action, Susan McGovern, a former prisoner at Limerick Women's Prison, claims she was subject to degrading treatment when subject to the slopping out regime between 2000 and 2003 and from

Law students at the Law Society of Ireland have triumphed in the national rounds of the Jessup Competition. The winning team was made up of Shauna Scannell and Samuel Elliott of Matheson, Darren McConnon of EirGrid, Louise O'Callaghan of McCann FitzGerald.

Global law firm Kennedys, with offices in Dublin and Belfast, has announced the launch of a new AI-powered technology platform aimed at helping clients manage claims more efficiently. Kennedys IQ has been established as a separate, technology-driven company which combines human and machine intellige

Dillon Eustace remains the leading legal adviser to Irish-domiciled funds, according to a new report. The firm advises more Irish funds than any other law firm and has continued to do so for over two decades, independent fund research company Monterey Insight said.

Drugs prosecutions in Scotland have plummeted following a change in policy. Figures show that cases have halved in four years, with prosecutors applying what they say is "smart", not "soft touch" justice, our sister publication Scottish Legal News reports.

Global financial services law firm Walkers has invited submissions to the second year of its photography competition run in collaboration with Business to Arts.

A respected dance school is facing a lawsuit from a student who says she sustained injuries after being made to lift a "significantly" heavier partner. Charlotte Vanweersch, 26, claims that the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds was negligent in pairing her up with the other woman.

A woman who was refused international protection in the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, in a decision which stated that she “worked as a prostitute and managed to sustain herself”, has been granted an order of certiorari in the High Court. Remitting the case back to the IPAT f

A judge has questioned whether provocation should be allowed as a defence in murder cases where the deceased only used words against the accused. Justice Tony Hunt was speaking at the Central Criminal Court during a sentence hearing for a man who kicked his father to death after his dad called him a