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New research from Ulster University has found that an individual's right to a fair trial can be in danger if they go to court without legal representation. Gráine McKeever, professor of law and social justice at Ulster University, led the first study of its kind in association with the Northe

Dublin employment solicitor Harry Wall has been appointed principal employee relations specialist at medical technology company Medtronic. Mr Wall took up the position this month after leaving Ronan Daly Jermyn in August, where he worked as an employment law solicitor for the past two years.

Gardaí failed to pursue charges in around 6,000 cases involving young offenders deemed unsuitable for a youth diversion programme, The Times reports. The figure was presented to Garda Commissioner Drew Harris following an internal audit examining the seven-year period between 2010 and 2017.

The nine-week trial of Ireland and Ulster rugby players Paddy Jackson, Stuart Olding, Blane McIlroy and Rory Harrison has cost more than half a million pounds and is likely to rise further, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Mr Jackson and Mr Olding were found not guilty of rape in March at the end of t

This week the EU Parliament adopted a new revised draft of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Market. The proposed EU legislation includes some significant changes to the copyright regime and a couple of surprise additions introduced at the last minute by the EU Parliament, explains Ron Mosco

The number of claims lodged with the Employment Tribunal alleging discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation has nearly doubled over the past year, The Times reports. There were 203 such claims in 2016/17 compared to 377 in 2017/18, which experts suggested was driven by changing social atti

Business leaders have been called upon to sleep-out at the Law Society of Ireland's headquarters to raise cash for homelessness charity Focus Ireland. Its seventh annual Shine A Light Business Leaders fundraiser will take place at Blackhall Place on Friday 12 October.

Between the 9th and 10th of August 1971, the British Army initiated ‘Operation Demetrius’ in Northern Ireland – which involved the arrest and internment of hundreds of people suspected of being associated with the IRA. Of those arrested and interned during Operation Demetrius, four

A restaurant owner has been fined around £190 for putting up a sarcastic window sign asking people not to let their dogs pee on an outdoor flower pot. Duc's Place, a Vietnamese restaurant in the US state of Connecticut, put up a sign reading: "Attn: dog owners. This is a pay-per-pee flower pot

A man who killed his friend by stabbing him 33 times in a "frenzied and sustained attack" has been given an indeterminate custodial sentence after pleading guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. Specifying that a tariff of eight years must be served before the man’s rel

The Chief Justice of Ireland, Mr Justice Frank Clarke, has said that Ireland can be a "safe haven" amidst the "great uncertainty" of Brexit in a landmark speech given in New York. He highlighted the potential impact of a no-deal Brexit on the international legal system, with potential repercussions

The Common Travel Area (CTA) would continue to function as it currently does in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to a new "technical notice" published by the UK government. The guidance, published yesterday, states: "If you are an Irish citizen you would continue to have the right to enter a

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has requested a report on the way in which the eviction of housing rights activists from a building at North Frederick Street was policed. A report on the conduct of gardaí was a central demand from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) in the wake of eve

Researchers at Ulster University have published new findings on how experiences of and responses to domestic violence were impacted by the Northern Ireland conflict and the changes that have taken place since the Good Friday Agreement.

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates briefly recaps a recent decision of the Labour Court on time limits. In the case TUD1813, being a case of Pat the Baker and Conor Brennan, the issue related to the submission of an appeal which was submitted out of time.