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The Law Society of Ireland has announced a new partnership with the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) to create a first-of-its-kind professorship in intellectual property law and copyright. The new IMRO Professor of Intellectual Property Law and Copyright will be a part-time position within the

The High Court in Belfast has held its first hearing to consider the legality of a search and arrest operation targeting Northern Ireland journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney. The legal challenge is being taken by Fine Point Films, the filmmakers behind No Stone Unturned, a recent documenta

A new study by the Central Bank of Ireland has suggested the Irish legal system is to blame for the persistence of long-term mortgage arrears a decade after the financial crisis. The Long-Term Mortgage Arrears in Ireland report by Terry O'Malley compares repossession proceedings in Ireland to other

The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken Kapil Summan, assistant editor of our sister publication Scottish Legal News, reflects on the presumption of innocence in one of the best legal books of modern times.

The judge presiding over the inquest into the Ballymurphy massacre has hit out at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for delays in disclosure of documents. Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan told a preliminary hearing in the High Court yesterday that she would not allow "checking and filtering" of documents to s

Antrim & Newtownabbey Council has abandoned its "English-only" street signs policy following a legal challenge brought by KRW Law on behalf of a local resident. A representative of the council told the High Court yesterday that it has withdrawn its policy, by which any language other than Englis

A&L Goodbody has been announced as the official sponsor of the world première production of the stage musical version of popular movie Good Vibrations.

The UK government is facing a legal challenge from Reprieve over its use of a law that can be deployed to authorise the involvement of British intelligence officers in torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Section 7 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994 allows ministers to permit UK pe

Around 2,000 executives of companies which failed are due compensation payments and bigger pensions following a judgment of the European Court of Justice on the UK pensions lifeboat, The Times reports. The court ruled yesterday that the cap restricting pension payments to members of schemes rescued

Spain's first trial over a scandal in which babies were allegedly stolen from their mothers during the Franco era has resumed in a Madrid court, decades after the practice occurred, The Local reports. Eduardo Vela, 85, a former gynaecologist at a clinic in Madrid, is accused of having taken Ines Mad

An ice cream seller has been told to stop selling his rum and raisin ice cream as it is too alcoholic. Gavin Murray, 47, opened his Just Ice stall four months ago but he has been told by council chiefs in Derby to apply for a licence, The Telegraph reports.

A fifty-year-old man who pleaded guilty to raping and sexually assaulting is nieces when he lived at their grandmother’s house between 2001 and 2010 has lost an appeal against the severity of his sentence. The man, who had a history of serious sexual offences and convictions for burglary, was

Dublin firm Helene Coffey & Associates, formerly based at The Capel Building, Dublin 1, has this week joined Crowley Millar. Helene Coffey, who has over 25 years' experience, now joins the firm's litigation and dispute resolution department.

Conflicts of interest, diversity and the need to enlarge the talent pool for senior non-executive board appointments were among issues discussed at a Hayes Solicitors event this morning. The corporate governance panel discussion was moderated by Ken Casey, partner and head of corporate law at Hayes

The UK government has extended the deadline on a public consultation on proposals to address the legacy of the Troubles. The consultation - Addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past - includes proposals to implement the four new legacy institutions set out in the 2014 Stormont House Agr