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A judge who responded in kind to a defendant who called her a c*** has been cleared of misconduct. As he was being sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court for his ninth breach of an anti-social behaviour order in 11 years, John Hennigan, 50, directed the offensive term towards Judge Patricia Lynch QC.

Health Minister Michelle O’Neill Northern Ireland's Health Minister Michelle O’Neill has unveiled legislative proposals to protect mothers who breastfeed their children in a public place.

A man on trial in Belfast for allegedly procuring drugs intended to cause an abortion has seen his trial adjourned, prompting protests from his solicitor. BBC News reports that the man's trial at Belfast Magistrates' Court has been adjourned to Monday 23 January following an application from the pro

Muslim parents in Switzerland whose daughters were refused an exemption from compulsory mixed swimming lessons by authorities suffered no violation of their article 9 rights (freedom of thought, conscience and religion), judges in the European Court of Human Rights have unanimously ruled. The court

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will be delivering a Grand Chamber judgment in the case of Hutchinson v the United Kingdom on 17 January 2017 in a case concerning the complaint by a man serving a whole life sentence for murder that his sentence amounts to inhuman and degrading treatment a

Steven Agnew The Green Party in Northern Ireland has called for legislation to create an independent process for investigating breaches of the Ministerial Code of Conduct.

A man who falsely imprisoned and robbed an escort in a hotel in Cork has had his sentence reduced from eight years to one of six years imprisonment. At the time of his sentencing, the man, who had carried out the offence along with the accomplice, was already serving a five-year sentence for a simil

Individuals who failed to pay fines imposed last year will begin to be summoned to court, the Courts Service of Ireland has confirmed. The Irish Examiner reports that District Court judges will begin issuing rulings and sanctions on defaulters under the regime created by the Fines (Payment and Recov

Dr Vincent Power, partner and head of EU, competition and procurement at A&L Goodbody Last year's Brexit vote may have led to a fall in the number of merger and acquisition transactions notified to Irish authorities last year, according to A&L Goodbody.

A judge of the District Court has called on "conscientious whistleblowers" to help prosecute banks which overcharged up to thousands of Irish mortgage-holders. Judge James McNulty, writing in a personal capacity for the Irish Examiner, issued the call after the governor of Ireland's Central Bank sai

Figures revealing the number of Irish prisoners hospitalised due to assaults, self-harm or drug-related incidents have been published by The Irish Times. The Irish Prison Service (IPS) released figures for the period between January 2014-September 2016 to the newspaper on the back of a Freedom of In

Keith Flynn Cork solicitors Keith Flynn and Lyndsey Clarke have had their practising certificates suspended by Mr Justice Peter Kelly, president of the High Court, the Irish Independent reports.

Transport Minister Shane Ross Transport Minister Shane Ross has announced plans to "name and shame" disqualified drivers via a public database, The Irish Times reports.

A bicycle courier has won an employment tribunal case that could have wider implications for employers in the "gig economy". Judge Jo Wade in the London Central Employment Tribunal ruled that Maggie Dewhurst, a courier with logistics firm City Sprint, should be classified as a "worker" rather than a

Sir Anthony Hart, a retired judge of the High Court, has submitted the final report of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry to the Executive Office. The investigation, started in 2013, looked into abuse taking place in 22 residential homes for children from 1922-95.