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The Scottish government will challenge the Secretary of State for Scotland’s use of Section 35 of the Scotland Act to stop the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill going forward to Royal Assent following the Scottish Parliament’s approval of the legislation in December 2022. Social

Ireland’s statutory prisons watchdog, the Office of the Inspectorate of Prisons (OIP), has recently completed an unannounced full inspection of Cork Prison. The inspection, which took place from 27 March to 5 April 2023, forms part of the Inspectorate’s new programme of regular unannounc

The death of a man accused of being a Provisional IRA informer codenamed "Stakeknife" before the publication of a long-awaited investigation into his alleged activities may rob victims of justice, a lawyer has said. Kevin Winters, of Belfast-based KRW LAW, is representing a number of families of peo

A motorist's "expressive honking" is not free speech protected by the US constitution, a court has ruled. San Francisco woman Susan Porter sued the state of California after she was given a ticket for "unreasonable use of a vehicle horn" after she honked around 14 times as she drove past a protest i

The UK is failing to comply with its own torture policy, with campaigners and MPs calling for immediate action to prevent the UK government being complicit in torture abroad. In its 2021 annual report, the Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office (IPCO) said UK intelligence agencies had failed to

Human rights campaigners have called on Rishi Sunak to abandon controversial plans to end investigations into killings during the Troubles as US leader Joe Biden makes a flying visit to Northern Ireland. Mr Biden was welcomed by Mr Sunak as he arrived in Belfast late last night. The president is due

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. The Dublin-based Institute of Education has been acquired by Dukes Education Group, an international group of schools, colleges, and nurseries established by entrepreneur Aatif Hassa in 2015.

Peter Dennehy BL has been appointed to the board of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) for a three-year term. The IBTS is the statutory body with responsibility for the national blood supply. The IBTS also provides testing and tissue services to hospitals and is responsible for the Irish Unr

Cork postgraduate law student Deirdre McCormack has been awarded the Comyn Kelleher Tobin Scholarship for 2023. The scholarship supports one postgraduate student of the LLM Children's Rights and Family Law at University College Cork (UCC).

Sentences handed down by judges in the south of England are more likely to be referred back to the courts as unduly lenient as those handed down by their northern colleagues, according to new research. Of all the sentences handed down in England and Wales from the start of 2020 to the end of 2022, a

A man has failed in a brazen attempt to flee from police by quickly disguising himself as a supermarket worker. The 20-year-old was allegedly driving a stolen vehicle and refused to pull over for police, sparking a chase near the US city of Dearborn, Michigan.

Complaints against banks and pension providers could be heard in public under new legislation brought in response to a Supreme Court ruling. The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) will have the power to hold oral hearings in public where it is deemed to be "appropriate or desirable" wh

Legislation allowing for the electronic monitoring of sex offenders has been signed into law and will come into effect later this year. The Sex Offenders (Amendment) Act 2023 includes measures aimed at strengthening the management and monitoring of sex offenders in the community, including amendment

Proposals to amend company law in the areas of corporate governance, enforcement, administration and insolvency will be set out later this month. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment will launch a consultation by the end of April 2023 on its proposed Companies (Corporate Governance, En

Former Mason Hayes & Curran chairperson Kevin Hoy has been appointed to the board of Sport Ireland. Mr Hoy, an experienced solicitor who remains a consultant at the firm, joins the board to fill a legal position. He has been involved with sport in a voluntary capacity for many years and is also