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Russia is no longer a party to the European Convention on Human Rights, having withdrawn from the Council of Europe before an expected expulsion over its invasion of Ukraine. The decision was announced hours before a vote at the CoE's assembly yesterday. Russia accused Western countries of undermini

An emerging international agreement to waive certain intellectual property rights in relation to Covid-19 vaccines has been criticised by civil society groups as a "half-measure". India and South Africa have led calls since October 2020 for certain parts of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of

An English law firm can recover unpaid legal fees from Ryanair where the airline has bypassed it to make compensation payments directly to its clients, the UK Supreme Court has ruled by a narrow majority. Bott & Co Solicitors, which specialises in flight delay compensation cases, brought proceed

Retaliatory Russian sanctions against US officials may have targeted President Joe Biden's late father by mistake, the White House has joked. White House press secretary Jen Psaki pointed out that the Russian sanctions list named "Joseph Robinette Biden" where it should have said "Joseph Robinette B

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will make a ruling this afternoon on proceedings brought by Ukraine against Russia over the legal basis for its ongoing invasion. Ukraine denies Russian allegations that it has committed acts of genocide in the territory of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People'

Co Mayo firm P. O'Connor & Son has announced the appointment of Gina Mullen and Siobhán Durkan as partners.

Belfast firm McKees has presented a cheque for £2,000 to mental health charity PIPS after a year of fundraising efforts.

Irish Legal News has had a great start to the year, breaking through two social media milestones with 964 new followers taking our busy LinkedIn channel up to 14,253 while our Twitter followers have today gone through the 8,000 mark. Steady growth in subscribers to the free daily ILN newsletter cont

Ireland's special rapporteur for child protection has called for a State inquiry into illegal adoptions. In a report published today, Professor Conor O'Mahony said the State was aware of the possible existence of a practice of illegal birth registrations since the early 1950s and had received an act

The UK Supreme Court has refused to give whistleblower Julian Assange permission to appeal against his extradition to the US. He had attempted to appeal on the basis he is at risk of suicide but the justices said the application did not raise “an arguable point of law”. 

The criminal legal aid sector in England and Wales is to receive up to an extra £135 million a year following a consultation, the UK government has announced. The move follows an announcement this week that 94 per cent of Criminal Bar Association members had voted in favour of industrial actio

A motorist who led police on a 35-mile chase was found to be carrying a toy driving license from Legoland. After a long pursuit, a 21-year-old man was arrested by officers from Kent and London on suspicion of multiple driving and drug-related offences, KentOnline reports.

Cyber risks threaten the future of digitalisation even before the war in Ukraine is taken into account, according to a new report from global law firm Eversheds Sutherland. The report highlights key findings from the firm's survey of 700 senior executives globally on the uptake of digital technologi

A humanitarian appeal launched by Northern Ireland solicitor Joanna Tobolska-Walczuk and her sister has raised £13,000 for Ukrainian refugees in just two weeks.

Scholarship awards for PhD students will be excluded from the means test for the blind pension under new regulations. The regulations signed by social protection minister Heather Humphreys and public expenditure and reform minister Michael McGrath follow regulations introduced last March to exclude