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Human rights lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer has been sentenced to four years' imprisonment in Egypt following a widely-criticised trial. Mr el-Baqer was tried alongside blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah and journalist Mohamed 'Oxygen' Ibrahim before Egypt's controversial Emergency State Security Court (ESSC), whos

Berlin's public transport company has introduced cannabis-infused tickets which have a "calming effect" when eaten by passengers. BVG, which operates the U-Bahn, tram, bus and ferry systems in the German capital, said the special tickets are made from edible paper sprinkled with three drops of hemp

Irish legal academic Professor Suzanne Kingston SC has been appointed as a judge of the General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Professor Kingston has been a member of faculty at UCD Sutherland School of Law since 2007. Since 2015, she has led a major European Research Co

Reports of fraud and sexual offences increased in the year to the third quarter of 2021, while reports of other categories of crime fell, new figures show. Fraud was up by 72 per cent and sexual offences were up by almost 10 per cent, in comparison to the previous 12-month period, according to Centr

The closing date for submissions to the public consultation on the review of ethics legislation has been extended. The consultation, which was launched on 25 November, will now run until 14 January 2022.

The Limerick Solicitors Bar Association (LSBA) has given a €2,500 boost to the Children's Grief Centre, the only charity of its kind in Ireland.

Arthur Cox has partnered with The Fostering Network to support the organisation's Christmas gift appeal.

Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban has said his government will keep its controversial immigration laws, in defiance of an EU ruling. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) last month ruled that Hungary's law criminalising lawyers and activists who helped asylum seekers fell foul of EU

The divorce settlement that the ruler of Dubai has been ordered to make with his wife is the highest ever in an English court – standing at £554 million. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, 72, posed a serious risk to his former wife Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein, 47, who fled to Lond

A judge in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has ruled that jurors who were not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 ought to be excused from jury service after the issue was raised during pre-trial proceedings. The trial took place at the Digby Pines Resort in Nova Scotia, Canada, as the local courthou

The Supreme Court has determined that a Mauritius national who worked in Ireland without a permit was not entitled to statutory maternity leave payments despite making PAYE and PRSI contributions to the State. The decision has potentially far-reaching consequences for individuals working in Ireland

A barrister who claimed his colleagues had targeted him over farts he couldn't stop has lost his lawsuit against the English prosecution service. Tarique Mohammed, who worked for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), told an employment tribunal that he couldn't stop farting because of his heart medic

Proposals for reforms to Northern Ireland's policing oversight and accountability structures have gone out to consultation. The consultation document sets out recommendations arising from the justice minister's "stocktake" of policing oversight and accountability, as well as recommendations made by

The Irish government has published a new information handbook on rights and remedies available to employees facing collective redundancy. The publication of the handbook fulfils one of the key commitments in the government's plan of action on collective redundancies following insolvency.

A new law firm, Galvin Donegan LLP, has been formed from the merger of Cork firms Barry C. Galvin & Son Solicitors, Donegan Solicitors and O’Connor, Murphy, Clune Solicitors. The new firm specialises in advisory, litigation and commercial law with a specific focus on the banking and financ