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UK government plans to address ‘legal but harmful’ online content threaten freedom of speech and would be ineffective, peers have warned. Instead, existing laws should be enforced properly and any serious harms not already illegal should be criminalised, according to a House of Lords Com

Over a thousand computers used to mine cryptocurrency have been crushed by police using a steamroller. The 1,069 bitcoin mining rigs were seized by police in Malaysia after miners allegedly stole electricity worth $2 million from the power grid.

The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal by a man who claimed that he had received unduly harsh conditions for a suspended sentence for harassment. The appellant had previously received a 30-month sentence with the last 12 months suspended on condition that he refrained from engaging in his job as a

Judicial conduct and ethics guidelines to be adopted shortly by the Judicial Council will close a "gap in judicial accountability and transparency", Chief Justice Frank Clarke has said. Writing in the foreword to its annual report for 2020, Mr Justice Clarke – who is due to retire in October &

Global legal business DWF, with offices in Belfast and Dublin, has reported a 21 per cent rise in gross profit to £171.8 million in its full-year results for 2020/21. The group reported net revenue growth of 14 per cent (eight per cent organic) to £338.1 million at a gross margin of 50.8

The Northern Ireland Assembly has unanimously rejected deeply controversial UK government proposals to end all criminal prosecutions linked to the Troubles. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis last week set out the government's proposal for a "statute of limitations" which would prevent the pro

Des O'Malley, one of Ireland's most influential lawyers-turned-politicians, has passed away at the age of 82. He held significant cabinet positions throughout the 1970s and 1980s, firstly as a member of Fianna Fáil and later as a member of the Progressive Democrats, which he founded and led.

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Arthur Cox has advised Highfield Solar Limited on all aspects of the project financings for two solar farm assets.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has apologised to the High Court for negative comments made by a garda about the legal profession. The comment was made in relation to an immigration case involving two Malaysian women who claimed the gardaí pressured them into leaving the country despite h

Around two-thirds of fines issued by Irish courts are going unpaid, according to a briefing prepared for Justice Minister Heather Humphreys. Although the number of people imprisoned for non-payment of fines has decreased as a result of recent reforms, collection rates also dropped as many defaulters

A post-mortem examination of a baby conducted against the wishes of his parents has been ruled a breach of Articles 8 and 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Leyla Polat, an Austrian national, became pregnant with her son Y.M. in 2006 and was told by doctors that her baby was l

Israel has threatened ice cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry's with "serious repercussions, legal and otherwise" after it said it would no longer sell its products in illegal settlements. In a statement on Monday, the ice cream company said it now believed it was "inconsistent with our values" for i

The High Court has quashed a decision by An Bord Pleanála for a safe injection site in Dublin due to a failure to consider the objections of a local primary school. The Board had provided temporary permission of three years for the facility, with a potential review of the development after th

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) received 1,422 complaints in its first full year of operations as the independent complaints handling body for solicitors and barristers. The LSRA began receiving and investigating complaints about solicitors and barristers on 7 October 2019, but 2

Eversheds Sutherland has partnered with the Children's Rights Alliance (CRA) to boost the number of free legal advice clinics offering support to children and their families. The new partnership was announced as the CRA launched its 2020 annual report, showing that education has overtaken family law