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A decision by South Wales Police to equip officers with mobile facial recognition technology, via an app, has been condemned by human rights group Liberty. The force’s new use of technology comes while the case against their use of facial recognition, brought by Liberty client Ed Bridges, is y

A convicted murderer who botched removing his ankle tag will likely need to have his leg amputated, prison authorities have said. The man was tracked down nearly two weeks after removing his ankle tag while on parole.

A man who accumulated a total of 47 convictions between October 2015 and March 2017 has lost his challenge against the decision of the Minister for Justice and Equality to make a removal order and a five-year exclusion order against him. Refusing to grant the orders of certiorari sought, Mr Justice

Tallaght firm Brian Morton & Co Solicitors has announced the appointment of solicitor John Heaney, the first in a series of planned hires. The firm has served the community for more than 40 years since its establishment at Firhouse Inns Chambers in Tallaght in 1978.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has called on the Government to ensure it pursues "an inclusive and transparent selection and appointment process" for members of the commission. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan had earlier written to members of the commission to indicate he w

A pet owner is set to be prosecuted for allegedly abandoning guinea pigs and a goldfish in the first case of its kind. Until now, animal welfare legislation introduced five years ago has only been used in prosecutions linked to cats, dogs and horses, the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty t

Ciarán Ahern, associate in employment law at A&L Goodbody, writes on the urgent need for new legislation following a recent court ruling on the citizenship process. Last year, more than 10,000 people were granted Irish citizenship. In light of developments in the High Court in the past tw

Newtownwards and Belfast-based Worthingtons Solicitors has named Extern Group as its charity partner of the year.

Nicholas Nolan, solicitor in the commercial property division at O'Reilly Stewart in Belfast, examines the legal implications of using flexible workspaces as opposed to more traditional leases. Establishing a new business can be a daunting prospect for many practical and financial reasons, one of th

New Zealand is set to decriminalise abortion under new plans intended to bring the law "into line with many other developed countries". Under the present legal framework, which has remained unchanged since 1978, an abortion is only lawful in certain circumstances, including where continuing the preg

Police in a Texas town have been forced to apologise after photos emerged of an arrested black man being led with a rope by two white officers on horseback. The photos attracted sharp criticism on social media and from civil rights groups, who said the images resembled historic photos of slavery and

A man has successfully sued magicians who failed to make his estranged wife return using "magic knowledge". The man, whose name has not been made public, hired the company after it promised in a TV advert that it could "return your wife or loved woman".

Philip Lee consultant Chris Collenette has been elected chairperson of the Ireland Canada Business Association (ICBA). Mr Collenette, who is a consultant for the Dublin-based law firm's corporate department and responsible for its Canada desk, was previously the ICBA's vice-chair.

Maynooth University Department of Law has announced the appointment of Dr Oisin Suttle as assistant professor of law. He previously taught at Queen's University Belfast, the University of Sheffield and University College Law, and has practised commercial law with a leading Dublin law firm.

Mr Justice Richard Johnson, former president of the High Court, has passed away at the age of 81. The late judge qualified as a barrister at the King's Inns in 1960 and was called to the Inner Bar in 1977, prior to his appointment to the High Court bench in 1987.