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Tim Carson places the statutory review of the Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 in context. Midway through the Long Vacation, the Northern Ireland Department of Finance quietly published its statutorily mandated Report on the Review of the Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.

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Sir Declan Morgan defends the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) following a court ruling last week. Last Friday in Belfast, the Northern Ireland Appeal Court ruled on the independence of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (

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Benjamin Bestgen pours forth on law and wine. It is fair to say that the British enjoy wine. Not only is the UK the fifth largest wine consumer globally. It is also the home of internationally acclaimed wine education and industry organisations like the Wine and Spirits Education Trust and the Insti

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Benjamin Bestgen looks at the law and cultural perceptions surrounding suicide. The recent case of Irish citizen Tori Towey’s arrest for being drunk and having attempted suicide in the United Arab Emirates made international headlines. Media reports suggest that she was suffering domestic viol

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Dr Deirdre Healy and Dr Marie Keenan call for urgent reforms to prevent years-long sexual offence trials from re-traumatising victims. Bláthnaid Raleigh, who was raped in Galway in 2019, highlighted the adverse impact of delays in the processing of sexual offences on victims of crime, explain

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Simon Donagh BL, chair of the Irish Criminal Bar Association, writes for Irish Legal News on today's withdrawal of services by criminal barristers. Practising in criminal law is an honour and privilege. Whether prosecuting or defending, the work is an important public service.

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