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Australia has introduced sweeping new data laws without amendment or opposition, despite warnings from lawyers and civil liberties experts that the rushed legislation could have unintended consequences and overreach. The Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act

The lawyer who said he would "take a bullet" for Donald Trump has been jailed for three years after being found guilty of lying to Congress and enabling illegal payments to women who had allegedly had affairs with the US president. Michael Cohen, 52, told the court he undertook the crimes becau

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has challenged solicitors, paralegals, legal assistants and admin staff to submit photographs of the best and worst seasonal sweaters. Highlights from the submissions will be posted on the Law Society's website and social media channels, and the best photograph wi

A comedian refused to perform at a charity gig on campus after being asked to sign a contract stipulating topics he was prohibited from making offensive jokes on, including race, sex and sexual orientation. Konstantin Kisin was presented with the "behavioural agreement form" alongside an invitation

Brothers who alleged "conspiracy, fraud and Masonic influence" in challenging the terms of a settlement agreement and their liability to pay a former partner over €650,000 on foot of the agreement perfected in the High Court in 2008 have been found liable to their former partner for the sum owe

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of William Dillon-Leetch as a partner in the firm's corporate team. Mr Dillon-Leech's practice includes mergers & acquisitions, corporate advisory work, fundraisings, venture capital, joint ventures, corporate reorganisations and IPOs.

Carson McDowell has announced that Roger McMillan and Neasa Quigley will split the responsibilities of managing partner between them after Michael Johnston steps down in May. Mr Johnston's eight-year term as managing partner will end on 1 May 2019, though he will continue to act as a consultant to t

The Department of Justice has launched a public consultation on proposals for a ten per cent increase on all fees in the civil courts from April 2019. The consultation document also sets out proposals for a number of new fees, including the introduction of a fee for a review hearing in the High Cour

The Law Society of Ireland will seek court orders freezing the accounts of suspended Ballaghderreen solicitor Declan O'Callahan and his former practice, Kilrane O’Callaghan & Co. Solicitors, The Irish Times reports. The Society believes the client account deficit linked to the law firm has

Hate crimes and domestic violence incidents are not being accurately recorded by gardaí, according to new analysis from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The CSO has published its third review of the quality of Recorded Crime statistics, based on data recorded on the PULSE database in resp

Barrister Deirdre Conroy, who launched the landmark D v Ireland case in the European Court of Human Rights, has announced plans to run as a Fianna Fáil candidate in next year's local elections. The case centred on a person, "D", who sought an abortion outside the State after receiving a diagn

Probation services north and south of the border discussed the challenges of Brexit at this year's annual cross-border Public Protection Advisory Group (PPAG) seminar. This year's theme, “New Challenges and New Solutions across the Criminal Justice System, North and South”, provided an o

Arthur Cox has welcomed new figures showing the value of loans approved for Northern Ireland small and medium enterprises (SMEs) totalled £415 million in Q3 2018. Stuart Mansfield, finance partner at Arthur Cox, said: "The level of borrowing illustrates that, while demand for finance remains s

Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC has resigned from the House of Lords ahead of a vote on whether he should be suspended for breaching the code of conduct. The 82-year-old peer and former barrister allegedly harassed women's rights campaigner Jasvinder Sanghera while they worked together on a parliamenta

Ronan Dunne, partner at Philip Lee, has been appointed as the country correspondent for Ireland for the European Competition and Regulatory Law Review (CoRe). The latest edition of the journal features Mr Dunne's report on the revised financial thresholds for the mandatory notification of mergers an