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Three major human rights groups have sent a joint letter to The Irish Times calling for an overhaul of electoral legislation that "violates civil society freedoms and democratic norms". The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), Amnesty International and Transparency Ireland said the Electoral Ac

Darryl Broderick, partner and head of litigation and dispute resolution at Ronan Daly Jermyn, examines the impact in Ireland of Cliff Richard's recent court win in a major privacy lawsuit against the UK's public broadcaster. Earlier this month, the BBC announced that it would not be appealing the Hi

The Data Protection Commissioner has launched an investigation into whether Facebook is breaching the GDPR by failing to fulfil requests to hand over information it collects about users' web browsing. The social media giant collects information about other websites that Facebook users access using a

Amnesty International has restated its support for abortion law reform in Northern Ireland after new plans to loosen abortion pill rules in England were announced just weeks ahead of a judicial review brought by a Belfast woman who illegally accessed abortion pills online. Grainne Teggart, Amnesty's

Scotland's prosecution body, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), has been given additional in-year budget of £3.6 million to fund the recruitment of up to 140 permanent staff, including 60 lawyers. The funding boost has been agreed by the Scottish government

The Irish Prison Service (IPS) has announced plans to open a "prison-themed" café staffed by ex-prisoners, The Irish Times reports. The café is set to be opened in Dublin city centre as part of the Department of Justice's social enterprise policy.

The government of Ukraine has lodged a new application with the European Court of Human Rights against Russia. The case concerns the detention and prosecution of Ukrainian nationals on various criminal charges. There are now four Ukraine v Russia inter-state applications pending before the cour

Household products giant Procter & Gamble is facing an uphill battle to trademark popular textspeak acronyms including "OMG", "LOL" and "WTF". The multinational said it wants to use the phrases on household and personal care products targeted at younger consumers.

LK Shields has advised the Reihill family on their signing of an agreement to sell Top Oil to Irving Oil, a Canadian company. Top Oil is an Irish-owned family company with a 200-year trading history. It has a fuel retail network of 180 service stations and fuel terminal in Dublin and sells over 1 bi

Eversheds Sutherland advised H2 Equity Partners on the acquisition of Aquilant from Dublin-based UDG Healthcare for a potential consideration of up to €23 million. Aquilant is a distributor of specialist medical, pharmaceutical and scientific products and services, including outsourced sales, m

A Romanian man has been jailed after being convicted of gangmaster offences in Northern Ireland. Laurentiu Ciurar, 29, was sentenced to three months in prison when he appeared before Craigavon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan will address members of the Limerick Solicitors Bar Association on key employment law issues in October. Mr Grogan, who writes a regular feature for Irish Legal News, will speak on the topics of "Presenting and Defending Claims in the WRC and Labour Court" and

Amnesty International has called on the UK government to launch a public inquiry into clerical child sex abuse in Northern Ireland, ahead of a visit to Ireland by Pope Francis this weekend. The human rights group said that "only a public inquiry can deliver truth and accountability for victims".

Former First Minister Alex Salmond has launched judicial review proceedings in Scotland's highest civil court against the Scottish government over its handling of sexual misconduct claims made against him. Mr Salmond disclosed yesterday that he had begun proceedings in the Court of Session against L

Monsanto now faces 8,000 lawsuits over its weedkiller product, which is alleged to cause cancer. Werner Baumann, the chief executive of Bayer, which acquired Monsanto earlier this year, confirmed the rise in plaintiffs, up from 5,200.