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Nearly a third of organisations have not yet implemented green procurement practices and a fifth do not feel prepared to do so, a new survey by Mason Hayes & Curran suggests. The business law firm's survey sheds light on the barriers organisations face in embracing the green transition as Irelan

A septuagenarian has been caught with nearly 3,000 boxes of allegedly stolen LEGO sets. Richard Siegel, 71, is accused of masterminding an organised retail theft scheme, with the allegedly stolen boxes ranging in price from $20 to $1,000 each.

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More than 27,000 unitary patents have been successfully registered by the European Patent Office (EPO) in the first year since the system was launched. Around 350 cases have so far been initiated before the Unified Patent Court (UPC), which enables centralised litigation not only for unitary patents

The European Greens have urged EU governments to approve the Nature Restoration Law which was backed by MEPs in February but has since stalled. Irish environment minister Eamon Ryan is spearheading a continent-wide effort to have the law approved at the Environmental Council meeting on 17 June, with

Ireland's prison population is growing faster than in any other country in western Europe, according to new Council of Europe figures. Irish prisons were virtually full as of 31 January 2023, with 99.4 prisoners for every 100 places available, according to the 2023 penal statistics published today.

A&L Goodbody has committed to reducing its carbon footprint by 50 per cent by 2030. The firm's emissions reduction targets were submitted to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) earlier this year and have now been approved.

A defendant who pinned down and punched a judge in an English court last year has been jailed for three years. Judge Patrick Perusko was attacked in Milton Keynes County Court last November by a 41-year-old man who cannot be named for legal reasons.

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has seen revenue growth of 45 per cent in Ireland since its merger with Eugene F Collins in 2022, the firm has said. The firm, which is moving to new premises in Dublin city centre next January, says growth has been driven by strong performance in its corpora

McDonald's has lost a trade mark battle with Supermac's over the extent of protections for the term 'Big Mac' in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Supermac's brought the proceedings after the US fast food giant successfully appealed a 2019 decision by the European Union Intellectual

The British ambassador to Mexico was sacked after being filmed jokingly pointing an assault rifle at a colleague. Jon Benjamin, for reasons unknown, picked up the weapon while sitting in a parked vehicle during an official trip to Durango and Sinaloa, states notorious for cartel activity.

Fines imposed on airlines who fail to ensure that passengers have appropriate travel documentation will be hiked by two-thirds as part of an immigration crackdown. The carrier liability provisions of the Immigration Act 2003 will be reformed to increase the fines on carriers from the current maximum

Legislation bringing Ireland in line with EU motor insurance rules has been published by ministers following the beginning of EU infringement proceedings. The Motor Insurance Insolvency Compensation Bill 2024, which transposes Articles 10a and 25a of the revised Motor Insurance Directive, will prote

Human rights lawyer Blinne Ní Gralaigh KC is to deliver the Bloody Sunday Trust's annual lecture in Derry next week. Ms Ní Gralaigh, who previously worked as a legal observer on the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, shot to global prominence earlier this year when she appeared before the Internat

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has released an online guide aimed at helping businesses and organisations navigate the complex legal landscape of AI use and its development. All AI-Board is intended to be an accessible, comprehensive guide which offers bite-sized, Board-level insights into key