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Artificial intelligence software able to interpret images, match faces and analyse communication patterns is being piloted by UK police forces to expedite examination of mobile phones taken in crime investigations, The Guardianreports. Cellebrite, a Japanese-owned company, claims that a roll-out of

It was the 86th anniversary of the famous snail in the bottle case — Donoghue v Stevenson — on Saturday.

A Polish man held on a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) in a jail in Ireland would get a fair trial in his home country, Irish lawyers will tell the European Court of Justice this week, The Irish Times reports. The hearing on Friday will consider the referral from Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly, of the Hig

The Court of Appeal has concluded that, in the period between 2001 and 2012, there was no culpable delay on the part of the Senior Coroner or the Coroner in conducting the inquest into the death of Pearse Jordan. Upholding the finding of the High Court, Lord Justice Deeny found that the Coroners wer

The Court of Appeal has concluded that, in the period between 2001 and 2012, there was no culpable delay on the part of the Senior Coroner or the Coroner in conducting the inquest into the death of Pearse Jordan. Upholding the finding of the High Court, Lord Justice Deeny found that the Coroners wer

Lawyers in Dublin and Cork ran and cycled over the weekend in aid of charity for the Calcutta Run 2018.

Abortion will likely be legalised before the October Budget, the Irish Independentreports. The Government is due to bring the date for legalisation forward, following the referendum result.

Facebook and Google have been hit with a series of lawsuits, in the wake of GDPR of coming into force, that accuse the tech giants of coercing users into sharing their personal data. The lawsuits, which seek to fine Facebook €3.9 billion and Google €3.7bn, were brought by Max Schrems, an Austria

Calls for an end to the use of juries in defamation cases and a cap on damages awards were made at a conference held over the weekend, the Sunday Independent reports. Vincent Crowley, chairman of NewsBrands, which represents 17 national newspapers, told the Bar of Ireland’s Defamation Nation confe

Three serving Gardaí have been granted orders of certiorari in the High Court, quashing the decision of the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána to substitute the presiding officer of the Board of Inquiry into their alleged breaches of discipline. The Board of Inquiry was established in 2014, and ha

Three serving Gardaí have been granted orders of certiorari in the High Court, quashing the decision of the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána to substitute the presiding officer of the Board of Inquiry into their alleged breaches of discipline. The Board of Inquiry was established in 2014, and ha

A woman who falsely accused four men of sexual or violent offences has been sent to prison after the Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP, referred her sentence for being too low. Anna Judith Costin, 30, accused her victims of rape, sexual assault, or assault during early 2016. None of the men w

MKB Law recently acted for a client in a successful appeal from the Lands Tribunal to the Court of Appeal. Jonathan Jackson, solicitor with carriage of this matter before the Lands Tribunal and the Court of Appeal, provides an overview of the legal issues at stake and the potential legal implication

A federal judge has ruled that President Trumpcannot legally block Twitterusers as doing so violates their First Amendment right to free speech under the Constitution, Reutersreports.U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwalddid not order Mr Trump to unblock users but said she expected him or his soci

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan yesterday signed Commencement and Establishment Day orders for the Data Protection Act 2018. The Act completed all stages in the Houses of the Oireachtas on Tuesday and has been enacted in advance of the coming into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (G