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Employment tribunal claims over unfair dismissal, discrimination or pay have almost doubled, bringing the system to crisis point, The Brief reports. A flood of cases after the abolition of fees last year following a ruling from the Supreme Court that they were unlawful has led to a surge in claims,

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The lower house of the French parliament has approved legislation tightening the country's asylum process, despite a backbench rebellion from President Emmanuel Macron's governing party. Among the provisions of the bill are stricter deadlines for asylum application, a longer detention period for und

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The High Court in Dublin has refused an application for judicial review from a Belfast student challenging the State's failure to allow citizens living in Northern Ireland to vote in the abortion referendum. Mr Justice Charles Meenan said the application brought by Roisin Morelli, 26, falls well sho

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Two former High Court judges have signed a letter by 100 legal professionals opposing the proposed repeal of the Eighth Amendment. The letter argues that repealing article 40.3.3 would leave the unborn child without constitutional rights.

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Criminal defence solicitors are going the way of the dodo according to a heat map published by the Law Society, the Gazette reports. The map shows that duty solicitors in several parts of England and Wales are over 50 and that few young people are choosing the specialism.

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