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Grainne Teggart Amnesty International has called on the UK government to extend the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) to Northern Ireland.

Belfast firm Tughans recently teamed up with communications agency Ardmore Advertising to spearhead a breakfast briefing on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Acid has been classified as a "highly dangerous weapon" in sentencing guidelines in a bid to crack down on acid attacks, The Brief reports. The classification appears in the latest advice from the Sentencing Council for England and Wales, but was absent from a draft published in October.

The Northern Ireland courts remain open today in spite of a complete shutdown south of the border, the Lord Chief Justice's office has confirmed. A spokesperson told Irish Legal News the courts were still running, although "business may be delayed in some areas".

A father and son who had €20,000 in cash seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau have successfully argued that the cash should have been excluded from evidence as it was unconstitutionally obtained on foot of an invalid search warrant. Ms Justice Iseult O’Malley emphasised that the Court should not

Fisher & Fisher Solicitors is now delivering a specialist family law service from its newly-refurbished office in Sandy Row.

Over 100 law students from universities across Ireland attended the fifth annual UCD Student Legal Convention, sponsored by A&L Goodbody. The student-led event, focusing on technology and law, human rights in Ireland and foreign direct investment (FDI), was chaired by RTÉ presenter Vivienne Tra

Bernadette McCloskey Belfast-based Shean Dickson Merrick Solicitors is expanding into larger premises as it anticipates increased demand amid the "huge impact" of Brexit, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

Over a thousand criminal lawyers in England and Wales have experienced failures of disclosure in the past year, according to a BBC investigation. The BBC conducted a survey in conjunction with the Criminal Law Solicitors' Association (CLSA), the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) and the London Criminal

Seven of Ireland's top law firms have been shortlisted for the Chambers Europe Ireland Law Firm of the Year award. A&L Goodbody, Arthur Cox, ByrneWallace, Mason Hayes & Curran, Matheson, McCann FitzGerald and William Fry are in the running for the accolade, which will be awarded at a ceremon

Photo credit: UK Supreme Court The UK Supreme Court will hear a landmark challenge to "attempts by the UK government to conceal the role of a top MI6 officer in renditions to Libya".

Seven members, including five new members, have been nominated to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC). Following 149 applications in an open competitive process, seven individuals have been nominated by Cabinet for appointment for a five-year term.

TDs will vote this evening on Ireland's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). Ireland signed the international agreement in March 2007 and is the last country in the European Union to ratify it.

Courthouses in counties Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Meath were closed this morning after Met Éireann issued a Status Red weather alert.

The daughter of a farmer whose inheritance of the family farm was awarded to her brother in the High Court on the basis of promissory estoppel has lost her appeal against the finding that the entirety of the lands should have been awarded. However, Mr Justice Michael Peart varied the order of the Hi