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Salil Shetty Eight human rights activists arrested in the crackdown that followed last year's failed coup in Turkey have been conditionally released by a court in Istanbul while their trial continues.

Advocate General Bot Lack of appropriate psychological care in the country of origin of a person who was tortured there in the past is not sufficient to allow that person to claim subsidiary protection, according to Advocate General Bot.

A man alleged to have committed 51 offences of fraud in the United States has been unsuccessful in his challenge to an order for his extradition under s.15 of the Extradition Act 1965. The man contended that the State was prohibited from ordering his extradition in circumstances where his offences w

Commercial law firm A&L Goodbody has revealed its "brand refresh" following an extensive consultation with clients, the business community, and internally with the firm's partners and employees.

Law firm Appleby has suffered a serious "data security incident" that may lead to customers' private information being leaked, British newspaper The Telegraph reports. The firm has admitted that there was "a data security incident last year which involved some of our data being compromised".

Max Hill QC The UK's independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Max Hill QC, has spoken out against creating new terror offences or increasing sentences for "modest or middle ground terrorist offences".

Helen Scott The Fair Employment Tribunal has awarded nearly £21,000 to a Catholic woman who was discriminated against, harassed and victimised at work and constructively unfairly dismissed.

Lord Hodge Expert evidence in civil cases was the subject of a lecture by Lord Hodge earlier this month at Middle Temple.

A team of HOMS Solicitors staff have been awarded the top prize after triumphing in the 2017 Floodlit Business Tennis League.

The BSA Annual Inspire Charity Cup Solicitors and barristers are set to go head to head in a charity football match this Friday.

An American lawyer collapsed and died while delivering closing arguments in a murder trial, according to US media reports. Jean Darby, 64, is suspected by doctors to have fallen victim to a brain aneurysm or a stroke while defending a man accused of murder in Alabama's Lauderdale County Court.

Professor Imelda Maher UCD Sutherland School of Law has announced a new FET entry route into all of its eleven law degree programmes from the 2018/19 academic year.

Pictured (l-r): Professor Valéria Silva Galdino Cardin, Dr Kathryn O’Sullivan and Professor Luiz Geraldo do Carmo Gomes A law lecturer from Limerick recently participated in an international congress in Brazil alongside colleagues from Catalonia and Portugal.

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has called on the Government of Azerbaijan to release an opposition politician who has been detained in violation of his human rights.

Labour has called for jury trials to be used in court martial hearings as part of a review into military justice, The Brief reports. Under the current system, a board of senior officers operates in a similar way to a jury. If the proposals are enacted, this would be replaced with the jury system use