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A leading clinical psychologist has raised concerns about the access of those accused of sexual abuse to the therapy records of the children involved. Keith O'Reilly, interim director of St Clare's Unit, said there has been a marked increase in requests for children's therapy records ahead of crimin

TDs have given their backing to a cross-party motion which recognises the detention of Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa in Egypt as "an unacceptable infringement of his basic human rights by any international standard". Mr Halawa, 20, is being prosecuted in Cairo alongside 493 co-defendants in mass tria

Darragh Mackin Belfast solicitor Darragh Mackin has been named Legal Aid Newcomer of the Year at the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (LALY) awards ceremony in London.

The Garda Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc) will function normally despite the fact one commissioner is absent due to injury, The Irish Times reports. Commissioner Kieran Fitzgerald reportedly suffered an injury to his spine during a holiday in Spain last month.

The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal has dismissed a man's appeal against his four-year sentence for conspiracy to defraud, one count of acquiring criminal property, and one count of concealing criminal property. The offences related to the setting up and operation of websites which permitted the vi

Colm O’Gorman, executive director of Amnesty International Ireland Amnesty International has said a High Court decision to allow the deportation of a man from Ireland to Jordan is a worrying sign of backsliding on the absolute ban on torture.

Tweets directed at politicians and public officials could qualify as lobbying under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015, the Standards in Public Office Commission has said. The legislation came into force late last year and requires those who lobby designated public officials to register and report

The UK's Secretary of State was not obligated, under the circumstances, to investigate the consequences of serving a foreign judgment on an Egyptian national. Mamdouh Ismail was the chairman of the board of a company whose ferry sank in the Red Sea in February 2006, resulting in more than 1,000 deat

The beneficiary of a patent licence must pay the agreed royalty even if it does not infringe the patented technology, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. Since the royalty constitutes the price to be paid in order to protect the licensee against any infringement proceedings

Tony Blair Following the publication of the Chilcot report, lawyers have been considering the legal options, if any, for prosecuting Tony Blair.

Ronan Reilly Walkers Professional Services will be launched in Ireland this month following a successful global launch last year, the financial services law firm has announced.

Linda Hynes, head of employment at Leman Solicitors The employment team at Dublin-based Leman Solicitors has been listed in the Chambers Europe guide as an emerging presence in the Irish employment law market.

Germany's Justice Minister Heiko Maas Germany's parliament has approved legislation to introduce a wider definition of rape and toughen sanctions for sexual assaults.

The High Court has granted summary judgment in favour of the Collector General for the Revenue Commissioner, who sought a number of reliefs due to the failure of a couple to pay VAT of over €800,000.00. The Commissioner Michael Gladney sought (1) €822,765.41 due by the defendants George Raymond

Legal rights group FLAC has welcomed the new legal support scheme announced by Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald for those in mortgage debt. The scheme, first announced in January 2016, will be run through the Money Advice & Budgeting Service with the Legal Aid Board supplying an external pane