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Students at Maynooth University have presented a report on Migrant Children's Rights in Ireland to the Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI).

The extensive standardisation of packaging, the future EU-wide prohibition on menthol cigarettes and the special rules for electronic cigarettes, embodied in the EU directive on tobacco products, are lawful, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled The new 2014 directive on tobacco produ

Italy’s highest appeal court has ruled that stealing small amounts of food to satisfy hunger is not a crime. Judges in the Court of Cassation overturned Roman Ostriakov’s conviction for theft, which he gained after stealing cheese and sausages worth €4.07 (£3) from a supermarket.

Two teams from Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin took part in the Belfast Marathon relay race on Monday.

The Supreme Court is to refer questions to the European Court of Justice as to the status of examinations scripts as personal data, following a case in which a man sought an appeal of a decision by the Data Protection Commissioner, in which it determined that such scripts did not constitute personal

Acting Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Acting Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald could be promoted to tánaiste if talks to form a Fine Gael minority government succeed, The Irish Times reports.

Bryan Hughes, chief executive at Eversheds Two Dublin lawyers have become partners during a recent spate of promotions across Evershed's international operations.

Dr David Sharpe BL Commercial barrister Dr David Sharpe BL has been named the UK's Barrister of the Year by Finance Monthly Magazine, a global publication for the corporate financial sector.

Ireland's newspaper industry association, NewsBrands Ireland (NBI), has called for Ireland's defamation laws to be "brought into line with the rest of Europe". NBI, formerly known as National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI), issued a statement to coincide with World Press Freedom Day today.

Pictured (l-r): JP McDowell of McDowell Purcell; Harry Cayton; Eileen Creedon, Chief State Solicitor; and Joseph McMahon, Dean of Law Harry Cayton CBE, chief executive of the UK Professional Standards Authority, delivered the McDowell Purcell Distinguished Guest Lecture at UCD Sutherland School of L

Solicitor Gavin Booth of KRW Law Belfast firm KRW Law announced the launch of judicial review proceedings against the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland at an event marking 40 years since the death of Seamus Ludlow yesterday.

Managing partner Joice Carthy Wicklow-based law firm Augustus Cullen Law has been recognised by Chambers Europe for the first time.

The Belfast Solicitors Association (BSA) raised almost £1,000 for a local homelessness charity after organising a pub quiz. Six teams competed at The House Pub & Kitchen in Stramillis, which provided the quiz master and nibbles, and raised a total of £926.99 for The Welcome Organisation.

Kirsty Scott Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin will raise cash for Macmillan Cancer Support at a race night later this month.

The High Court has found that an applicant’s challenge of a decision by the Minister for Justice and Equality, in which she refused to allow him to transfer his sentence from the UK to Ireland, was unarguable, as the Minister was not obliged to accept such transfers, and had not acted unreasonably