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The EU Nature Restoration Law (NRL) has received final approval and will become law within weeks after a last-minute breakthrough. The first-of-its-kind regulation on nature restoration aims to put measures in place to restore at least 20 per cent of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030, and al

The Afghanistan Independent Bar Association in Exile (AIBAIE) has been granted membership of the International Bar Association (IBA). AIBAIE was formed after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021 following a two-decade war with the United States and its allies.

A justice in the High Court of England and Wales has found a man to be in contempt of court after finding he had repeatedly lied under oath and attempted to have another man pose as him during remote proceedings. Tesco Stores Ltd raised a claim against Shahin Mouradi alleging acts of dishonesty in a

Gender apartheid should be recognised as a crime to close a "major gap in international law", Amnesty International has said. The human rights group said legal recognition of gender apartheid would strengthen efforts to combat institutionalised regimes of systematic oppression and domination imposed

A cheating husband is suing Apple after his wife was able to access messages he sent to sex workers but had deleted. The middle-aged English businessman deleted the texts from his iPhone, but his wife stumbled across them on the family iMac and subsequently asked for a divorce, The Times reports.

New restrictions on XL Bully dogs are to come into force in Northern Ireland next month. From 5 July 2024, it will remain legal to own an XL Bully type dog, but owners must ensure their dog is muzzled and on a lead when in a public place. Selling, gifting, exchanging, or breeding from an XL Bully ty

The winners of the 2024 Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards were unveiled at a gala awards ceremony at the Convention Centre, Dublin on Friday night.

The government of Honduras is to build a “mega-prison” to deal with gang violence in a move similar to its neighbour El Salvador. President Xiomara Castro announced the new project along with other emergency measures such as giving the military a greater role in tackling organised crime

Dublin firm McGrath Mullan LLP has been recognised for creating an outstanding employee experience.

The director of the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) at Queen's University Belfast has been recognised in the King's birthday honours list. Professor Barbara Jemphrey has been named Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to education.

Non-EU nationals in Cork and Limerick will from next month no longer have to go to a Garda station for their immigration residence permission registrations or renewals. From 8 July 2024, the registration office of the immigration service delivery (ISD) of the Department of Justice will have responsi

UK and Ireland law firm Browne Jacobson has reported a 12 per cent increase in turnover to £118 million in its latest annual results. The firm, which opened a Dublin office in 2022, has more than doubled its turnover in the past decade, from £50 million in 2014.

The English justice minister, Alex Chalk, is being taken to the court by lawyers who say legal aid fees are so low they cannot provide representation to thousands of people. The case before the High Court in London revolves around access to legal aid for immigration and asylum lawyers and is being b

German police urged English football fans to consider swapping beer for cannabis to keep them in a "chill mood" during the Euro 2024 tournament. Tens of thousands of England supporters descended on Gelsenkirchen for their team's opening match against Serbia yesterday, which England won 1-nil.

Meta has delayed plans to train AI tools on content published by Facebook and Instagram users in the EU following a request from the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC). The social media giant said last Monday that its generative AI features need to be trained on European data to reflect "the div