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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to spend up to $20 million on electric gloves designed to deliver painful shocks to detainees. The Glove, short for Generated Low-Output Voltage Emitter, is manufactured in Lexington, Kentucky, by Compliant Technologies. The company markets it

There have been further calls for the resignation of Law Society chief executive David Lavery after 50 letters from members triggered a special general meeting (SGM).  Mr Lavery lost his post as human rights commissioner last week following an independent investigation, pursuant to the Code of

The death has occurred of barrister Conor B. Fahy.

Australian police have ended a homicide investigation after what appeared to be human remains found in a suitcase on the side of a remote road were thankfully revealed to merely be a lifelike doll.

Arthur Cox has advised VITHIT, the Dublin-founded functional drinks brand, on its acquisition by Nichols plc (AIM: NICL), the diversified soft drinks group.

A judge at Cloverhill District Court has authorised a letter to be sent to the Law Society to nominate a solicitor for a remand prisoner whose case has been upgraded to a more serious level.

Communities minister Gordon Lyons hails “landmark achievement for the deaf community” as the Sign Language Act (Northern Ireland) 2026 comes into force.

A former European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judge who was removed as Hungary’s Supreme Court president after criticising Viktor Orbán’s government has been appointed the country’s president. András Baka, 73, received 140 votes in Hungary’s parliament yesterd

The English High Court has confirmed that students on weekend-only higher education courses should be legally regarded as distance learning, making them ineligible for certain funding and grants. In Bath Spa University & Others v Secretary of State for Education; Department for Education; and St

Tighter product regulatory and consumer protection rules are creating real operational demands for companies selling across Europe, according to a new publication from Mason Hayes & Curran. The firm's Product & Consumer Protection Mid-year Review 2026, now in its fifth year, examines regulat

William Fry has advised M&G Real Estate, one of the world’s largest real estate investment managers, on the completion of the acquisition of a prime portfolio of six operational multi-family PRS assets in Dublin.

Carson McDowell is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its Dublin office.   Since establishing its Dublin office in 2016 Carson McDowell has steadily expanded its presence in Ireland, with a strong focus on providing specialist legal services to healthcare and allied healthcare professionals.

Former solicitor, Michael Lynn, who was given a five-and-half-year sentence in February 2024 for theft of more than €18 million from financial institutions during the Celtic Tiger era has been released from prison under the Community Return Scheme.

A song by exiled Russian pop star Monetochka that featured in the new Spider-Man film has been removed from screenings in both Ukraine and Russia – but for opposing reasons.

The Private Security Authority (PSA) has today published its Annual Report 2025, highlighting a year of record compliance and enforcement activity as it marks 20 years of regulating Ireland's private security industry.