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An associate professor at Maynooth University made US headlines after making novel legal submissions in the US Supreme Court case which paved the way for Donald Trump to seek re-election in November. Professor Seth Barrett Tillman, a US academic who has lived in Dublin for more than a decade, submit

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The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has expressed serious concern about the Hong Kong Safeguarding National Security Law (SNS Law) that came into force on Saturday, following an accelerated legislative process by the Hong Kong Legislative Council. The new law is

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The victims of Scotland's forced adoption scandal are set to launch legal action against the Scottish government. Up to 120,000 mothers and babies were separated between the 1950s and 1970s because the women were not married. Mothers and adoptees from Forced Adoption Scotland have met with lawyers o

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Belfast-based commercial law firm Davidson McDonnell has appointed Raymond Duddy and Barbara Creed as directors. The independent law firm said the senior strategic appointments will bolster its strength in corporate practice and commercial dispute resolution, and follow a period of continued growth.

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A man who learned printing skills in prison as part of a rehabilitative programme later put his skills to work counterfeiting bank notes, according to police. Bhupendra Singh Dhakat, a 35-year-old man from India's Madhya Pradesh state, was found to have nearly 100 counterfeit notes when arrested on

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The Irish Women Lawyers' Association (IWLA) has said it is "disappointed" with the outcome of the referendums on family and care in its first statement since the results came in. The association's standing committee had endorsed a Yes-Yes vote in the referendums, while expressing regret that the pro

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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Israeli limits on Gaza aid may be ‘war crime’, UN warns

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