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Irish judges should be bound by a code of conduct even in their retirement to prevent a repeat of the controversy around the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) Courts, a retired senior counsel has said. Bill Shipsey SC, a former chair of Amnesty International Ireland, was among the first to c

Mexico's former attorney general, Jesús Murillo Karam, has become the most prominent figure arrested in connection with the 2014 disappearance and suspected massacre of dozens of student protesters. Mr Karam, who was attorney general from 2012 to 2015 and led a widely-criticised 2015 investig

Justice Michelle O'Bonsawin has become the first indigenous person to be nominated for appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada in its 147-year history. The judge, who has served on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice bench since 2017, is an Abenaki member of the Odanak First Nation.

Pakistan's ousted prime minister, Imran Khan, has been charged under terror laws for allegedly threatening a judge and police officers. The charges are said to relate to a speech he made in Islamabad on Saturday in which he said he would sue a magistrate and police officers, the BBC reports.

Rishi Sunak has accused Jolyon Maugham QC and his Good Law Project of "wasting time and money" by launching judicial reviews against the UK government. A press release issued by the Tory leadership contender's team about his plans to crack down on judicial reviews of government policy mentions Mr Ma

A wine seller who allegedly sold millions of bottles of cheap wine disguised with counterfeit labels from more prestigious regions will appear in court next month. Felipe Gimenez, owner of Tarragona wine company Reserva de la Tierra, has been summoned before a judge to answer charges of fraud, misle

Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted overwhelmingly for an indefinite strike in a major escalation of their campaign for higher legal aid pay. After a two-week ballot by the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) in which 2,273 people voted — significantly more than either of the two pr

Community Restorative Justice Ireland (CRJI) has had its funding suspended by Northern Ireland's Executive Office after concerns were raised about its financial and corporate governance. The Executive Office is the single largest funder of CRJI and has funded it to the tune of £1.2 million in

Gangsters who ran a fake police station for eight months in order to extort people have been exposed and arrested. The fake police station, run out of a hotel, was set up in the Indian state of Bihar just 500 metres away from a real police station, NDTV reports.

A final costs order in the high-profile 'Wagatha Christie' case between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy could be up to two years away, according to a specialist costs lawyer. Mrs Vardy sued Mrs Rooney after she was publicly accused of leaking details of her personal life to The Sun. The High Court i

An employment tribunal in England has thrown out a claim by an "anti-woke" barrister who was expelled from his chambers after tweeting about a "stroppy teenager of colour". Jon Holbrook, formerly of Cornerstone Chambers, made the comment in relation to a news story about a young woman who took her s

A senior New Zealand judge who was appointed to the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) Courts alongside Ireland's Frank Clarke and Peter Kelly has followed them in resigning. Sir William Young, a former judge of the New Zealand Supreme Court who is well known for leading an inquiry into the 2

A woman has settled a case of age and sex discrimination against Domino's Pizza in Strabane with the support of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. Justin Quirk, then-owner of DP Strabane t/a Domino's Pizza, has paid £4,250 and apologised to Janice Walsh, who was asked about her age

P.A. Duffy & Co has announced the appointment of Sean Kelly as its new finance and marketing manager. Bringing more than 25 years' experience as a finance manager in the legal industry, Mr Kelly will manage all financial aspects of the all-Ireland law firm while enhancing its financial controls

Professor Laurent Pech has been appointed as the incoming Dean at UCD Sutherland School of Law. Taking over the role from Dr Niamh Howlin in October, Professor Pech will serve for a three-year term, after which he will then hold a continuing appointment as full professor of law.