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Thousands of dangerous cars are being imported to Europe through a loophole in EU law, an Irish MEP has said. Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, a barrister and Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South, has backed calls by the European Transport Safety Council to change the law following a 20 per cen

Legislation criminalising the abduction of cats and dogs has come into force in Northern Ireland. The Pet Abduction Act 2024 creates specific offences for the abduction of cats and dogs, which the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) says recognises that they are not mere

Professor Niamh Moloney, an expert in financial markets law, has been appointed to the board of Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland. The new competitive research and innovation funding agency amalgamates and builds on the activities and functions of the Irish Research Council (IRC) and S

Solicitor Ema Cubitt has been appointed as Northern Ireland's first independent autism reviewer. The role will include monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of Northern Ireland's autism strategy and reviewing the adequacy of services provided to autistic people, their families and carers a

International law firm Walkers has appointed Emmet Quish to its Irish office as a partner in its asset management and investment funds team. Mr Quish has almost 20 years' experience advising clients on a wide range of matters and has acted for asset managers, investment funds, and management compani

The US no longer has a "workable" constitution and its top court has become too politicised to act as "impartial constitutional arbiters", Lord Sumption has said. In an essay for Prospect magazine, the former justice of the UK Supreme Court mounts an unprecedented attack on its US counterpart, highl

A brain surgeon is being prosecuted after allegedly allowing his teenage daughter to help drill a hole in a patient's skull. The Austrian doctor, who has not been named, allegedly invited his 13-year-old child to help treat a man who suffered serious head injuries in a forestry accident, Sky News re

English prisons are virtually full, according to new figures showing fewer than 100 places now left across the male prison estate. According to the BBC, there were a record 84,596 inmates in the male prison estate as of Friday 23 August.

Six law firms have been awarded grants by the Law Society towards training solicitors outside of the biggest cities in the State. Firms in counties Offaly, Westmeath, Kilkenny, Limerick, Monaghan, and Kerry received the Law Society Small Practice Training Grant in 2023, according to the Law Society

Attorney General Rossa Fanning SC will deliver the keynote address at Mason Hayes & Curran's inaugural dispute resolution conference next month. The business law firm will host the event on 12 September at The Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin as Ireland prepares for a significant shift in

Ryanair has lost an Italian court battle over a ban on charging extra fees for seat reservations for those accompanying children or disabled people. Italy's Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) introduced the measure in 2021, prompting a court challenge from Ryanair.

Vapers are opposed to proposed new restrictions on flavoured vape products, the findings of a government consultation suggest. Health minister Stephen Donnelly and the minister of state with responsibility for public health, wellbeing and the national drug strategy, Colm Burke, last week published t

The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal (LPDT) has imposed sanctions on 17 lawyers since its formal establishment, according to its first chairperson's report. Of those, 14 were subject to less serious sanctions including censures and fines, while three were subject to more serious sanctions,

Eight new board members have been appointed to An Bord Pleanála, with the maximum number of board members also increased from 14 to 17. The new board members, who will take up their positions from 2 September 2024, are Declan Moore, Liam McGree, Marie O'Connor, Mary Gurrie, Mary Henchy, Mary

Filmmaker Danny Boyle has been banned by a church court from filming scenes for his zombie apocalypse threequel in an English church. The Consistory Court of the Diocese of Newcastle said the Morpeth Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin would be "profaned" by the filming, The Telegraph reports.