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Westminster's justice committee has announced the terms of reference for a new inquiry to investigate the public’s understanding of the current approach to sentencing in England and Wales. The inquiry will aim to get a better understanding of public awareness around how sentencing works, inclu

One of Gaza's foremost human rights lawyers will speak in Blackhall Place next week on human rights and the rule of law in Israel and Palestine. Raji Sourani, the founder and director of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) and former director of the Gaza Centre for Rights and Law, will be

The Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland is considering whether to launch an investigation into the use of strip-searches against dozens of under-18s last year. A recent investigation by The Detail revealed that PSNI officers strip-searched children and young people under the age of 1

Hundreds of barristers who pay reduced subscriptions to the Law Library because they are based more than 150 kilometres from the Four Courts will see their fees increase. A recent meeting of the Bar Council agreed to increase subscription fees for so-called "country members" by 15 to 20 per cent ove

Ancient artefacts worth around €4.7 million were destroyed by a man who was mad at his girlfriend, authorities have said. Brian Henandez, 21, was arrested shortly after a late-night rampage through the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), which has no connection with him or his partner.

Nearly 300 barristers have signed a letter to the justice minister, Helen McEntee, calling for an urgent review of "unsustainable" and "uneconomic" fees for criminal work in the District Court. The petition seeks the "immediate full and long overdue unwinding of cuts to rates of pay for criminal leg

Historic independence-era legal records which were discovered last year have been presented to Cavan County Library Service as a permanent loan. The records, which relate to the Dáil Courts of the Parish of Drumlane, County Cavan, contain 40 records from cases adjudicated between November 192

Legal aid will be provided for issues relating to capacity under the new regime coming into force this summer, the government has said. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022, which was published last week, will make a number of changes to the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacit

Two-thirds of Irish employers have taken no steps to put a disclosure channel in place in advance of new whistleblowing legislation, a survey conducted by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP suggests. The business law firm surveyed 230 HR professionals from the public and private sectors at a recent webina

Bees can legally be considered a type of fish, a court in California has ruled. An appeals court sided with the California Fish and Game Commission after it was sued by agricultural groups over its decision to classify certain species of bumblebee as endangered.

Divorcing couples in England will be provided with £500 mediation vouchers to help them resolve disputes away from court. The scheme was originally launched on a trial basis last March and has already seen 8,400 vouchers issued to divorcing couples. An additional £5.4 million in funding

Emergency legislation could be introduced to give non-prosecuting gardaí a right of audience before the District Court to address the "turmoil" caused by a recent High Court ruling, the chair of the Oireachtas justice committee has suggested. Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger ruled this week that

The Supreme Court has quashed a decision to refuse an Irish passport to a child whose father's refugee status was retrospectively revoked. The case focused on "UM", who was born in Ireland and asserted Irish citizenship on the basis of his Afghan father’s residency in the country, as a refugee

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Plans to scrap the direct provision system of accommodation for asylum seekers have been delayed because of the war in Ukraine, the government has admitted. Roderic O'Gorman, whose portfolio includes the direct provision system, told the Dáil today that the war "had an unavoidable impact on t