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Ireland is to sign bilateral treaties with the United Arab Emirates on extradition and mutual legal assistance. Ministers today gave government approval for justice minister Helen McEntee to sign the treaties. Dáil approval will then be sought before the domestic procedures necessary to allow

The Family Courts Bill 2022 has been passed by the Seanad. Once enacted, the bill will provide for the establishment of family court divisions within the existing court structures: a Family High Court, a Family Circuit Court and a Family District Court.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Israel slams UN probe on deliberate attacks to destroy Gaza’s health system

The Law Society of Ireland has expressed concern over the absence of practising solicitors and barristers on the new Judicial Appointments Commission. Justice minister Helen McEntee yesterday unveiled the membership of the Commission, which is to be established from 1 January 2025.

The Taliban has banned media outlets across large swathes of Afghanistan from broadcasting images of living beings. State media in the provinces of Takhar, Maidan Wardak and Kandahar have been told they can no longer air or publish images of people or animals, Newsweek reports.

Over 500 corporate counsel, risk and compliance professionals, executives and directors across a range of business sectors from corporate Ireland attended A&L Goodbody's annual Corporate Crime and Regulation Summit this morning in Croke Park.

A conference co-hosted by Matheson and the 30% Club Ireland explored the diversity and inclusion challenges faced by next generation leaders in today's evolving workplace.

Wider use of workplace mediation could save the Northern Ireland economy up to £1 billion per year, the Labour Relations Agency for Northern Ireland has said. Mark McAllister, the agency's new chief executive, spoke on the application of 'conflict resolution' strategies to the workplace at an

Six out of 10 Irish businesses are not prepared for compliance with the European Accessibility Act (EAA), according to a survey by business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran. The EAA is an EU directive aimed at improving the accessibility of products and services, ensuring that people with disabilit

Legislation creating protest-free 'safe access zones' around abortion providers has come into force. The Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024 was introduced by the government following a years-long campaign which also saw a similar private member's bill win wide su

The US has introduced a new "click-to-cancel" rule aimed at making it easier for customers to cancel subscriptions and free trials. The new rule, introduced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and set to come into force in six months' time, follows a series of high-profile lawsuits the regulator h

A new English-Ukrainian legal dictionary has been created to remove historic Russian influence from the definition of constitutional legal terminology. The dictionary contains definitions for over 1,000 legal terms and has been created by legal experts from Ukraine’s Constitutional Court, the

Landmark legislation on gambling has been approved by the Oireachtas. The Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 provides for a streamlined approach to licensed gambling activities to replace the currently fragmented regime between the Totalisator Act 1929, the Betting Act 1931 and the Gaming and Lottery Act

A western company suffered a major data breach after inadvertently hiring a North Korean cyber criminal as a fully-remote worker. A cyber security firm said it assisted the company, which has not been named, after the former contractor downloaded company data and sent a ransom demand.

The long-awaited Judicial Appointments Commission is to be established from the beginning of 2025. In the biggest shake-up to the judicial appointments process in almost 30 years, only candidates recommended by the new Commission will be nominated by the government for appointment by the president.