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A tonne of cocaine worth £100m has been found hidden in a shipment of banana pulp, the Home Office has said. The drugs were found at the London Gateway depot in Essex last month, concealed in a shipping container.

The Court of Appeal has ruled on two appeals relating to the procedural fairness of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal. The judgment, delivered by Ms Justice Úna Ní Raifeartaigh, rejected arguments that legal aid should be provided to people availing of the scheme. The court a

A review group chaired by former High Court president Mr Justice Peter Kelly has failed to reach a consensus on how to reduce litigation costs in Ireland. The review group's final report, published today, makes over 90 recommendations to reform the administration of civil justice in the State, inclu

Cleaver Fulton Rankin has announced the promotion of five lawyers across a number of its key practice areas. Conor McCrory has been promoted to associate director in the business and private immigration team, while Nathan Campbell and Shane Conlon have been promoted to associate solicitors in the em

Shoosmiths has announced the appointment of M&A specialist Mark Davis as a partner in Belfast. Mr Davis has significant experience in the private equity sector, having worked with a range of clients, including multinational corporates, private equity funds and the offices of wealthy internationa

Justice Minister Helen McEntee is set to become the first Cabinet minister in Irish history to give birth while in office. Ms McEntee announced over the weekend that she is expecting her first child with her husband Paul in May 2021.

Retired English judge Sir Peter Gross has been appointed by the UK government to lead an independent review of the Human Rights Act 1998.

Proposals to introduce new domestic abuse protection notices and orders (DAPNs and DAPOs) in Northern Ireland have been set out in a new consultation document. The new mechanisms are being proposed as a replacement for the domestic violence protection notices and orders (DVPNs and DVPOs) which were

Judges will decide on Wednesday whether a judicial review centred on whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted in bad faith by signing the Brexit deal can go ahead. The proceedings have been brought by an anonymous litigant who lives near the border and seeks a court declaration that Mr Johnson sig

Legislation has come into effect in Northern Ireland allowing civil partnerships to be converted into marriages and vice versa. Under The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, same-sex couples can for the first time convert their civil partnerships into marriage

Legal rights group FLAC has reiterated its call for a retrospectively imposed tax liability on claims for the Covid Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) to be dropped. A legal opinion published by FLAC last month warned that the retrospective provisions of section 3 of the Finance Bill 2020 could be

Nearly a quarter of a million people are waiting for their court cases to be heard in London, new figures show. The logjam was revealed as mayor Sadiq Khan called on the UK government to create a “large-scale, secure facility” to begin processing high-priority cases.

Police are under fire for posting a photo on social media of a Christmas tree decorated with mugshots. A sheriff's department in the US state of Alabama called the Facebook photos "thugshots".

The High Court has ruled that a liquidator overcharged a company by more than €860,000 for services in a members’ voluntary liquidation and ordered him to repay the money. The judge, Ms Justice Nuala Butler, described the fees as “vastly disproportionate” to the work that had

Carson McDowell has announced eighteen promotions, including ten senior associates and eight associates across its teams.