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Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said he is pursuing the establishment of a permanent memorial dedicated to the women of the Magdalen laundries. Mr Flanagan made the commitment after publishing the first report of the Dublin Honours Magdalenes events, held over two days in 2018 to fulfil two ke

The number of out-of-court disposals handed down in Northern Ireland, typically to low-level or first-time offenders, has fallen for a sixth consecutive year. Out-of-court disposals include cautionary disposals, informed warnings, completion of PPS-ordered youth conferencing plans and resolution thr

Breda O'Malley and Mary Kelleher of Hayes solicitors discuss the implications of a recent High Court ruling on the setting of certain minimum pay and conditions for workers in a number economic sectors. The High Court has struck down legislation providing for the setting of certain mi

Tom O'Malley, a law lecturer and barrister with expertise in criminal law, sentencing, criminal procedure and constitutional law, looks at an interesting English experiment in virtual jury trials. The resumption of jury trials for serious criminal offences is probably the biggest difficulty facing t

A legal row has developed between Belfast residents and the Chinese embassy over the construction of a new wall at the Chinese consulate in Belfast. Residents living near the Chinese consulate in Belfast have secured an injunction in the High Court against the construction of a new wall on the site.

The PSNI is facing renewed calls to suspend its use of spit hoods following new evidence that they provide no protection from COVID-19 and could in fact increase the risk of infection. The controversial restraint devices were made more widely available to officers at the end of March by Chief C

Jason O'Sullivan, solicitor and public affairs consultant at J.O.S Solicitors, sets out some tips for employers as public health restrictions begin to ease. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s announcement last week that the Cabinet has approved plans to accelerate Ireland’s exit from current lockd

Brazil's far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered by a judge to wear a face mask in public. Judge Renato Coelho Borelli said the president had refused to wear a mask in Brasília in defiance of the region's laws.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal taken by a garda criticised by the Disclosures Tribunal. The appeal was brought from the judgment of the High Court primarily on the issue of objective bias.

Global law firm DLA Piper will reportedly reopen its Dublin office early next month as public health restrictions are eased. The firm will began a phased return to work across its Ireland, UK and Middle East offices from 6 July, The Lawyer reports.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has backed a review of legislation underpinning the prosecution of terrorism and organised crime offences in the non-jury Special Criminal Court. Mr Flanagan indicated his support for a review this morning before TDs voted to renew provisions of the Offences against

Physical prison visits will resume on a phased basis next month, nearly four months after their suspension during the COVID-19 crisis, the Irish Prison Service has announced. A new system of video visits was introduced in lieu of physical prison visits following their suspension on 27 March 2020.

A "high degree of convergence" in data protection law between the UK and the EU is important for their future relationship, a new report published by the European Commission has said. The two-year review of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has found that it has met most of its objective

Dublin firm J R Sweeney LLP has joined the multinational law firm network LEInternational. The network, established 25 years ago as Law Europe, is made up of independent law firms across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Violent right-wing extremism is "growing" in Ireland, a major Europol report on terrorism in the EU has noted for the first time. The European agency's latest EU Terrorism Situation and Trend (TE-SAT) report said Ireland was among EU member states reporting violent right-wing activities in 2019.