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The second edition of the Irish Judicial Studies Journal for 2020 has been published, featuring a wide range of articles on personal injury law, surrogacy, the Irish language, sexual offence prosecutions and more. The volume, available from the IJSJ website, includes:

Legal experts have weighed in to suggest that the first man convicted for the murder of a garda on duty under the Criminal Justice Act 1990 could remain behind bars beyond the 40-year minimum. There has been widespread confusion over the conviction and sentence of Aaron Brady for the murder of Detec

Retail giant Amazon has been charged by the European Commission over its use of sales data on independent retailers to "illegally" obtain an advantage in the European marketplace. In July last year, the Commission opened an in-depth investigation to assess Amazon's use of sensitive data. The data co

Andrew McKeown BL, law lecturer and practising barrister at The Bar of Ireland, considers the procedure for the removal of a judge under the Irish Constitution. As the controversy surrounding Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe continues, Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD, the Ceann Comhairle, ha

DWF has launched a new work placement scheme for Black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals who aspire to a career in law. The programme, the Ethnic Minority Access Scheme, has been developed with Aspiring Solicitors to help six individuals gain valuable paid work experience at a global legal busi

Sorry seems to be the hardest word, which is why the law has gotten involved in recent years. Benjamin Bestgen reflects on an early injustice and the value of apologies. See last week's jurisprudential primer here. I recall an episode in primary school in which another kid teased and pestered me and

An investigation has been launched over allegations the director of a concentration camp memorial in Germany defamed members of the Wehrmacht by suggesting they committed war crimes. Jens-Christian Wagner, director of the Buchenwald memorial, is being investigated by prosecutors who have asked him t

A police force has deployed speed cameras disguised as portable toilets in a bid to catch speeding motorists. The unusual toilet-cameras sit on the roadside on trailers hooked to vans to seem less conspicuous.

The High Court has dismissed a personal injuries appeal for a broken arm sustained by the plaintiff when she was eight years old. She had been jumping on boulders. Mr Justice Richard Humphreys found that large boulders do not represent a hidden danger or an unusual danger.

Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe's future on the Supreme Court bench is likely to be decided by the Oireachtas following the publication of letters showing the Chief Justice wants him to resign, experts have said. The release of the letters "has now moved the debate on the future of the judge into th

The House of Lords has voted overwhelmingly to remove controversial provisions of the UK government's Internal Market Bill which would breach international law. A Lords committee previously concluded that the bill as approved in the Commons is "contrary to the rule of law" and risks destabilising th

The codification of Irish criminal law would introduce "clarity and consistency", the Law Society of Ireland has said in response to comments by a Supreme Court judge. Mr Justice Peter Charleton told The Irish Times that the gradual codification of criminal law would solve the problem of having

Proposals to ban the so-called "rough sex" defence in Northern Ireland have gone out to public consultation. Justice Minister Naomi Long launched the consultation following a review on the use of ‘consent to serious harm for sexual gratification’ as a defence.

Global law firm DLA Piper has announced the launch of the Terence O’Malley DLA Piper Scholarship in partnership with NUI Galway School of Law. The new scholarship, named after the firm's US chairman emeritus Terry O'Malley, will provide funding and support to NUIG law students in financial nee

Queen's University Belfast should set up an endowed chair for the study of unionism and name it after the late law lecturer Edgar Graham, the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) has proposed. Mr Graham graduated from QUB in 1976, began working on a PhD at Oxford University and was called to Th