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Legal tech expert Professor Richard Susskind OBE will launch his new book, Online Courts and the Future of Justice, in Dublin next week. He will be speaking at the final instalment of Trinity College Law Review's Distinguished Speaker series in the Graduates Memorial Building, Trinity College on Tue

Almost all of the UK's top 200 law firms have been exposed to threats from cybercriminals, new research shows. A report from Crowe, an audit, tax, advisory and risk firm, in conjunction with KYND, a cyber risk prevention company, shows that 91 per cent of firms analysed are exposed to having th

Police officers who have been trained to look out for "green tongues" as evidence of cannabis use have fallen for "junk science", lawyers have said. The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) continues to list a "possible green coating on the tongue" as an indicator of cannabis use in

A pilot who is being sued for making defamatory statements online has been granted an order requiring Ryanair to provide an unredacted investigation report which had been almost completely redacted when first provided. Finding that the report was relevant and necessary to the issues at trial, Mr Jus

Lewis Silkin LLP has announced the appointment of Victor Timon as a partner in Dublin to head up a new commercial, technology and intellectual property practice. Joining from Maples, where he was head of commercial technology and data privacy, Mr Timon brings over 35 years' experience in commercial,

Sligo solicitor Michele O'Boyle has been appointed as the 149th president of the Law Society of Ireland. The first woman to serve as Law Society president since 2003 and the fourth woman of all time, Ms O'Boyle has pledged to make women in leadership one of the priorities of her term.

A new cross-border crime agency is not "practicably possible" due to the collapse of devolution in Northern Ireland, Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said. The idea of a new agency has been repeatedly raised in discussions about the abduction and torture of businessman Kevin Lunney by a cross-b

Former president Mary Robinson has commended legal rights group FLAC for creating a community of lawyers who pursue access to justice for those who need its services most. Mrs Robinson, the current chair of The Elders and a former FLAC volunteer, was the guest of honour at the organisation’s 5

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will today pledge to amend the Human Rights Act to bring an end to the "unfair trials" of soldiers over their conduct in Northern Ireland, according to reports. The Conservative Party manifesto will include a commitment to amending the law to exclude any death in Norther

A motorist who dangerously overtakes a cyclist will face a fine of €120 and three penalty points under a new law coming into force tonight.

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates responds to reports about a job advertisement published by a UK celebrity chef. When it comes to dysfunctional industries, sometimes what comes out of the restaurant industry is so amazing that you would not believe it actual

A victim of domestic violence who did not realise she would be named in a court report in her local newspaper has had her complaint dismissed by the Press Ombudsman. The woman gave evidence in court in the trial of a former partner who had admitted assaulting her, and her name and address was subseq

Belfast-based Millar McCall Wylie has renewed its sponsorship of Ulster's historic Junior Cup rugby competition for two further years. Jan Cunningham, partner and former Ulster player, said the firm was proud to be supporting the competition and strengthening its long-standing relationship with Ulst

A life sentence prisoner has failed to persuade judges that he should be released because he "momentarily died" in his cell after falling ill. Benjamin Schreiber, who was convicted of first-degree murder in 1997 and sentenced to life in prison without parole, fell seriously ill in 2015 and had to be

A man who pleaded guilty to the murder of his mother must serve eight years' imprisonment before being considered for release on licence. Commenting that the case was clearly “close to the borderline between murder and manslaughter”, Mr Justice Adrian Colton said the evidence “over