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The law on rape should be reformed to provide for a primarily objective test on whether an accused believed the woman was consenting to sex, rather than the current primarily subjective test, the Law Reform Commission has said. The commission's Report on Knowledge and Belief Concerning Consent in Ra

A separated father-of-three who was deemed ineligible for social housing with space for his children suffered a violation of his rights, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said. The human rights watchdog yesterday appeared as amicus curiae in a Supreme Court case which seeks to clari

Barrister Patrick Butler SC has been appointed to investigate whether Dublin City Council paid "protection money" to stop anti-social behaviour on social housing construction sites. Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy announced today that Mr Butler has been appointed as an authorised person under section

Two partners at William Fry have been named as rising stars in the European legal world at an awards ceremony in London. The winners of Euromoney Legal Media Group's inaugural Europe Rising Star Awards, recognising lawyers across 20 practice areas in 19 European countries, were announced last night.

More than 550 solicitors have completed the Law Society of Northern Ireland's advanced advocacy course since it started two decades ago. The course, organised by the Law Society through the Advocacy Working Party and in conjunction with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), provides soli

Two commemorative plaques highlighting the importance of the ‘snail in a bottle case’, which laid the foundations of the modern law of negligence throughout the common law world, have been refurbished and unveiled as part of the Law Society of Scotland’s 70th anniversary celebrati

Harvard Law School could be sued by Antigua and Barbuda unless it provides compensation for its founding benefactor's participation in the slave trade in the same way as Glasgow University. Gaston Browne, the country’s prime minister, said his government considered “Harvard’s failu

An article published in Irish Legal News on 6 November 2019 (Supreme Court: Permanent TSB shareholders in ‘lengthy litigation war’ lose appeal against interlocutory injunction) erroneously used the word "explained" to describe remarks made by Mr Justice O'Donnell. Mr Justice O'Donne

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. UK policies embolden human rights violations in Bahrain amid abuse of female activists, MPs warn | The Independent

In 1937, a story emerged in the newspapers about a girl from Glasgow called Julia Clarke who had been sentenced, in absentia, to one month's imprisonment for “kissing a boyfriend in public”. Ms Clarke and the (notably unnamed) local boy had been seen kissing on church property in Blackro

A building in Moscow where 50,000 people were sentenced to death under Stalin is at the centre of a dispute over plans to turn it into a perfume shop and restaurant. Victims of Stalin’s Great Terror were taken to the three-storey court building on Nikolskaya Street, near the Kremlin to be told

The prosecution of a registered nurse who allegedly provided Botox treatments without a prescription can proceed after the High Court ruled that evidence central to the case against her is admissible. Satisfied that the samples of Botox had not been seized illegally, Mr Justice Michael MacGrath did

Dublin firm Philip Lee has announced the appointment of Angelyn Rowan as a partner in the firm's construction, projects and PPP team. Ms Rowan joins from another well-known firm and brings a wealth of experience advising both public and private sector clients in the areas of construction, procuremen

Litigation solicitor Paul Tuohy has joined Limerick firm O'Gorman Solicitors. Mr Tuohy was previously a partner at another mid-west law firm, where his practice focused on personal injury law, medical negligence and employment law.

Matheson has announced the launch of a multi-disciplinary Digital Services Group tasked with deploying advanced digital technology and agile processes on complex and large-scale legal matters. The new group is led by Tom Connor and consists of 17 professionals, including lawyers, AI software develop