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A Zimbabwean asylum seeker whose human rights claim to remain in the UK was refused by the Home Secretary has had an application for judicial review of a decision that he had not made a fresh claim to remain in the country dismissed. The petitioner “GC” argued that, as an “openly g

A drunk man commandeered a milk float after losing all his money at the gambling tables, a court was told. James Cooper, 31, took control of the truck at 5:30am following a night of revelry in which he had 10 pints, The Times reports.

The Adoption Authority of Ireland has been granted an order dismissing proceedings brought by a woman whose child was adopted in 1980. The woman was 16 at the time and submitted that the circumstances surrounding the adoption of her daughter entailed a breach of her rights. Granting the order to dis

The Data Protection Commission is planning to launch enforcement proceedings against the Department of Social Protection in relation to the Public Services Card (PSC) scheme, according to reports. The watchdog's report on the scheme, which found that its expansion had no legal basis, was published b

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has called for a "clear and consistent regulatory approach" to digital political advertising and campaigning. The watchdog yesterday published new research by the Institute for Future Media and Journalism (FuJo) at DCU on political advertising activity on

Draft legislation to extend the European health insurance card to all residents of Northern Ireland has been announced by the Government. Speaking in the Dáil yesterday, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said legislation would be in place by the end of October, when the UK is currently planning to leave

The trial of the former British soldier known as "Soldier F" in connection with two murders and four attempted murders on Bloody Sunday in 1972 has been adjourned until December. At a committal hearing in Derry District Court this morning, Judge Barney McElholm granted an adjournment to allow the de

A new book published by the Irish Architectural Archive (IAA) explores the architecture of Irish court houses from the early 17th century to the modern day. Ireland's Court Houses, edited by Paul Burns, Ciaran O'Connor and Colum O'Riordan, was launched in Dublin last night by the Chief Justice of Ir

Over 40 members of the legal profession and community/voluntary representatives were welcomed to Law Society House for an event on surrogacy law reforms. The Law Commission of England and Wales is currently considering the legal parentage of children born via surrogacy, the regulation of surrogacy m

A local authority is seeking permission to "name and shame" people convicted of dog fouling offences in an Irish first. Members of Cork County Council have written to the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to seek approval for the move, the Irish Examiner reports.

A multi-agency task force last year recovered around £1.4 million under confiscation orders, helped rescue dozens of potential victims of modern slavery, carried out thousands of drug seizures and disrupted more than 70 organised crime gangs. The latest Organised Crime Task Force (OCTF) annual

Belfast solicitor John Finucane, the current Lord Mayor of Belfast and son of murdered lawyer Pat Finucane, has been nominated for selection as Sinn Féin's Westminster election candidate in North Belfast. Mr Finucane, partner at Finucane Toner, previously contested the seat for the party in 2

A law that requires newly-nationalized Danes to shake hands with a representative at their citizenship ceremonies ought to be scrapped, critics have said. As part of new rules on citizenship that came into effect this year, participants at such ceremonies must shake hands with the mayor or local off

A member of Monaghan County Council who was recorded by RTÉ asking for a fee to influence an application for planning permission has failed to stop an investigation into his conduct being carried out by the Standards in Public Office Commission. Dismissing the application for judicial review

Civil legal aid should be widened to include areas of the law such as housing and homelessness, the Chief Justice of Ireland, Mr Frank Clarke, has said. Ireland's top judge made the remarks at the launch of the Mercy Law Resource Centre's 2018 annual report, which was streamed live over the internet