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The vast majority of lawyers involved in remote court hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic in England and Wales are satisfied with their experience, a major survey has found. Having surveyed nearly 900 lawyers on the impact of COVID-19 on the civil justice system for the Civil Justice Council (CJC)

Palestine solidarity campaigners who were convicted and fined for promoting a boycott of Israeli products suffered a violation of their human rights, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. In today's Chamber judgment, only available in French, the court held unanimously that there had

A prisoner with learning disabilities who spent 40 years on death row, including 16 in solitary confinement, has been granted parole in Texas, The Times reports. Bobby Moore, 60, was sentenced to death in 1980 for killing a supermarket worker in a robbery in Houston.

A pair of prison escapees have reportedly left behind a note promising to return after dealing with family business. The prisoners, 40-year-old Davad Zukanovic and 46-year-old Lil Ahmetovic, allegedly escaped the prison just outside Rome, Italy earlier this month.

A consultation has been launched on how the discount rate used by the courts to determine the size of personal injury awards should be set. The discount rate, also known as the real rate of return, is currently determined by case law, but the justice minister also has the power under section 24 of t

Lawyers have shared their perspectives and experiences of building a career in EU law in an online event hosted by the Irish Society for European Law (ISEL) and the Young Bar Committee of The Bar of Ireland. Yesterday's joint webinar heard from Anne Riley, who recently retired as head of global anti

The Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, has warned against the "misuse" of remote courts technology following its use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sir Declan questioned the suitability of remote hearings in some areas of the law in recorded remarks for members of the Commonwealth Lawyers' Associ

NUI Galway School of Law has announced the appointment of Professor Guénaël Mettraux as adjunct professor of international criminal justice and international criminal law. The prestigious human rights expert is a judge of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and presiding member of the EU's Hu

A proposed re-branding of the PSNI will not go forward for consultation in its current form following a sharp backlash from unionists. The force recently released images of proposed new branding featuring the crest alongside the words "Police Service NI".

William Fry trainee solicitor Karolina Rozhnova considers a recent case in which Twitter was ordered by the High Court to disclose information about a parody account. The High Court has ordered Twitter to disclose information about the identity of creators and controllers of a parody account using t

Having thought about truth, Benjamin Bestgen now considers lies. See his last jurisprudential primer here. In Gulliver’s Travels, Jonathan Swift lets Captain Gulliver explain to the Houyhnhnms, a race of highly intelligent horses dedicated to reason and truth, that lawyers are: intrinsically c

Ireland's prison service is submitting guidance to the World Health Organisation (WHO) after avoiding a single confirmed case of COVID-19 among prisoners and staff. Prisons in Northern Ireland, England and South America have contacted the Irish Prison Service (IPS) for advice on keeping the virus ou

Prison officers, health care and education staff have been commended for "remarkable progress" in improving performance and outcomes at Hydebank Wood Secure College and Ash House women’s prison. However, the new independent inspection reports also raise concerns about efforts to tackle the sup

Plans by the billionaire ruler of Dubai to build a lodge at his Scottish Highland retreat have been refused by councillors. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum wanted to develop the building at Inverinate in Wester Ross to house his large family.

The Supreme Court has granted declaratory reliefs to a woman who claimed that her constitutional and ECHR rights were breached when the clinical director of the Central Mental Hospital declined to facilitate variations to the conditions of her release. The court held that she is not entitled to dama