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Undercover reporter's footage admitted as evidence
Video footage filmed covertly by an undercover reporter can be used as evidence in the trial of six Health Service Executive (HSE) workers, a judge has ruled.
Published 12 October 2015
Ex-judges and lawyers criticise UK response to refugee crisis
Over 340 leading ex-judges and lawyers have criticised the UK government's response to Europe's refugee crisis in an open letter published on the Internet.
Published 12 October 2015
Lord Thomas: people must be able to access justice without lawyers
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has said people must be able to access justice without having to instruct lawyers.
Published 12 October 2015
Scotland: 'Mind-boggling' fraud involving $1 billion leads to Edinburgh council flat
BBC Radio 4's File on Four programme has investigated a "mind-bogglingly" complex financial scam which has seen Europe's poorest country robbed of $1 billion – with the trail leading to an ex-council flat in Edinburgh and fraudsters who have availed themselves of the Scottish Limited Partnership (SLP).
Published 12 October 2015
230 people detained under anti-terror laws
Almost 230 people were detained in Northern Ireland under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 last year, according to a statistical bulletin published by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO).
Published 6 October 2015
ECJ rules Safe Harbour EU-US data sharing agreement is invalid
An agreement that allowed technology companies and others to send personal data from the EU to the US has been declared invalid by the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
Published 6 October 2015
Mason Hayes & Curran will create 75 jobs in 2015
Leading business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has announced it will have created 75 new jobs by the end of 2015.
Published 5 October 2015
New court complex will form part of €875m justice investment
A new state-of-the-art Family & Children’s Court complex will be built in Dublin as part of an unprecedented €875 million capital funding package for the justice sector.
Published 5 October 2015
Mid-sized Scots law firms see significant turnover growth
An annual legal practices benchmarking review by Scottish accountants Henderson Loggie points to signs of growth among Scottish law firms.
Published 2 October 2015
Strasbourg notifies Russia of new inter-state application over Crimea and Eastern Ukraine
On 29 September the European court of Human Rights (ECtHR) invited the Russian government to submit its observations on the admissibility of a new inter-state application lodged by the government of Ukraine on 27 August 2015, under Article 33 (inter-state cases) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), against the Russian Federation.
Published 2 October 2015
Data protection laws may apply to foreign companies rules ECJ
Data protection legislation of a member state may be applied to a foreign company which exercises in that state, through stable arrangements, a real and effective activity the European Court of Justice has ruled.
Published 2 October 2015
Data protection laws may apply to foreign companies rules ECJ
Data protection legislation of a member state may be applied to a foreign company which exercises in that state, through stable arrangements, a real and effective activity the European Court of Justice has ruled.
Published 2 October 2015
High Court judge makes gagging order to stop press publishing details of Liam Gallagher and Nicole Appleton’s divorce proceedings
A High Court judge has made a “gagging order” prohibiting the media from publishing details of the divorce proceedings between Liam Gallagher and Nicole Appleton.
Published 2 October 2015
Mason Hayes & Curran appoints two new partners
Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has appointed two new partners in its real estate and asset finance divisions respectively.
Published 30 September 2015
National Crime Agency having 'positive effect' in Northern Ireland
The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) is already having "positive effects" in Northern Ireland, according to Justice Minister David Ford.
Published 30 September 2015
