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The Standards in Public Office Commission has called for a "full legislative review" of electoral legislation to ensure it is fit for the 21st century. The ethics watchdog warned that the Electoral Act 1997 is "now over 20 years old and requires modernisation".

Almost three-quarters of the Garda Inspectorate's recommendations on modernising the fixed charge processing system (FCPS) have been implemented, according to a new report. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan and Transport Minister Shane Ross today published a progress report on the implementation of

Drugs and gang crime expert Dr Johnny Connolly, a research fellow at University of Limerick School of Law, addressed a Policing Authority meeting this morning on community safety oversight. Dr Connolly, a member of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland, joined others on the panel for t

Facebook has been ordered to pay a record-breaking $5 billion penalty by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for privacy violations following an investigation into its role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The FTC alleges that Facebook failed to safeguard user data from third parties and used t

ByrneWallace has advised a developer on its deal with Tristan Capital Partners to finance a major housing development near Dublin. Twinlite has secured planning permission for 243 housing units at the site on Village Road in Aiken's Village, Stepaside, Co Dublin.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that UK authorities fulfilled their duty to carry out an effective investigation into the killing of six military policemen in Iraq in 2003. John George Miller, whose son Corporal Simon Miller was among those killed, complained to the court that the inves

An angry Cork judge postponed sentencing for a man found guilty of threatening behaviour after he turned up to court wearing shorts. Judge Olann Kelleher, putting the case back to Friday, said: "You cannot come to court in shorts."

An environmental activist network has been granted an interlocutory injunction restraining the implementation of secondary legislation introduced in January 2019 pending the outcome of judicial review proceedings contending that the legislation is invalid. Stating that the transitional provisions ga

The Bar of Ireland will more closely monitor the level of unpaid fees owed to junior barristers under the "antiquated" District Court legal aid scheme following a unanimous decision of the Bar AGM. Under a revised Code of Conduct, barristers will be required to submit details of outstanding fees owe

Matheson partner Nicola Dunleavy has been appointed as a member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). As one of just 35 members, Ms Dunleavy, who is also vice-president of Arbitration Ireland, is currently the only Irish member of the Court.

The Government will tomorrow consider a series of recommendations on personal drug possession from an expert group chaired by Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan. According to the Irish Independent, the group has not recommended decriminalisation but has set out proposals for cautions for those caught with d

Barrister Damien McShane has been appointed to the Health Insurance Authority by Health Minister Simon Harris for a three-year term. The authority, established in 2001 as the statutory regulator of the private health insurance market, regularly advises the health minister on matters relating to heal

Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of Lord Reed as the next president of the UK Supreme Court. Lord Reed will succeed Baroness Hale of Richmond as president, alongside three additional appointments as justices.

New figures revealing that the number of women prisoners in Northern Ireland has reached a five-year high have sparked calls for the establishment of a dedicated women's prison. As of this month, there are 84 women prisoners in Northern Ireland, most of them accommodated in Ash House at Hydebank Woo

Arklow District Court hearings will be held at a local GAA club from September until next spring after renovation works at Arklow Courthouse get under way. The €120,000 renovation will add two new consultation rooms, secure rear parking, a victim support room and CCTV to the 19th-century courth