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Dublin solicitor Wendy Lyon examines the new book by sex workers and activists Juno Mac and Molly Smith ahead of its Irish launch events in Cork tonight and Dublin tomorrow. From its striking cover – designed to resemble the outside of a Soho sex shop – and provocatively punny title, one

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The secret ballot was introduced in Britain and Ireland in July 1972 by the Ballot Act of 1872, with the aim of mitigating the effects of bribery, intimidation, and coercion in elections. Section 2 of the Act outlined the new procedure for voting, which provided for voters to "secretly" mark their v

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A courthouse was forced to cancel proceedings after it turned out to be infested with bed bugs for a second time in three weeks. Lawyers, jurors and court officials were asked to leave to allow exterminators to return to the building.

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LK Shields has announced the appointment of Ian Lavelle as partner in the firm's litigation and dispute resolution department. Mr Lavelle specialises in complex disputes in the construction, property, insurance and professional services sectors.

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A total of 85 cases have been lodged against CervicalCheck over the cervical cancer screening scandal, the Irish Examiner reports. Ciaran Breen, director of the State Claims Agency, confirmed to TDs that the number of cases had doubled since Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's midsummer promise that women woul

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The Bar Council of England and Wales has hit out at reports suggesting the UK government will consider reintroducing Employment Tribunal fees, The Times reports. The fees introduced in 2013 were scrapped last year after they were ruled unlawful by the UK Supreme Court on the basis that they prevente

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