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A new law requiring a minimum expiry date of five years for gift vouchers has come into effect from today. The Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Act 2019 is the first piece of legislation in any European country designed to protect consumers on gift vouchers.

The gender recognition process for 16- and 17-year-olds will be simplified under new legislation announced by the Government. Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty said she will seek to amend the Gender Recognition Act 2015 in response to the findings of a review group which reported back last s

Ms Justice Mary Laffoy was welcomed as the guest of honour at the Employment Law Association of Ireland's (ELAI) annual dinner.

The High Court of England and Wales will hear a judicial review challenge over the UK government’s refusal to hold a fully independent, judge-led inquiry into British involvement in rendition and torture, a judge has ruled. Human rights NGO Reprieve, politicians David Davis and Dan Jarvis laun

Cannabis-infused gravy has proved a massive hit in the US at Thanksgiving. In California, which legalised cannabis for recreational use in 2016, retailer Kiva Confections has reported quickly selling out of a limited-edition $5 gravy designed to "take Thanksgiving dinner to a higher level".

A company seeking to develop a wind farm in Cork has lost an application for judicial review of a decision by An Bord Pleanála to refuse planning permission based on the “cumulative impact on landscape and visual amenity”. Dismissing the application, Mr Justice Garrett Simons said

Ciaran Maguire of McIvor Farrell Solicitors has been elected as chair of the Belfast Solicitors' Association (BSA), succeeding Enda Lavery of MTB. A new committee was elected at the association's AGM in Law Society House yesterday, which also included a presentation from new charity partner Action C

An all-time record number of solicitors in England and Wales were admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland this year, the Law Society of Ireland has said. The figures, published in the Law Society Gazette, reveal that 1,817 solicitors in England and Wales were admitted in 2019 as of 12 November

Legislation to reduce the requirement for spouses to live apart for a minimum of four years out of the preceding five before they can be granted a divorce will be commenced on Sunday. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan today announced that he has signed a commencement order to bring Parts 1 and 2 of

Criminal justice stakeholders from north and south of the border will meet in Belfast today to share practice on how to reduce re-offending by adopting a "trauma-informed approach". The event, hosted jointly by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) and the Irish Probation Service at the Pa

The Court of Appeal has rejected an “unusual” argument that a man’s alcoholism diminished his responsibility for murdering an ex-girlfriend, but added that the issue may need to be explored in the future. Michael McDonald, a 56-year-old alcoholic, had admitted killing 31-year-old B

The Bar of Ireland has presented its annual human rights award to Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental in recognition of his work promoting tolerance and in educating young people about the importance of remembrance and reconciliation.

A jury has found Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield not guilty of the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 football fans in the 1989 stadium disaster. Mr Duckenfield, now 75, was in charge of the 1989 FA Cup semi-final during which 96 football fans were crushed to death. A two-year inques

Edward “Ned” Kelly was a famous Irish-Australian bushranger and outlaw who was executed in November 1880. Part I was published last Friday. The horse that landed 16-year-old Ned with three years of hard labour had actually been stolen – or “borrowed” by a horse-breaker

A university is facing criminal action for selling bodies and body parts donated for research purposes over the course of a decade. The Centre for Body Donations at Paris Descartes University has admitted mistreating thousands of cadavers, keeping them in rat-infested and overheated rooms.