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There are “systemic weaknesses” in the way English juries make decisions and these are likely to be contributing to the conviction of innocent people, failures to convict the guilty, and inequalities, new research warns. The current legal rules involving procedure and evidence are not co

A former chairman of the National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP) has pleaded guilty to company law offences following an investigation by the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA). Dr Andrew Jordan, former chairman and secretary of the now-defunct NAGP, appeared in the Criminal Courts o

Thousands of Yazidi survivors of atrocities by the Islamic State armed group (IS) remain missing, Amnesty International said ahead of the 10-year anniversary of IS’s attack on the Yazidi community in Iraq.

Letterkenny solicitor Annabel Caldwell has established a new firm, Caldwell-McGlynn Legal. The firm offers a wide range of legal services including property, commercial leases, wills and probate.

The ISPCA has urged ministers to abolish the issuing of hare coursing licences and put an end to the "cruel, outdated and barbaric practice". The charity says it believes allowing the practice to continue is incompatible with the animal welfare strategy published by the Department of Agriculture, Fo

The European Commission has formally confirmed Ireland's participation in the controversial EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. Ireland is opting-in to seven legal acts under the Pact: the Reception Conditions Directive, Qualification Regulation, Asylum Procedure Regulation, Union Resettlement Framewor

The first phase of a commission of investigation established following allegations of abuse involving an intellectually disabled woman known by the pseudonym 'Grace' has finally been completed. Marjorie Farrelly SC was appointed in 2017 to chair the investigation into the care and protection of 'Gra

A man who alleged that he was told "we don't serve Protestants" by the landlord of Bittles Bar in Belfast has settled a religious discrimination case for £6,500. The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland supported the man, who has not been named, in bringing the case against John Bittles.

A headless body reported to police turned out to be a "very realistic" sex doll. The doll — which would have cost thousands of euros — was discovered on a quiet beach in northern New Zealand by dog-walker Alice Cowdrey, RNZ News reports.

The Irish government has said it may introduce legislation to facilitate its co-operation with the UK's Omagh bombing inquiry, which is now under way. Scottish judge Lord Turnbull yesterday presided over the inquiry's first public hearing at the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh, which dealt with prelimin

EU member states including Ireland may have to consider an individual's rights under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union before executing UK arrest warrants issued under post-Brexit rules, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has said. The court was asked in March to

The Irish M&A market saw 185 deals in the first half of 2024, a 20 per cent decline on the previous year, but the total deal value surged to €17.8 billion, a 207 per cent increase, according to new analysis from William Fry. The law firm has published its half-year report on Irish M&A a

An English solicitor who arranged sham marriages in India in order to circumvent UK immigration rules has been struck off after being tried in absentia. Matthew Chellam, 53, was paid "handsomely" for his services in making residency applications for people who lacked the right to stay in the UK.

Global law firm Dentons has reported an 18 per cent rise in revenue from its Dublin office and total revenues of £280.5 million across its UK, Ireland and Middle East (UKIME) operations. UKIME CEO Paul Jarvis said: "It's pleasing to achieve another year of record revenues. We have grown revenu

The UK government is to abandon an appeal of the Northern Ireland High Court's finding that controversial legacy legislation is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Labour government has already pledged to "repeal and replace" the previous government's Northern Ireland Troubles