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Court business in Swords is being temporarily relocated to Balbriggan. From 2 September 2024, all matters in Swords will be held in Balbriggan Courthouse, while a new temporary court office will be established at Balbriggan Public Library.

Schools should prepare for the impending publication of a landmark report into historical sexual abuse in day and boarding schools run by religious orders, a lawyer has warned. The final report of the scoping inquiry led by Mary O'Toole SC is expected to be published by education minister Norma Fole

An alleged rape victim whose case was wrongly abandoned by English prosecutors after lawyers for the defence claimed she had "sexsomnia" has received £35,000 in compensation. Jade McCrossen-Nethercott launched legal action against the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) with support from the Centr

Over 250,000 people have backed a European citizens' initiative that says video game publishers should be required to ensure that online games remain playable after official support is ended. The Stop Killing Games initiative follows criticism of French publisher Ubisoft, which recently shut down se

Legal partnerships are to be introduced this autumn, the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has confirmed. A new page on the LSRA website provides more information about the new business structure, which will allow barristers and solicitors to form partnerships for the first time.

Global law firm DLA Piper has launched its 2024 Know Your Rights programme for refugees and asylum seekers living in Ireland. The eight-week programme, run in partnership with the Irish Refugee Council, begins on 12 September 2024 and will be delivered virtually for most modules.

An American judge has been widely criticised after humiliating a teenage girl who fell asleep during a classroom visit to his court. Judge Kenneth King, of the 36th District Court in Detroit, ordered the 16-year-old girl to change into a jail uniform and sit handcuffed in the dock as punishment, 7 N

Nearly a dozen prisoners have been hospitalised following what is suspected to be a mass drug overdose in Portlaoise Prison. A total of 11 prisoners are being treated at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise following a major incident yesterday afternoon — just weeks after the Irish Pri

The Probation Board for Northern Ireland has made significant improvements to organisational culture and probation practice over the past three years, an inspection has found. Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) made five strategic and six operational recommendations in 2020 to delive

A proposed procedure for agreeing settlements in competition law investigations has been published for consultation. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has invited interested parties to share their views by 5pm on Friday 20 September 2024.

The Maples Group has been named as title sponsor of the 2024 IRC European Championship sailing regatta in Dublin Bay. Hosted by the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire, the 'Maples Group IRC European Championship 2024' will bring together some of the best Grand Prix cruiser racers in Europe for

A man suing Disney for the alleged wrongful death of his fiancée has been told suing breaches the terms of his Disney+ subscription. Disney's lawyers raised eyebrows internationally by telling a New York court that Jeffrey Piccolo had agreed to handle all disputes with the company through arb

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has awarded a record €550,000 to a former Twitter employee who was sacked after failing to click a button in an email from Elon Musk shortly after he acquired the company. Gary Rooney, former source-to-pay director at Dublin-based Twitter International U

Northern Ireland prosecutors have withdrawn their case against a Palestine solidarity activist who took part in a protest inside a Belfast supermarket. Eoin Rua Davey was arrested and subsequently charged with aggravated trespass after taking part in the action, organised by the Boycott, Divestment

A team of trainee solicitors have successfully climbed Kilimanjaro in a bid to raise funds for Ballymun Community Law Centre.