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Human rights organisation Liberty has claimed a "significant victory for the rights of journalists and the free press" in the UK after a seven-year legal challenge supported by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). The UK government has agreed to introduce new safeguards to protect journalists fr

Coimisiún na Meán has welcomed the imminent application of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), which comes fully into force in Ireland and across the EU from tomorrow. The DSA provides new rules for how online services deal with illegal content or apply their own rules.

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has launched a public consultation to seek views on recovery of criminal assets codes of practice. Updates to two existing codes of practice and one new code of practice are required to take account of new measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Trans

Ireland's M&A market proved to be resilient with a growth in deals volume compared to falls in Europe and the rest of the world, new analysis from William Fry shows. The firm has issued its annual report on Irish M&A activity in 2023, which records a total of 334 qualifying deals, an increas

A senior lawyer in Clyde & Co has identified mould regulation and e-scooter legislation as key areas where Northern Ireland law has fallen behind the rest of the UK and could provide "quick wins" for the justice minister. Tara McSorley, legal director in Clyde & Co's Belfast office, said new

A judge has permitted a mass case to proceed against Facebook owner Meta that argues it abused its position. The case, which could be worth up to £3 billion, has been brought by legal academic Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, on behalf of 45 million Facebook users.

The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has welcomed a Pakistani legal reform that strengthens women's rights in marriage and criminalises unconsented sexual acts. The change in law has led to the first conviction for marital rape in the province of Sindh, where a K

A police officer who screamed that he had been shot and immediately began returning fire towards a handcuffed suspect, when in reality he was over-reacting to the innocuous sound of a falling acorn, has resigned. Bodycam footage which has gone viral on social media shows US police officer Jesse Hern

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Artificial intelligence and facial recognition expert Dr Nessa Lynch has joined University College Cork (UCC) as the Matheson lecturer in law, innovation and technology. Based at the School of Law, the lectureship will enhance expertise in law and technology at the university.

A legislative provision criminalising the possession of drugs should be immediately repealed following the conclusion of the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use, a group of Oireachtas members has said. Senator Lynn Ruane, TDs Neasa Hourigan and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and a number

The judge who decided against punishing three women who displayed a parachute image at a protest recently liked a social media post that described Israel as a "terrorist" and called for a "free Palestine". Tan Ikram CBE, 58, deputy senior district judged, liked the LinkedIn post by a barrister three

Tughans has been ranked as Northern Ireland's most prolific M&A adviser for the ninth year in a row. The Belfast-based law firm advised on 50 of the 263 transactions recorded in 2023, according to the latest Experian M&A report.

Flynn O'Driscoll LLP has again been ranked as Ireland's most prolific M&A adviser, advising last year on the highest number of deals in Ireland's busiest year of M&A activity on record. Ireland bucked a global trend for declining deal activity with a total of 789 deals in 2023, marginally mo

A man who started a relationship with the wife of a Chinese soldier has been sentenced to nearly a year in prison. Chinese law provides for penalties of up to three years' imprisonment for knowingly beginning a relationship with the spouse of a serving People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldier.