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Colm O'Gorman Amnesty International has welcomed an EU report highlighting concerns that the overly broad application of Ireland's electoral laws is having a chilling effect on human rights organisations.

Michéal Martin Fianna Fáil leader Michéal Martin has said he feels it is "likely" that the right of the Oireachtas to legislate on abortion will need to be explicitly inserted into the Constitution if the Eighth Amendment is repealed.

A majority of major UK and US law firms are vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to a recent survey by cybersecurity experts. Researchers who surveyed 50 of the biggest firms across the two countries found most firms store data and document servers on premises, making them more vulnerable.

Alison Saunders The head of the Crown Prosecution Service has suggested photographs and social media accounts do not need to be fully checked in rape cases.

Lord McFall of Alcluith The House of Lords Liaison Committee has launched a review of House of Lords investigative and scrutiny committees.

The US Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a rule change which would allow employers to pocket their employees' tips if they are being paid more than minimum wage. At present, long-standing tip regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) prohibit employers from taking tips.

A pay dispute among barristers delayed the opening of a trial before the Special Criminal Court today, as defence lawyers complained that they are paid less than their counterparts working for the Director of Public Prosecutions. At the beginning of what will be a lengthy trial, senior counsels Padr

Mr Justice Frank Clarke The Chief Justice of Ireland, Mr Justice Frank Clarke, has spoke of his hope that proposals for reform of the Irish courts could go before the Government before the next budget.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has an "open mind" on the structure of the new Judicial Appointments Commission so long as it has a lay chair and a lay majority, The Irish Times reports.

Three lawyers have been appointed to the Board of the Charities Regulatory Authority. The appointment of Máire McMahon, Niamh Cahill and Ercus Stewart SC have brought the Board to gender balance for the first time.

Deirdre Malone The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has voiced concern about the extent to which solitary confinement is being used to deal with drugs-related violence at Mountjoy Prison.

A man who assaulted a solicitor in an unprovoked one-punch attack, causing catastrophic brain injuries, has been jailed for six-and-a-half years. Kevin Geraghty, 38, spent a year-and-a-half in hospital, had to learn how to walk again and has not been able to work since the assault, Dublin Circuit Cr

Legislation establishing an Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority to oversee fertility clinics and treatments will go before the Dáil within months, the Irish Independent reports. Dr Tony Holohan, chief medical officer in the Department of Health, yesterday outlined the general scheme of

Lisa Hart Shepherd Male clients are half as likely to nominate a woman lawyer for a global database of top lawyers, according to new analysis.

Organisms obtained by mutagenesis are, in principle, exempted from the obligations in the Genetically Modified Organisms Directive, according to Advocate General Bobek. Member states are free to adopt measures regulating such organisms provided they respect overarching principles of EU law.