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The UK government has blocked the release of documents relating to the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane that would otherwise have been released under the 20-year rule. His son, solicitor John Finucane of Finucane Toner Solicitors, told The Irish News that the move showed the British governme

Legal permission will not be required to end care for patients who are in a long-term vegetative state, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. The question in this appeal is whether a court order must always be obtained before clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (“CANH”), which is keepi

UK truck owners and lessees could receive compensation totaling £14 billion without even having to sign up to a claim in one of the biggest class actions in UK legal history. UK Trucks Claim Limited (UKTC) has issued proceedings on behalf of owners and lessees of over 600,000 trucks, which the

Retired solicitor John O'Neill has launched a fair employment case against the head of Northern Ireland's Department of Health, The Irish News reports. Mr O'Neill alleges that the Department, under the helm of permanent secretary Richard Pengelly, breached recruitment guidelines for Northern Ireland

Firefighters had to be called to Ballymena Courthouse to free a defendant whose handcuffs had become stuck, the News Letter reports. A spokeswoman for Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service said: "Firefighters removed a set of handcuffs from a man using a disk cutter (essentially another name fo

The PSNI has publicly shamed a member of the public who called 999 to complain that their local tanning salon had closed. The caller wanted to know "how they could claim back their unused 25 minutes", police said on Facebook.

A developer, who is the director or shareholder in a number of companies which brought proceedings against First Active Plc, has had his appeal against a costs order made against him dismissed by the Supreme Court. Finding that the High Court had jurisdiction to make the order pursuant to Order 15,

There have been more than 1,100 reports of data breaches involving personal information made to the Data Protection Commission since GDPR came into effect, The Irish Times reports. The 1,184 reports, which compare to an average of 230 per month in 2017, would appear to reflect stricter reporting rul

An electoral commission should be established and legislation brought in to address digital political campaigns paid for from outside the state, the Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo) has said. The suggestion forms part of the Commission's annual report for 2017. The report provides a summ

Judges have been told to create new guidelines on compensation claims to help lower insurance premiums, the Irish Independent reports. An unpublished report by former High Court President Nicholas Kearns warns that personal injury awards in Ireland are a multiple of those in other jurisdictions and

Clíona Kimber SC has been appointed chair of the Employment Bar Association (EBA). The EBA is an association of senior and junior counsel who are members of the Bar of Ireland.

A Commons Select Committee has warned that we are facing a democratic crisis founded on the manipulation of personal data, particularly during elections and referenda. In a first interim report in its Disinformation and ‘fake news’ inquiry, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

New legislation to prevent claimants from sidestepping the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) in an attempt to have their cases heard in court has been approved by the Cabinet. Claimants, especially those making false or exaggerated claims, often prefer for their cases to be heard in court as

A formal mechanism is to be created to allow the media to access information held in court records, in order to enable fair and accurate reporting of court proceedings. The press currently has no formal way of accessing written legal submissions relied upon in legal proceedings. Rather, journalists