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The new president of the Court of Appeal has called for new appeal judges to be appointed urgently, The Irish Times reports. Mr Justice George Birmingham (pictured), who was sworn in yesterday, said the number of judges needed to be increased because the waiting time for appeals still stands at 20 m

Seven new members, including five new members, have been appointed to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) for a five-year term. The seven members received their warrants of appointment from President Michael D. Higgins at a formal ceremony at Áras an Úachtarain attended by the T

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced that over £5,400 was raised at this year's Legal Walk/Run charity event.

The Law Society of Ireland team made it through to the International Final of the Telders Moot Court Competition in The Hague.

The UK government should take rapid steps to end unfair discrimination when it comes to British nationality law, according to a Westminster committee. In their report examining the proposed amendments to the British Nationality Act 1981, the Joint Committee on Human Rights welcomed the government's

Human rights organisation Reprieve has called for a judge-led public inquiry to establish the full extent of Britain's involvement in the rendition and torture of Abdul Hakim Belhaj and Fatima Boudchar by the CIA following anti-torture rulings yesterday from the European Court of Human Rights. The c

A Crown Court judge has appeared in court after allegedly viewing a case file she has a person interest in, The Register reports. Her Honour Judge Karen Jane Holt appeared at Southwark Crown Court this week over allegations she viewed the file for one Cecil McCready in September 2016.

Denmark has joined other European countries in banning garments that cover the face, including the burqa and niqab in a move described as “neither necessary nor proportionate”. The law, presented by the centre-right governing coalition, was passed 75-30 yesterday, with the Danish government sayi

A lift installation company responsible for the maintenance of lifts at the Bank of Ireland offices in Dublin have been unsuccessful in their application to set aside a third party notice which was served on them in relation to personal injury proceedings. The proceedings involve a woman who was inj

Paschal Donohoe The State has paid €2.57 million to William Fry since 2016 for advising on its battle with the European Commission over the Apple tax ruling.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Legislation overhauling Ireland's anti-corruption laws has passed all stages in the Oireachtas.

The UK Supreme Court has confirmed it will rule on a landmark challenge to Northern Ireland's abortion laws next Thursday 7 June. The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) argued before the court last October that the current law in Northern Ireland violates human rights.

A man who claimed Romania allowed the United States Central Intelligence Agency to transport him to a detention site under its secret extraordinary rendition programme and subject him to ill-treatment and arbitrary detention suffered violations of his rights under the ECHR, the European Court of Hum

A youth has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in an 11-hour-long “rampage” at a Oberstown Children's Detention Campus during which a roof was set on fire and missiles were thrown at staff, gardaí and fire officers. Jack Walsh, 19, was one of five youths charged in relation to

Lord Kerr Lord Kerr will deliver a lecture on Brexit to the Northern Ireland Planning Bar Association (NIPBA) next month, the association has announced.