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The UK government is facing calls from opposition MPs to allow the backdated publication of Northern Ireland political donations from January 2014. The Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 provides for the Northern Ireland Secretary to allow or require the Electoral Commission to pub

Michael Creed A record number of prosecutions initiated by the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 were finalised in court last year.

The arbitration clause in the agreement between the Netherlands and Slovakia on the protection of investments is not compatible with EU law as it removes from the mechanism of judicial review of EU law disputes which may relate to the application or interpretation of that law. In 1991 the former Cze

Maya Foa New analysis of executions in Saudi Arabia by Reprieve shows that since Mohammed bin Salman was appointed as Crown Prince in June 2017, the rate of executions in the Kingdom has doubled.

Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency for the first time since the civil war following violent clashes between the Sinhalese and Muslim communities. Soldiers have been deployed across the island in an attempt to quell the unrest, which so far has centred in and around the city of Kandy in the

A retired member of An Garda Síochána has lost an application for discovery of all documents considered by the Minister for Justice and Equality in a decision to refuse his claim for compensation. Stating that the issue arising in the judicial review proceedings brought by the former Garda was the

The Government has approved plans to draft new legislation to introduce presumptive minimum sentences for repeat sexual offenders. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan announced the decision today alongside Cabinet colleague Kevin "Boxer" Moran, who introduced a private member's bill making similar pro

Dr Laura Cahillane The University of Limerick will benefit from meetings and events with judges of the Supreme Court as they sit in Limerick for the first time.

Shane O'Donnell Irish merger and acquisition (M&A) activity reached record levels last year, according to the latest annual report from William Fry.

Stuart Mansfield Arthur Cox has welcomed an "encouraging" report showing growth in the value of new loans approved for small and medium Northern Ireland enterprises.

https://twitter.com/DeptJusticeIRL/status/970726066494017536 Chief Justice, members of the judiciary, fellow Oireachtas members, Chairman of Limerick City and County Council, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.

Lord Lloyd-Jones The dangers of "judicial activism" have been "greatly exaggerated", according to Lord Lloyd-Jones, a justice of the UK Supreme Court.

A pilot court project dedicated to dealing with people convicted on summary complaint where alcohol has significantly contributed to their offending is being established at Glasgow Sheriff Court, our sister publication Scottish Legal News reports. The Alcohol Court, which is to be presided over by S

The draft Brexit agreement between the EU and the UK contains strong commitments to the Good Friday Agreement, the Belfast-based Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) has said. The human rights group has published its initial comments on the draft agreement, made public last week by the E

Angela Rafferty QC Criminal barristers are having to regularly skip breaks in order to get work done, the chair of the Criminal Bar Association has said.