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MLAs' tweets are not subject to the Northern Ireland Assembly's Code of Conduct and the oversight of the Assembly Commissioner for Standards, it has emerged. A complaint against former minister Edwin Poots over a tweet linking the LGBTQ community to paedophilia was dropped after the Commissioner fou

The European Commission is consulting on proposals to lower the fingerprinting age for children in the EU's Visa Information System (VIS). The changes would see children as young as six years old fingerprinted when applying for a visa to a country in the Schengen area, which includes most EU member

A Muslim practice allowing men to summarily divorce their wives by repeating the word ‘talaq’ three times has been declared unconstitutional by India's Supreme Court. The 1,400 year old practice was brought to an end this week after the five-judge bench ruled 3:2 that talaq-e-biddat is illegal i

A man who disposed of upwards of £76,000 from his father’s estate while acting as executor has been found by the High Court in Belfast in breach of his legal and statutory duty as an executor, and guilty of devastivit in carrying out his role as executor of the estate of the deceased. Referring t

The Supreme Court is set to consider the issue of consent and its application as a defence in a prosecution for assault causing harm. The court granted an application from Gerard Brown for leave to appeal a judgment from the Court of Appeal, which upheld his conviction in Portlaoise Circuit Criminal

There continue to be concerns about vulnerable prisoners at Maghaberry Prison, despite the leadership's "real desire" to deal with its issues. A small team of inspectors made an unannounced visit in April to review progress since the last full inspection.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Irish motorists are using their mobile phones while driving in spite of tens of thousands of fines and penalty points, The Irish Times reports.

Rachel Lafferty HOMS Solicitors has congratulated one of its trainees on winning the Law Society Litigation Prize.

UK government ministers are considering the creation of an internet ombudsman to deal with hate crime complaints. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is looking at a proposed internet ombudsman who would deal with complaints over illegal online content, including violent and

A&L Goodbody has welcomed this year's final group of summer interns, who will be working in its Dublin office for the next four weeks.

Louise Whitfield A heterosexual couple who have so far failed in their legal battle to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage have won permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court.

A woman who has been living in a tent outside the offices of Carlow County Council has had her application for judicial review of council decisions refused by the High Court. Finding that the council had discretion under the Housing Act 1988, Mr Justice Meenan was satisfied that the decision to refu

Shane Ross The Independent TD and Government minister who has led calls for reform of judicial appointments in Ireland has said the hostility of judges to his proposals is understandable.

New practice directions will be issued by the presidents of the Court of Appeal and High Court to clarify the role of a non-legal person assisting a lay litigant, The Irish Times reports. The new directions, to be introduced from Sunday 1 October, will tighten up rules around so-called "McKenzie fri

Eilis Barry, chief executive of FLAC Legal rights group FLAC has welcomed a Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ruling that three tenants had been discriminated against by their landlord when the landlord refused to facilitate their access to the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP).