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An Austrian politician whom a TV programme said was “usually surrounded by little brown rats” suffered no article 6 violation, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In its decision in the case of Haupt v. Austria, the European Court of Human Rights has unanimously declared the applicati

An Austrian politician whom a TV programme said was “usually surrounded by little brown rats” suffered no article 6 violation, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In its decision in the case of Haupt v. Austria, the European Court of Human Rights has unanimously declared the applicati

Jail terms for terrorism offences could be significantly increased, the UK's Prime Minister Theresa May has said. Speaking after attacks in London on Saturday night which saw seven killed and 48 injured, Mrs May (pictured) said the changing threat means "we need to review Britain's counterterrorism

The number of trademark applications for hashtags increased worldwide by 64 per cent last year, according to new research by CompuMark. Since the first application to trademark a hashtag was filed in 2010, there have been over 5,000 such applications, including 2,200 in 2016 alone.

Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, Lady Hale (pictured), has said judges should not be reluctant to allow children to give evidence in family law cases, The Irish Times reports. Lady Hale told an international congress on children’s rights in Dublin on Monday that children are people with t

A property developer who placed reliance on incorrect measurements contained in an estate agents’ brochure, has had his award of €350,000 in damages for negligent misstatement overturned in the Supreme Court by a 3:2 majority. The Supreme Court found that the estate agents did not owe the man a

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has published a bill to establish a Judicial Conduct Committee and a Judicial Studies Committee.

Legal service prices in Ireland have risen by more than 10 per cent in the past three years, a new report from the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) has revealed. The NCC's Costs of Doing Business in Ireland 2017 report notes that while the price of legal services "dipped for a brief period in

Darragh Mackin The solicitor acting for four victims of convicted Waterford paedophile Bill Kenneally has welcomed the appointment of retired Circuit Court judge Barry Hickson to an inquiry into An Garda Síochána’s handling of the investigation.

Lawyers for the Minister for Justice have said they are not trying to “usurp” the Irish courts by asking the High Court to refer a Supreme Court decision to the European Court of Justice. The assertion came a day after the Minister for Justice was accused of insulting the Irish courts by seeking

The European Court of Human Rights has announced the start of a new procedure allowing for more detailed reasoning to be given when a judge declares an application inadmissible. Since Protocol No 14 came into force in 2010, a single judge has been able to declare an application inadmissible.

John Finucane Belfast solicitor John Finucane has made a police complaint over three tweets mocking the murder of his father, solicitor Pat Finucane.

Robin Allen QC A leading Bar Council of England and Wales figure has urged "positive action" to increase the number of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) judges.

Criminal proceedings have been commenced against a Conservative candidate in the upcoming general election, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has confirmed. Craig Mackinlay, who is running again next week, is accused of overspending in the 2015 general election campaign along with his agent Nathan

Staff at William Fry have triumphed in the Business Journalists Association of Ireland (BJAI)'s annual Corporate Challenge quiz.