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Newspapers that challenged orders for costs made following trial have had their appeals unanimously dismissed by justices in the Supreme Court. Lord Neuberger gave the lead judgment, with which Lord Mance, Lord Sumption, Lord Hughes and Lord Hodge agreed.

The US state of Arkansas must halt the execution of eight death row prisoners, seven of whom are due to be killed in an 11-day period this month, Amnesty International said today, highlighting legal concerns and the fact that two of the men facing death have serious mental disabilities. Arkansas has

A company that was ordered to pay a fine of €125,000 for failing to ensure the safety of employees after an accident resulted in the death of a 28-year-old man has been ordered to pay a fine of €1 million after the Director of Public Prosecutions appealed the original sentence. Delivering the ju

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald The draft terms of reference for the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland has been published, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald announced yesterday.

The Courts Service of Ireland has no immediate plans to bring Wicklow courthouse back into use, despite spending thousands of euros to maintain the disused building. Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald revealed in a reply to a Dáil question that €12,848.86 has been spent on light, heat and fuel c

Professor James Devenney, the new McCann FitzGerald Chair of International Law and Business at University College Dublin’s Sutherland School of Law, has delivered his inaugural lecture on Spies, Parking Tickets, Illegal Transactions and Insider Dealing.

Tributes have been paid in Kilcock District Court to Co Kildare solicitor Elizabeth Bruton, who passed away earlier this month, the Leinster Leader reports. The local lawyer frequently appeared before the court in relation to licensing matters and she represented North Kildare rugby club.

Anne Véronique Schläpfer Global law firm White & Case LLP has published new research which reveals that arbitral institutions are accommodating an increased wish by parties for expedited proceedings and are more readily appointing women arbitrators.

Aaron Mulholland Aaron Mulholland, associate solicitor at Tughans in Belfast, writes on the risks of renting your home on Airbnb.

Jeremy Hunt The tobacco industry has exhausted legal avenues to overturn plain packaging laws after being refused permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court, The Guardian reports.

James Thornton A charity comprising environmentalist lawyers has challenged the UK government over its "continuing delay" in publishing a new emissions reduction plan and warned it will have "no option but to consider legal action" if delays persist.

A woman who, on behalf of her 6-year-old daughter, brought a claim for damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained as a result of the negligence of the Health Service Executive in the management of her birth has been granted a retrial. Ms Justice Mary Irvine held that the trial judge’s causa

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has been criticised for failing to attend the annual conference of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI), the Irish Independent reports.

An increased volume of complaints were handled by the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), Helen Dixon, last year, according to her third annual report since taking office.

The European Union should do more to increase access to justice for victims of rights abuses by businesses, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has said. The agency, in an opinion requested by the European Council, has made a series of recommendations on issues including legal aid and cross-b