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Legislation banning the sale of vapes to under-18s has been approved in the Dáil and will now proceed to the Seanad. The Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill contains a wide range of measures to tackle smoking and vaping among children and adults, with a focus

Sinn Féin TD Chris Andrews has launched defamation proceedings against The Irish Times and an individual journalist in connection with an article about his party's response to the war in Gaza. The lawsuit concerns an article by Harry McGee headlined Spotlight on Sinn Féin over its stan

Retired High Court judge Mr Justice Kevin Cross will deliver a lecture next week to mark the 225th anniversary of the 1798 Rebellion. Inspired by the French and American revolutions, the Society of United Irishmen launched a four-month rebellion against British rule, which failed and ultimately led

Landmark new legislation will "protect those who are most vulnerable to hate crime and hate speech", justice minister Helen McEntee has told the Immigrant Council of Ireland's annual integration conference. Officially opening the conference at the LinkedIn Community Space in Dublin this morning, Mrs

An "offensive and misogynistic" social media post about Sinn Féin's northern leader and first minister-designate Michelle O'Neill was not defamatory and the case "ought never have been brought", Northern Ireland's High Court has ruled.

Prominent Belfast solicitor Brian Garrett, one of the founding partners of commercial law firm Elliot Duffy Garrett, has passed away at the age of 86. Born in Belfast in 1937, Mr Garrett was educated at Methodist College and Queen's University Belfast before qualifying as a solicitor in 1966.

America's leading civil liberties group has launched a free speech lawsuit against restrictions on personalised licence plates after a man was refused a plate promoting his cannabis business. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of South Dakota said the state "stifled" the free speech of Lyndon

A victim of an infamous miscarriage of justice in the 1990s has been elected to New York City Council. Yusef Salaam was arrested at the age of 15, along with other African-American and Latino teenagers, and later convicted in connection with the rape and assault of a woman in New York's Central Park

Northern Ireland firm Mills Selig has welcomed four newly-qualified solicitors following the completion of their two-year training contract with the firm. Darragh Fox, Maria McStravick, Chloe Lowe and Andrew McGrath have joined the firm in permanent roles, having graduated from the Institute of Prof

Barrister Mark O'Connell BL has been nominated for appointment to the District Court bench. Mr O'Connell will fill the vacancy arising from the retirement of Judge Olann Kelleher last month.

The European Ombudsman has upheld a complaint by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) in relation to the European Commission's failure to disclose a list of companies consulted on a controversial technology law. The issue arose after the ICCL requested documents pertaining to the decision-ma

Ireland's national DNA database now has over 73,000 individual profiles and assisted in nearly 800 criminal investigations last year. The Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) annual report for 2022 shows a 15 per cent increase in the total number of profiles on the DNA database system to over 67,000 at th

Newry-based Granite Legal Services has achieved the prestigious ISO 9001 certification. The ISO 9001 certification is an internationally recognised standard that assesses a company’s quality management system. It sets out stringent requirements for a company to demonstrate its ability to consi

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has backed international calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. In a statement yesterday, the Law Society said it fully supports the position of the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), which last week called for a ceasefire as well

Law students at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) have been invited to apply for the 2023 Matheson Cara Scholarship, which aims at supporting talented university students to succeed in their early careers. Named in honour of late Matheson partner Cara O'Hagan and delivered as part of Matheson's impactful