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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Hong Kong’s plan to extend detention period of suspects in national security cases sparks concerns among rights experts | South China Morning Post

Landmark legislation reforming the governance and oversight of An Garda Síochána has completed its final stage in the Dáil. The Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023 implements a number of key recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (Co

Legal experts from around the world are to take part in a conference at University of Galway which aims to explore the options for conducting trials for terrorism and organised crime in Ireland. The two-day event — entitled 'Replacing the Offences Against the State Acts: The challenge of jury

A team of Irish trainee solicitors is competing in the Monroe E. Price Media Law moot court competition in Paris this week.

An Post is unlikely to have breached competition law by only allowing retailers to sell Leap Cards if they are agents of its subsidiary PostPoint, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has concluded. However, the CCPC made a number of recommendations followings its engagement wit

Northern Ireland barrister Emma McIlveen has been appointed as chair of the Irish Football Association's appeals committee. Writing on LinkedIn, Ms McIlveen said: "I have been a member of the appeals committee for the past few years and I am honoured to now take on the role of chair.

The criminal justice system in England and Wales is heading towards collapse, two senior judges have warned. Lord Justice Singh and Justice Jay made their warning in a ruling that the UK government acted unlawfully after it failed to properly fund the legal aid system.

RDJ has appointed Louise Boughton and Sarah Slevin as partners across the firm's corporate and commercial and dispute resolution practices. Ms Boughton, now partner in the dispute resolution team, specialises in the area of insurance defence litigation. She has extensive experience advising both pub

A pigeon wrongfully suspected of spying for China has been released by police after eight months' detention. The bird was caught by police in Mumbai in May 2023 and found to have metal rings around its legs and a "Chinese-like script" on the underside of its wings, The Hindu reports.

Victims of criminal injuries as far back as nearly two decades ago can, for the next 12 months, submit late applications to the criminal injuries compensation scheme. A technical change concerning the submission of late applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal came into effec

McCann FitzGerald has appointed partner Iain Ferguson as head of its investment management group (IMG). Mr Ferguson succeeds Mark White in the role following Mr White's appointment as chair of the firm in November 2023.

The Children's Law Centre (CLC) has been granted leave for a judicial review over Northern Ireland's budget-setting process. The law centre, supported by The PILS Project, was granted leave in the High Court this morning to bring the legal challenge against the Northern Ireland Office, Department of

The Irish Women Lawyers' Association (IWLA) has backed a Yes-Yes vote in the upcoming constitutional referendums on family and care. However, a statement from the association's standing committee echoes criticism from a number of legal organisations about the wording proposed by government.

Doctors and patients are suffering mental harm as a result of Ireland's slow and expensive litigation process, the Medical Protection Society (MPS) has said. A new MPS report states that a clinical negligence claim in Ireland takes an average of 1,462 days to resolve, 14 per cent longer than in Sout

Clear legal rules outlining the use of the sperm and eggs of those who are incapacitated must remain in place to protect the vulnerable from being involved in fertility treatment without their consent, a new study says. There are strict laws in England and Wales involving the use of reproductive mat