News

Albania has accused UK authorities of persecuting one of the country's nationals who was detained on suspicion of dealing cannabis — which turned out to be harmless tea leaves. Agim Agaj, 53, was arrested, strip-searched and detained for 15 hours after police in Dorset stopped his van and spot

Brexit has not had a negative impact on the services sectors in Ireland, the UK and the larger EU economies, a webinar hosted by Matheson LLP has heard. Dan O'Brien, chief economist at the Institute for International and European Affairs (IIEA), spoke on the "Brexit Revisited: London Calling" webina

Louth transition year student Saorla McDonagh Sharkey has been named winner of the Law Society of Ireland's inaugural National Gráinne O’Neill Memorial Legal Essay Competition. The competition invited 1,500-word essays on the topic "The law and social media: striking a balance between f

A citizens' assembly established by the French government has recommended the legalisation of euthanasia and assisted dying. The Citizens' Convention on the End of Life, made up of 184 citizens randomly selected to form a representative selection of French society, submitted its final report to Pres

ChatGPT, the advanced AI-powered chatbot which has taken the world by storm, has been banned in Italy on the orders of the country's data protection authority. In a statement issued on Friday, Italian regulator Garante Privacy said ChatGPT's US operator OpenAI was not transparent about its collectio

A man has been indicted for licking a soy sauce bottle as part of a wave of 'sushi terrorism' plaguing Japan. Ryoga Yoshino, 21 was arrested after an incident at a Kura Sushi branch in Nagoya City last month.

Hayes solicitors LLP has announced that David Mangan is joining the firm as a partner in its growing corporate team. Mr Mangan has over 16 years’ experience in advising his clients on structuring and executing domestic and cross-border transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, joint

Joan Crawford has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Legal Aid Board. The Legal Aid Board is the statutory, independent body responsible for the provision of civil legal aid and advice to people of modest means.

Unregulated agents who work for landlords will not be able to undertake evictions under new laws to come into effect tomorrow, The Irish Times reports. Nor will landlords be able to introduce personnel from outside the State at short notice, something that has been a feature of high profile eviction

A recording of Baroness O'Neill's John M Kelly Lecture at UCD Sutherland School of Law, entitled Philosophical views on judgement, is now available online. Following a welcome from the dean of law, Professor Laurent Pech, Baroness O'Neill was introduced by Chief Justice Donal O'Donnell.

Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell and Justice Minister Simon Harris attended the launch of a new family law resource on courts.ie yesterday. To better understand the different elements of family law, people can now access family law information developed using plain language and displayed in an ac

Justice minister Simon Harris has published the second progress report of the Drogheda Implementation Plan. This action plan focuses on implementation of the recommendations contained in the 2021 report, Drogheda: Creating a Bridge to a Better Future, which was developed by Helen McEntee in response

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. China’s growing influence threatens to undermine global human rights, new research finds

A French woman is facing trial for insulting President Emmanuel Macron by calling him "filth" in a Facebook post. She risks a €12,000 fine at the trial to be held later this year.

New workers’ rights, including domestic violence leave, have been introduced under the Work Life Balance Bill passed by the Oireachtas. Children, equality, disability, integration and youth minister Roderic O'Gorman has today welcomed the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 202