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An abortion rights activist in Poland will be tried again after a court ruled her first trial trial for helping a pregnant woman to access abortion pills had been unfair. Justyna Wydrzyńska was sentenced in March 2023 to eight months of community service after being found guilty of abetting an

A new bill has been introduced in the UK's House of Commons to lift the ban on Catholics serving as the King’s representative at the Church of Scotland’s annual general assembly. Lady Eilish Angiolini KC, a practising Catholic and former lord advocate, has been appointed as the lord high

A woman accused by a shopkeeper of squeezing a bag of buns has been charged with criminal damage in Japan. The 40-year-old woman insisted that she had "only checked the firmness" of the buns by "pressing lightly with my hand", the BBC reports.

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Elon Musk's X is to pay $10 million to US president Donald Trump to settle his lawsuit over his suspension in 2021 from what was then Twitter. Mr Trump was banned from most major social media platforms after hundreds of his supporters stormed the US Capitol building on 6 January 2021 in a bid to ove

A delegation of Ukrainian judges was recently welcomed to Dublin and Belfast as part of a judicial study visit hosted by Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) in partnership with EUAM Ukraine. IRLI, an all-island not-for-profit organisation established to promote the rule of law worldwide, hosted U

Ireland's director of public prosecutions, Catherine Pierse, has set out the latest three-year strategy for her office, which this year marks its 50th anniversary. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has grown from an office of just four legal officers in 1975 to almost 300 staf

An expert in substance use is calling for a change in legislation around drug use in the UK. The call from Catriona Matheson, professor in substance use at the University of Stirling, was part of her evidence to an inquiry into Scotland’s pilot Safer Drug Consumption Facility, which opened in

Entries for the Law Society of Ireland's Justice Media Awards 2025 are now open. This year's awards ceremony will take place at Blackhall Place on Thursday 19 June 2025. 

A&L Goodbody LLP has won the Company of the Year Award at the National Diversity & Inclusion Awards 2025 in Dublin.

Philip Lee partner Anna Hickey has been appointed to lead the M&A activities of the firm's climate finance team.

A judge has reversed the £32.5 million sale of a London mansion whose owner failed to disclose it was infested with moths. New owners and residents Iya Patarkatsishvili and Yevhen Hunyak said they began to encounter dozens of moths every day, including on their towels and toothbrushes and in t

Arthur Cox lawyer Deirdre Cummins has been appointed as chairperson of the Pensions Council. The Pensions Council, An Chomhairle Pinsean, advises the minister for social protection on matters relating to policy on pensions.

Barrister Richard J.J. McDonnell SC has passed away. Mr McDonnell died "peacefully but unexpectedly" on Saturday 8 February 2025, according to a notice published by his family on rip.ie.

Boyle-based Roe Solicitors has relocated to the Spool Factory Office Suites and Rooms on St Patrick Street. The boutique Co Roscommon law firm, led by principal Gordon Roe, specialises in the areas of conveyancing, wills and probate.