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Matheson LLP has been named Ireland's tax firm of the year for the third consecutive year at the International Tax Review (ITR) EMEA Tax Awards 2022. The firm was chosen from a shortlist of the country’s largest legal and accounting firms following a comprehensive client and peer research pro

An action plan to counter the threat of internal corruption in An Garda Síochána has been published by the government. The implementation plan sets out how the government will respond to the 34 recommendations of a Garda Inspectorate report published in March 2021.

The Central Bank of Ireland has imposed a €1.82 million fine on Danske Bank over inadequacies in its automated monitoring of transactions. The bank was found to be responsible for three breaches of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010.

Catfishing — the practice of using fake photos on social media or dating apps to lure people into a relationship on false pretences — would become a criminal offence in Ireland under a proposed bill. Fianna Fáil senator Lisa Chambers, whose own photos were stolen and used on a dat

A new EU-wide watchdog for media freedom, with responsibility for producing guidelines and issuing opinions on national media markets, has been proposed by the European Commission. The proposed European Media Freedom Act, which will now be discussed by the European Parliament and the member states,

The annual report of the United Nations Secretary-General on the death penalty confirmed that Saudi Arabia, along with other countries, has resumed executions in light of widespread violations of international law. The report was issued in the 51st session of the Human Rights Council, covers the per

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. China rallies support over Xinjiang report at U.N. rights meeting

A pop singer in Poland who said the authors of the Bible were “wasted from drinking wine and smoking weed” has succeeded in her appeal against conviction to the European Court of Human Rights. Dorota Rabczewska, known as 'Doda', one of the country's most successful artists, made the comm

Police officers responding to a reported shooting were taken aback after a food delivery robot unexpectedly rolled through their crime scene. A video posted to social media shows the four-wheeled robot pause at the yellow crime scene tape, but then continue after it is lifted by a bystander.

Continued delays to the introduction of a new prisoner complaints system is of "critical concern", according to a new report. The latest annual report from the prisons inspectorate notes that no progress was made on a new prisoner complaints system in 2021 despite five years of warnings that the exi

A series for legal guides for NGOs across the two jurisdictions on the island of Ireland have been launched by the Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA), a project of legal rights group FLAC. The first-of-its-kind cross-border project was completed in collaboration with the Public Interest Litigation

Legal cases have been brought against Google in the UK and EU seeking €25 billion (£21.6bn) in damages over anti-competitive conduct.

The Duke of Marlborough has had his £132,000 Porsche Cayenne seized after he failed to make the requisite payments and despite his personal worth of £188 million. Volkswagen Financial Services UK, the trading name of Porsche Financial Services, took the duke to court and claimed he had a

Women seeking an abortion in Hungary must first listen to their embryo's heartbeat under a new decree. The move by the right-wing government of Viktor Orban indicates a change in the country's liberal laws on abortion by requiring doctors to show women the vital signs of the embryo or foetus.

Arthur Cox LLP provided over 15,000 hours of pro bono legal services in the year up to July 2022, an increase of more than 50 per cent on the previous year, according to a new report. The law firm has launched its second sustainable business impact report, which outlines the firm's work over the pas