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Around 75,000 convictions for fare evasion are expected to be quashed in England and Wales after a court ruled that train operators had brought unlawful prosecutions. Lawyers for Greater Anglia and Northern Trains apologised to Westminster Magistrates' Court last week, saying they acknowledged the e

Ryanair has won a US court case against online travel agency Booking.com, which it accused of accessing its website without authorisation in order to offer Ryanair flight tickets to its customers. A jury in Delaware District Court unanimously found on Friday in favour of Ryanair's claims that Bookin

A woman who fell out with her then-boyfriend after a Coldplay concert has been ordered by a tribunal to repay him for the cost of her ticket. The Civil Resolution Tribunal in British Columbia, Canada rejected arguments that the $450 CAD (around €300 or £250) ticket was a gift and held it

The Irish Prison Service has issued an urgent nationwide drug alert over lethal nitazene. Analysis by the HSE National Drug Treatment Centre Laboratory has confirmed the presence of a "nitazene-type substance" associated with overdoses in Irish prisons, one of which is fatal.

Interim death certificates can be issued to families before the conclusion of a coroner's inquest under legislative reforms now signed into law. The Civil Registration (Electronic Registration) Bill 2024 also enables families to register births and deaths online for the first time. The new online se

London-based Irish lawyer Ciarán McGonagle has been appointed as chief legal and product officer at financial services tech company Tokenovate. Mr McGonagle, originally from Derry, will lead the creation and execution of the legal-first product vision and strategy at Tokenovate, a specialist

The UK Supreme Court has held that professional advisory fees totalling around £2.5 million incurred by an investment firm in connection with the sale of a loss-making business could not be deducted as expenses of management under section 1219 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009. Centrica Overseas

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Hamas and other groups committed war crimes on 7 October, says HRW

A journalist has been ordered to pay €5,000 to Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni after mocking her height on social media. Giulia Cortese, 36, was found guilty of defamation after a 2021 post in which she described Meloni as four feet tall.

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has been granted permission to intervene in the PSNI surveillance case before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in London. The IPT is examining alleged unlawful covert surveillance of journalists in a case brought by Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney, wh

The head of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has refused to resign following a damning report into the watchdog's handling of the Andrew Malkinson case. Mr Malkinson wrongly served 17 years behind bars after being convicted in rape in 2004. He steadfastly maintained his innocence and his

Record-breaking prison sentences have been imposed on climate activists in England who complained they were denied the opportunity to explain their motivation to the jury. Just Stop Oil co-founder Roger Hallam was sentenced to five years' imprisonment — believed to be the longest sentence ever

Community Foundation Ireland has marked Mandela Day with the announcement of new projects with the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) and Northern Ireland's Children's Law Centre. 18 July celebrates the birthday of Nelson Mandela, which the all-island charity is using the opportunity to confirm its ren

Ireland should be the home of a new international body helping to fast-track complaints about online hate speech targeting athletes, a forum hosted by international law firm Clark Hill has heard.

Addleshaw Goddard Ireland has announced a three-year charity partnership with Jigsaw, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health.