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Google must pay a €4.125 billion fine after abusing its position to impose unlawful restrictions on smartphone manufacturers and mobile network operators, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. The General Court today largely confirmed the European Commission's decision th

A prominent human rights lawyer jailed in Azerbaijan should be released immediately, the Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights has said. Elchin Sadykov, a well-known human rights defender, was arrested last Saturday alongside one of his clients client, journalist Avaz Zeynalli.

Belfast-based MKB Law has announced the appointment of Emma Jamison to the position of associate director within the family law department. Ms Jamison joins Anne Marie Kelly, head of the department and one of the founding partners of the firm, alongside colleagues Aine Toner, associate director, and

Our regular round-up of deals involving Northern Ireland law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Tughans has advised the shareholders of healthcare software provider Blue Zinc on its acquisition by ClearCourse, a group of innovative technology brands providing software solutions and

Solicitor Paul Mageean has been reappointed as chief parole commissioner for Northern Ireland for a further three-year term. Parole commissioners help to make decisions on the release or otherwise of those serving extended or indeterminate sentences and in relation to the revocation of licences and

The Law Society of Ireland will use an online voting system to elect its Council for the first time. At a special general meeting in March, 96 per cent of members voted to introduce electronic voting for Council elections.

Irish lawyers have been warned to remain vigilant of email scams after one was circulated in the name of an English solicitor. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in England and Wales issued a warning last week about emails sent misusing the names of Kiteleys Solicitors Limited and Lucy Norris

Most business in the Northern Ireland courts will be adjourned on Monday as a mark of respect for the late Queen Elizabeth II. The state funeral is taking place on Monday 19 September 2022, which has been declared a bank holiday across the UK.

An activist in Thailand has been imprisoned for two years for dressing like the Thai queen. Jatuporn 'New' Saeoueng, 25, wore a pink dress at a demonstration in Bangkok in 2020.

A council has apologised for demanding a landowner remove a fence which it turned out had been put there by the council itself. Longford County Council had directed local landowner Louis Herterich to remove a palisade gate and fence from his property within six weeks.

Retired High Court judge Mr Justice Feargus Flood has passed away at the age of 94. Mr Justice Flood was the original chairperson of the high-profile tribunal of inquiry into corruption in the planning system, leading the investigation from 1997 to 2003.

Four students at University of Galway School of Law have joined Philip Lee LLP for a seven-month placement. The placements mark the second time the corporate law firm has partnered with the university.

A&L Goodbody has temporarily relocated its Dublin office to allow for the redevelopment of its headquarters at 25-28 North Wall Quay (NWQ). The firm yesterday moved to 3 Dublin Landings, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 C4E0, where it will be based for the next two years. All of its telephone numb

Helen McEntee, the justice minister, will join a number of leading international experts later this month to discuss the oversight of national security in Ireland at a conference hosted by University of Galway's School of Law. Taking place on Friday 23 September 2022, the conference is being organis

Northern Ireland prosecutors have said they will decide within weeks whether or not to support the quashing of convictions of two people claimed to be victims of the Post Office scandal. The appeals by Alan McLaughlin and Lee Williamson were heard before the Lady Chief Justice, Dame Siobhan Keegan,