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Maximum prison sentences for various knife-related offences have been increased with effect from today. A commencement order has given effect to Part 9 of the Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024, which amends the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1

Saudi Arabia has executed at least 198 people so far in 2024, the highest number of executions in the country since 1990, according to Amnesty International. The official Saudi Press Agency announced on Saturday that the 198th execution of the year had been carried out, though experts say the news a

A man has been charged with stealing a vehicle in order to drive to his trial for theft of a vehicle. Police say Oklahoma man Kody Adams approached a number of people at a petrol station to ask for a lift to his trial more than 30 minutes away, but couldn't find anyone willing to take him.

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta has been slapped with a €91 million fine after inadvertently storing some users' passwords in plain text. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Friday announced its final decision in an inquiry launched in April 2019.

London's renowned defamation specialist firm Schillings is to expand its operations to Ireland with a new Dublin office. The multi-disciplinary reputation, privacy and security consultancy currently has a headquarters in London, an office in Miami and a strategic alliance with law firms Clare Locke

An American judge who was temporarily removed from the bench after he humiliated a teenage girl who fell asleep during a classroom visit to his court has been demoted to dealing with speeding tickets. Judge Kenneth King was ordered to undertake social-emotional training by the chief judge of Detroit

Justice minister Helen McEntee has published an operational review of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020, also known as Coco’s Law, which shows that almost 100 cases have been prosecuted since it came into effect.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Humanity has been a casualty in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

JMK Solicitors is celebrating one year since opening its office in West Belfast on the Andersonstown Road. Managing director, Maurece Hutchinson, said: “We are delighted to celebrate our first year in our West Belfast office on the Andersonstown Road. Over the past year, we’ve had the pl

Two-thirds (67 per cent) of Irish businesses have not implemented an AI policy, despite the EU AI Act coming into force on August 1, a survey by Mason Hayes & Curran has revealed. However, almost the same amount (64 per cent) said that they are using AI in their HR practices to some degree.

Bar Council member Séamus Clarke SC Ivana Bacik TD stopped by The Bar of Ireland stand Tuesday afternoon. Last week, The Bar of Ireland made its debut at the 93rd National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co. Laois. Over the three-day event business owners and members of the public sto

A nationwide awareness raising campaign to warn against the serious danger posed by illegal fireworks and the strict penalties for their misuse has been launched by junior Department of Justice minister James Browne. The campaign was launched in collaboration with An Garda Síochána, Fo

A former nursing student with a cancer diagnosis has settled a disability discrimination case against Queen’s University Belfast for £25,000. Natasha Bradshaw, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2019, was supported in bringing the case by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland's personal injury discount rate has been set at +0.5 per cent following a review. The new rate is welcome news for insurers and bad news for personal injury claimants, being a significant increase from the -1.5 per cent rate set in March 2022.

Solicitor Barry Magee is to be appointed as the next chief legal costs adjudicator. Mr Magee joined the Office of the Legal Costs Adjudicator in 2020 and will take the reins from Paul Behan upon Mr Behan's retirement next month.