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Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, according to a major new report from Amnesty International. The publication of the 296-page report is notable as it is the first time since October 2023 that a major western human rights organi

International law firm Clark Hill has appointed Conor Linehan SC as member and head of its environmental and natural resources team in Dublin. Mr Linehan brings more than 25 years' experience in environmental law to Clark Hill.

More than 3,000 asylum seekers are without accommodation in Ireland, according to new figures. The Irish Refugee Council has challenged the State to address the crisis following recent judgments in the High Court which found that the failure to provide reception conditions to people seeking internat

An Garda Síochána took six years to fully implement a recommendation to stop inappropriately recording children's details on PULSE intelligence records, according to a new report. The Garda Inspectorate has published a post-implementation review of Recommendation 8.17 from its 2014 cri

The Probate Bar Association of Ireland held its annual conference on the theme "Estates: Home and Abroad" on Friday.

Disney is facing legal proceedings in connection with a TV series which depicts the 1972 murder of Jean McConville. Belfast firm Phoenix Law is acting for prominent Irish republican Marian Price, who is depicted shooting Ms McConville in Say Nothing, a historical drama produced by FX and released la

Belfast solicitor Jude Copeland has been named winner of the Legal Representation Award at the GNI MAG Awards 2024.

MHP Sellors LLP has been recognised for its work in cases involving brain and spinal cord injuries at the Neuro-Rehab Times Awards 2024. The Limerick-based firm was awarded Brain/Spinal Injury Law Firm of the Year at an online awards ceremony bringing together rehabilitation professionals and brain

New EU rules on deforestation have been postponed for a year under pressure from businesses and farmers. The landmark EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) aims to ensure that certain goods on the EU market do not contribute to deforestation and forest degradation in the EU and elsewhere in the world.

Microsoft is facing a £1 billion legal action amid claims it overcharged businesses for access to its products. The lawsuit, submitted to the Competition Appeal Tribunal, claims that Microsoft is punishing thousands of UK businesses and organisations that use rival cloud computing services fro

Hundreds of official Harry Potter replica swords have been recalled in Japan after they were discovered to be illegal weapons. Over 350 swords have been sold at the Warner Bros Studio Tour Tokyo, billed as "the largest indoor Harry Potter attraction in the world", since it opened in May 2023.

Northern Ireland's justice minister has applied a "temporary sticking plaster" to the criminal legal aid system and is preoccupied with "ideologically-driven policy experimentalism", the Bar of Northern Ireland has said. Naomi Long yesterday told the Northern Ireland Assembly that she had accepted t

Irish judge Síofra O'Leary, the first woman and the first Irish person to serve as president of the European Court of Human Rights, has received the UCD Ulysses Medal. The UCD Ulysses Medal is the highest honour bestowed by University College Dublin.

Company law reforms which beef up enforcement powers and allow for virtual AGMs have come into effect. The majority of the Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 has been commenced, while 26 provisions which require updates to the Companies Registration

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has welcomed its largest-ever intake of trainee solicitors.