EU To Update Audio-Visual Media Services Legislation
On 2 October, the EU voted to update their regulations regarding Audiovisual Media Services. With 452 votes for the changes and a mere 132 against, it’s evident that this is…
United Kingdom to introduce abortion decriminalisation bill
MPs in Westminster launched a bid to introduce a bill which would decriminalise abortion later this month. Diana Johnson, Labour MP for Hull North, announced her intention to introduce this…
Let Them Eat Cake? A Case of Bakery Discrimination
This case began in 2014 when Gareth Lee went to the Belfast-based baking company and requested that they bake him a cake adorned with the message ‘Support Gay Marriage’ along…
Minister for Business Criticised for Denying Work Permit
The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, has been criticized for failing to use her discretionary executive powers under the Employment Permits Act, 2006. Her decision to refuse…
European Court of Justice To Rule On Article 50
It has been over two years since Britain made the destructive decision to leave the European Union. Despite the considerable amount of time that has passed it seems that both…
Child and Family Agency TUSLA Finds Itself In Court Again
The Child and Family Agency TUSLA has found itself under fire once again this week as another controversial case involving the agency passed through the High Court. The case involves…
OPINION: The US Supreme Court Faces A Cross Roads
The turmoil surrounding Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the US Supreme Court began on 16th September. The Washington Post ran an article where Christine Blasey Ford, a professor of psychology at…
Belfast Police detain journalists as part of ‘intimidation tactic’, court rules
Controversy recently arose in Belfast concerning the search and arrest operation of two award-winning journalist’s Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey. The journalists are famously known for their recent documentary ‘No…
The Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017
Ireland lacks a simple way for litigants to bring combined actions. Following the tracker mortgage scandal last year, there has been another attempt to pave the way for multi-party actions…
The Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017
Ireland lacks a simple way for litigants to bring combined actions. Following the tracker mortgage scandal last year, there has been another attempt to pave the way for multi-party actions…
Justice For All
Following the result of the Paddy Jackson trial, there has been scrutiny over the manner in which rape trials are conducted. In the past few days alone there have been…
Court of Appeal Dismisses Man Accused of Sexual Abuse
The Court of Appeal has turned down an appeal from a 2016 case involving a man accused of seventeen counts of rape and sexual assault. Justice Mahon read out the…