The UK government must respond to a court ruling that Northern Ireland's abortion laws are in breach of human rights laws, the Women and Equalities Committee has said.

The Council of Europe has expressed “serious concerns” at the delay in setting up the Historical Investigations Unit and other legacy institutions in the North.

The family of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has lost a Supreme Court challenge over the decision not to hold a public inquiry into his killing, but won a declaration that an effective investigation into his death has not been carried out.

The beautiful game has had some ugly tax wrangles, writes Brian Keegan

An Irish born child with a severe form of sickle cell disease, a blood disorder, will have his appeal against deportation to Nigeria heard this month by the Supreme Court.

The European Commission has said that "sufficient progress" must be made on three key issues before it will move on to negotiations on trade and the transition to a future EU/UK relationship.

In the coming week the Public Health (Alcohol Bill) will go to committee stage in the Seanad.

Top poker player Phil Ivey has lost a British Supreme Court challenge over his £7.7 million winnings from a London casino.

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Jose Mourinho, Rangers football club. These are names you expect to hear at this time of the year in connection with the player transfer market.

The UK's highest court will this autumn consider a judgment against a Christian-owned bakers in the North found to have breached equality laws by refusing to make a pro-gay marriage cake.

Free speech is upheld, but political caprice is unrestrained, in an Oireachtas where voluntary restraint is in short supply, writes Gerard Howlin.

The UK Government has lost its historic battle in the Supreme Court over Brexit.

There is next to no environmental law that did not originate in the European Union, writes Victoria White

A second legal bid could soon be launched in a bid to derail Brexit, this time in the Irish courts.

A man who acted with others in the stabbing of a 28-year-old faces a retrial after the Court of Appeal overturned his murder conviction in a decision which drew relevance from a landmark UK Supreme Court ruling on joint enterprise.

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Wikileaks’ Julian Assange has vowed to defend the organisation against attack after his intervention in the US presidential election, writes Dan Buckley

A man who acted with others in the stabbing of a 28-year-old in Blanchardstown four years ago, has moved to appeal his conviction for murder.

On September 16, 2002, a group of 19 people, who were born in the Chagos Archipelago, picked up their suitcases from the carousel at Gatwick Airport and, having passed through immigration, walked into the South Terminal.

Deutsche Bank and UBS Group must pay taxes on two banker bonuses plans, the UK Supreme Court has ruled, saying the firms exploited loopholes to avoid payments in a decision that will affect a number of similar arrangements.

Britain and the EU must be all things to all people as they attempt to forge a document that aims to keep everyone happy, says Ann Cahill Europe Correspondent.

The British competition authority says Ryanair is still required to reduce its stake in Aer Lingus to no more than 5%.

Britain’s financial regulator’s view on how complaints about mis-sold loan insurance are being handled and what action it plans to take will be announced by the end of the summer, it said yesterday.

Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe has backed a UK competition authority decision ordering Ryanair to sell down its 30% stake in Aer Lingus due to the State airline’s potential takeover by the International Airlines Group.

Google lost an appellate court bid to block a UK lawsuit filed by a group of internet users who say the world’s biggest search engine violated their privacy rights.

Ryanair has been dealt a fresh blow in its battle to control the future direction of its shareholding in Aer Lingus.

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Ryanair is appealing directly to the UK Supreme Court to try to stop the Office of Fair Trading from investigating the airline’s shareholding and attempted takeover of Aer Lingus six years ago.

Paedophiles and rapists in England and Wales are to be given the right to appeal against being on the countries' sex offenders' register for life, according to reports.