A Danish high court has ruled that the removal of a Greenlandic woman's newborn daughter was illegal, in a case that could affect other families separated under the same system.Keira Alexandra Kronvold's daughter, Zammi, was taken from her two hours after birth in November 2024 and placed in foster care after Kronvold underwent parental competence tests known as FKU psychometric assessments.The court found that the decision breached Kronvold's fundamental legal rights under the International Labour Organization's Indigenous and tribal peoples convention, and said the tests used to inform the removal were outdated.Zammi is now 18 months old and living with... [Continue Reading]
The families of two IRA men shot dead by British soldiers in 1983 have reached confidential settlements in damages claims heard at the High Court in Belfast.The court was told the actions brought over the deaths of Brian Campbell and Colm McGirr had been resolved.Mr Campbell, 19, and Mr McGirr, 23, died after the SAS mounted an operation at an arms dump near Coalisland, County Tyrone, in December 1983.The families had sued the Ministry of Defence and the Police Service of Northern Ireland, alleging a shoot-to-kill policy and a lack of effective investigation.The families' barrister told the court that undisclosed... [Continue Reading]
Meta has launched a High Court challenge in London over the way Ofcom calculates fees and potential penalties under the Online Safety Act.The company says the regulator's approach is disproportionate and unlawful.The case concerns rules introduced after the Online Safety Act came into force in July 2025, which require large tech firms to help fund Ofcom's online safety work.Under regulations brought in in September, the fees are based on a company's qualifying worldwide revenue and apply to firms earning more than £250m a year.Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is also disputing how penalties are calculated when multiple... [Continue Reading]
A High Court judge has discharged the jury in a rape trial in Carlow after it emerged that some jurors had carried out online research about the case despite explicit instructions not to do so.Mr Justice Micheal Ó Higgins told the jury of four men and eight women that the conduct was "beyond regrettable" and had undermined the trial process.He said the complainant and the defendant would now have to go through the case again.The trial involved allegations of rape, assault causing harm and threats to kill.It had opened two weeks ago, and the jury began deliberations on Tuesday before... [Continue Reading]