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The Scottish Government’s announcement of a National Review of Group-Based Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Response, chaired by Professor Alexis...

In December, Ivana Bacik, the Leader of the Labour Party in the Republic of Ireland introduced the Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse...

The Northern Ireland Department of Justice’s recent launch of promotional videos aimed at child victims of serious sexual offences...

Ireland is taking an important step toward protecting survivors’ privacy in sexual offence trials. As more steps are taken to protect and...

The Methodist Church in Ireland has publicly acknowledged serious shortcomings in its safeguarding practices after an independent review...

As explained in our earlier two blogs, the Irish Government has committed to establish a Commission of Investigation into sexual abuse in...

The terms of reference for the recently established Irish Commission of Investigations into the handling of CSA in schools in the...

In an earlier blog, we reported that on the 3rd of September, 2024, the Irish Minister for Education finally published the Report of...

On 16 October the House of Lords debated the lengthy Crime & Policing Bill. Nearly 70 members spoke on the wide range of issues which the...

The UAE Companies Law, issued under Federal Decree-Law No. (32) of 2021, grants shareholders a fundamental right to seek judicial...

The use of privately owned e-scooters on roads in the UK remains illegal, although local authority-run scooter rental schemes have been...

The Irish Department of Education published it’s updated guidance to schools in May 2025 in relation to child protection. This blog will...