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Around 60 solicitors walk out of Dublin court in protest

RTÉ News

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July 1, 2026

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Around 60 solicitors walk out of Dublin court in protest

A District Court judge has said a refusal by criminal legal aid solicitors to take on work under the terms of the new legal aid scheme was the very last action any solicitor wished to take.

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· Jul 1, 2026

'Several hundred' solicitors resign from legal aid panel

Several hundred solicitors in Cork are understood to have resigned from the free legal aid system in protest over the change to a flat fee model.

TheJournal.ie

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· Jul 3, 2026

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Irish Star

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· Jul 4, 2026

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Jewish News Syndicate

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· Jun 21, 2026

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People.com

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· Jul 9, 2026

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The Standard

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· Jul 6, 2026

Which high-profile figures took legal action against the Mail publisher?

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Consortium News

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· Jun 26, 2026

Palestine Action Lawyer Faces Renewed Contempt Proceedings

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Splash247

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· Jun 22, 2026

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Malaysiakini

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· Jun 30, 2026

Activists march to Parliament demanding RCI into MACC 'corporate mafia' claims

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AllAfrica

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· Jul 9, 2026

Nigeria: Court Adjourns Tax Evasion Suit Against Binance

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Twitchy

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· Jun 23, 2026

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Pluralist

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· Jul 9, 2026

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Irish News

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· Jul 6, 2026

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DNyuz

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· Jul 10, 2026

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Conservative Home

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· Jun 23, 2026

Hamish Adourian: What eight years as a Conservative councillor in Earl’s Court taught me

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Al Jazeera

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· Jul 6, 2026

Pro-Palestine protesters rally for ‘Filton 25’ activists at UK court

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The News Letter

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· Jul 1, 2026

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Daily Mail

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· Jul 7, 2026

After Labour caved in to resident doctors... £152,000-a-year NHS consultants to strike

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E! Online

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· Jul 12, 2026

Prince William, Kate Middleton Bring Eldest Kids to Wimbledon 2026

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Novara Media

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· Jun 23, 2026

MPs Debate Israeli Influence in British Politics After 118,500 Sign Petition

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Anadolu Agency

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· Jul 1, 2026

OPINION - Beyond the panic: Internal rifts and the future of British politics

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The i Paper

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· Jun 22, 2026

How Starmer went from seismic Labour landslide to pariah in 23 months

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The Hollywood Reporter

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· Jul 7, 2026

Prince Harry Loses London Privacy Invasion Trial Against Daily Mail Publisher

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National Review

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· Jul 8, 2026

The Farage Watergate

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Free Speech Union

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· Jun 29, 2026

Labour's jury trial reforms are a threat to free speech, says former High Court judge

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CBC News

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· Jul 7, 2026

Liberals shelve Conservatives' request for probe of plan to buy vacant B.C. condos

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Irish Mirror

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· Jun 27, 2026

What time and TV channel is Kerry v Tyrone on today in the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final?

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Independent Online

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· Jul 6, 2026

'These Protests Are Not Peaceful': The Legality of March and March Demonstrations

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Real Clear Politics

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· Jun 22, 2026

'Is There No England Now?'

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Brisbane Times

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· Jul 13, 2026

Telstra outage: your right to claim and the fine print that limits it

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National Post

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· Jun 23, 2026

The Western Surrender: English liberty has been sacrificed to silence critics of immigration

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Fox News

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· Jul 7, 2026

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Drudge Report

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· Jun 26, 2026

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Limerick Post Newspaper

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· Jun 25, 2026

Solicitors refuse to carry out criminal work in protest over legal aid fee changes

SOLICITORS downed tools in the criminal courts last week, refusing to handle legal aid work in protest over plans to introduce a flat fee for individual cases covered under the system, regardless of the complexity or duration. Currently, defending solicitors are paid each time they appear for a client in a district court at a [] The post Solicitors refuse to carry out criminal work in protest over legal aid fee changes appeared first on Limerick Post.

The Jerusalem Post

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· Jun 27, 2026

‘I was low-hanging fruit’: IDF reservist targeted by UK legal group sees case collapse in court

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The Epoch Times

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· Jul 7, 2026

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The Independent

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· Jul 13, 2026

UK must ban all trade with Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank, Israeli public figures urge

It comes as a cross-party group of MPs called on the government to implement a total ban during a backbench debate in parliament

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