19 h. ago BBC did not mention Adams allegation, Donaldson family’s former solicitor says

Denis Donaldson was shot dead in 2006, months after admitting his role as a police and MI5 agent for 20 years.

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42 h. ago Adams tells BBC case there are still people who think he ‘should be executed’

A former Sinn Fein official who was murdered after being revealed to be an informer was thrown ‘to the wolves’ by security services, Gerry Adams said.

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46 h. ago Adams criticises ‘grievous smear’ in BBC Spotlight programme

Gerry Adams gave evidence for a sixth day as part of his defamation case against the BBC at the High Court in Dublin.

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2 d. ago Gerry Adams tells libel case he will not ‘speculate’ on who was in the IRA

The former Sinn Fein leader told the defamation trial that an attempt is being made to ‘smother’ the jury in history.

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6 d. ago Gerry Adams tells trial he does not remember how many died on Bloody Friday

The former MP and Sinn Fein leader is continuing to give evidence in his defamation case against the BBC at the High Court in Dublin.

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8 d. ago Gerry Adams says BBC response to complaint over informer story ‘insulting’

The former MP and Sinn Fein leader is continuing to give evidence in his libel case against the broadcaster at the High Court in Dublin.

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8 d. ago Gerry Adams tells defamation trial that BBC programme was ‘hatchet job’

The former Sinn Fein president criticised a BBC broadcast that aired allegations that he sanctioned the killing of British spy Denis Donaldson.

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8 d. ago Marvel seeks to exit Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni legal battle over ‘Nicepool’ character

Baldoni is suing Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds, claiming the couple tried to destroy his reputation while Lively has accused Baldoni of sexual harassment

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8 d. ago Adams tells court he ‘liked but did not have many dealings’ with British spy

Gerry Adams told Dublin’s High Court that he viewed Denis Donaldson as ‘a victim of the conflict’.

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9 d. ago Gerry Adams suffered ‘unjustified’ attack through BBC allegation, court hears

The former Sinn Fein president entered the witness box on the first day of his defamation case against the BBC.

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1 week ago How a law made to stop child abduction is being weaponised against mothers fleeing abuse

Award-winning barrister Dr Charlotte Proudman has spent her career advocating for vulnerable women in family law courts. In an extract from her new book, she explores how the very systems designed to protect children can end up putting them – and their mothers – at risk of more violence and abuse

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1 week ago Elon Musk’s Doge conflicts of interest worth $2.37bn, Senate report says

Committee calls figure a ‘conservative estimate’ and warns Musk may seek to use his influence to avoid legal liabilityElon Musk and his companies face at least $2.37bn in legal exposure from federal investigations, litigation and regulatory oversight, according to a new report from Senate Democrats. The report attempts to put a number to Musk’s many conflicts of interest through his work with his so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), warning that he may seek to use his influence to avoid legal liability.The report, which was published on Monday by Democratic members of the Senate homeland security committee’s permanent subcommittee on investigations, looked at 65 actual or potential actions against Musk across 11 separate agencies. Investigators calculated the financial liabilities Musk and his companies, such as Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink, may face in 45 of those actions. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Calls grow in Japan to scrap time limit on civil suits over childhood sexual abuse

Survivors and lawyers seek legal reform as thousands sign petition against statute of limitations

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3 w. ago Campaigners seek legal action against those who failed to tackle grooming gangs

The #TheyKnew campaign is seeking to raise £125,000 to investigate whether they can bring legal proceedings against public bodies or individuals.

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4 w. ago Gerry Adams considers suing Meta over alleged use of his books to train AI

Former Sinn Féin president says Facebook owner included at least seven of his books in trawl of copyright materialThe former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is considering legal action against Meta because it may have used his books to train artificial intelligence.Adams said the tech company included at least seven of his books in a vast trawl of copyright material to develop its AI systems. “Meta has used many of my books without my permission. I have placed the issue in the hands of my solicitor,” he said. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Gerry Adams seeking legal advice over Meta use of books for AI systems

The former Sinn Fein leader said the social media giant had used his books without permission.

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