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November 14, 2024

November Update to Murdoch and Hunt’s Encyclopedia of Irish Law

Murdoch and Hunt’s Encyclopedia of Irish Law has been updated for subscribers by Brian Hunt, Director of Policy at the Law Society of Ireland. 

The following terms have been added with further terms amended:

New terms

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November 13, 2024

Irish Criminal Law Update on DPP v Mark Crawford and the Law of Self-Defence

Laura Byrne BL provides in-depth case analysis of DPP v Mark Crawford in the November issue of Irish Criminal Law for our Criminal Law subscribers. Laura examines the very detailed judgment on self-defence in homicide cases and discusses the wider implications for the law of self-defence in general.

Key words: 

Donnelly and Hogan JJ – 14 October 2024 – Supreme Court – [2024] IESC 44

self-defence – lawful use of force – murder – Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 – statutory interpretation – common law defence – assault manslaughter – criminal negligence manslaughter

November 13, 2024

Norfolk and Montagu on the Taxation of Interest and Debt Finance (November 2024)

The latest update to Norfolk and Montagu on the Taxation of Interest and Debt Finance is now live for subscribers. This includes a summary of the 30 October 2024 Budget provisions relevant to this commentary. Other updates are listed here. They include a summary of the First Tier Tribunal decision in Simon and Edward Hackett v Commissioners for HMRC ([2024] UKFTT 00749 (TC))

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