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Garda’s use of pepper spray has case withdrawn from court

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A female garda who had been called a “c**t, a whore and a pig” faced conviction for use of a pepper spray on a handcuffed teenager who had to be subdued.

The prosecution arose out of an incident at Paul Street shopping centre in Cork city on May 12th 2012. A 16 year old youth had, with others, been involved in a violent incident and he had kicked in a glass panel on one of the doors.

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Judge raps judgment in favour of Eminem

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In one of the more unusual court judgments in the US a Michigan Judge wrote a rap to deliver her judgment in favour of Eminem.

The rap singer had been sued by a former classmate arising out of the lyrics of “Brain Damage” (a song from the 1999 albumThe Slim Shady LP)

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Top legal stories of 2013

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There were few winners in 2013 in the helter-skelter world of legal affairs. It was the year that finally saw the introduction of laws to help debtors navigate personal insolvency and brought with it the promise of a referendum on same-sex marriage. For complete article click here

Michael Lowry

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Michael Lowry, Independent TD for North Tipperary, has been charged in Thurles District Court with filing a false tax return by “knowingly and wilfully” filing an incorrect tax return in October 2003 for the 2002 tax period.

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Anglo Irish Bank

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Anglo Irish Bank (John Bowe), Irish Life Assurance and Irish Life & Permanent (Denis Casey and Peter Fitzgerald) were mentioned in the District Court when the 3 named former employees were charged in relation to a €7.2 billion fraud.

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