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Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe postponed his planned meeting with Chief Justice Frank Clarke this morning for "personal reasons". The pair were due to meet in the wake of former chief justice Susan Denham's report into Mr Justice Woulfe's attendance at a controversial Oireachtas Golf Society dinner

Borrowers falling into home mortgage arrears due to an unforeseeable loss of income will gain "vital court protection" under new legislation announced today. Justice Minister Helen McEntee has secured government approval for priority drafting of the "short but urgent" Personal Insolvency (Amendment)

Legal rights group FLAC assisted around 27,000 people last year as it marked its 50th anniversary, according to its latest annual report. Over the course of 2019, FLAC dealt with over 26,995 requests for legal information/advice through its telephone line and its network of 72 legal clinics.

Comedy hip-hop star Blindboy will feature as a special guest at the Law Society of Ireland's Business of Wellbeing Summit tomorrow, which over 650 solicitors have registered to attend. The summit, which is free and taking place online, will explore the business case for investing in professional wel

A new online process for filing and processing an application for probate or administration has been introduced. The new online Statement of Affairs (Probate) (Form SA.2) replaces the old Inland Revenue Affidavit (Form CA.24).

The High Court has made an order striking off a solicitor from the Roll of Solicitors for dishonesty. Background

A Belfast law graduate has joined P.A. Duffy & Co Solicitors as a legal executive after returning home from working and studying in New York. Danielle Garrity spent the last year studying for the New York Bar Exam before moving back to Belfast, where she intends to take the entrance exam for the

Thanks to a fundraising effort by its Belfast office, DWF has gifted a four-year-old boy who has severe physical and learning difficulties a specialised bed. John Luke Faulkner suffers from a very rare neurological condition called Angelman Syndrome which means he cannot stand, walk, or talk. H

Rob Corbet and Caoimhe Stafford of Arthur Cox consider some of the key changes that will be brought about when the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019 enters into force. Almost a year after it was signed into law, the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019 will come into effect on

Brand new research from Brewin Dolphin, the wealth manager, and The Lawyer magazine, has highlighted the need for law firms to expand their in-house programmes of physical and mental health to include financial wellbeing, especially during times of uncertainty. The research, a survey of nearly 500 s

DLA Piper has urged Irish employers to take a "proactive approach" to their employees' mental wellbeing as Ireland slowly begins reopening society and business. The global law firm has published a new report on mental health in the workplace, covering a range of topics including the legal aspects of

Kennedys has urged the government to establish an independent panel to advise on the personal injury discount rate based on what people actually do with their compensation. The global law firm set out its recommendations on the matter in response to a Department for Justice and Equality consultation

Ronan Daly Jermyn partner Gillian Keating interrogates the real drivers of change in healthcare and explores what should be key priorities for the HSE and the government. The headlines across the globe tell a story of transformation, reform and renewal within the healthcare sector.

Benjamin Bestgen this week considers the moral obligations of companies. See his last jurisprudential primer here. Lawyers often keep their views on the moral qualities of their clients or clients’ actions to themselves. Morality, many think, is subjective, particularly as differentiating neat

Scottish advocate Fergus Whyte, who formerly practised at the New Zealand bar, examines a recent High Court decision on the lawfulness of the country's COVID-19 lockdown measures, which saw the Bill of Rights Act 1688 invoked. On 19 August 2020, the New Zealand High Court issued its judgem