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An obituary for the Mr Justice Declan Budd has been published by the Sunday Independent. "Declan Budd, a former High Court and Court of ­Criminal Appeal judge and ­president of the Law ­Reform Commission, has died at the age of 82.Born in Dublin on July 27, 1943, he grew up in Donnybrook

Mason Hayes & Curran lawyers Gerard Kelly and John Milligan review an IP dispute between competitor radio stations in the High Court. The Irish High Court has recently granted an interim injunction against Bauer Audio Ireland. The injunction restrains Bauer Audio Ireland from using the brand nam

Alternative legal services provider Johnson Hana hit the streets of Dublin with a branded ice cream truck to bring a little joy to in-house legal teams across the city.

Irish Legal News presents the next article in a series of dialogues between criminal justice policy, practice and research. Here, Barra Ó Dúill from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration’s Research and Evaluation Unit reflects on a recent event that explored the u

Defamation lawyer Paul Tweed has confirmed he is representing Dublin singer-songwriter Ray Heffernan in a landmark legal case against Robbie Williams over the authorship of the hit song Angels. Mr Tweed, who has advised stars including Britney Spears, Ashton Kutcher, Sylvester Stallone and Justin Ti

Perhaps the Baltic states, those around the sea there, in recent decades have not been given as full attention as they ought to have. International politics have now changed everything. The core arguments by Oliver Moody are, first, that these states have been forced to develop the kind of resilienc

A 17th-century painting stolen by the Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector briefly resurfaced this week in photographs of a house for sale in Argentina – a Nazi haven – before disappearing once again. The work, thought to be Portrait of a Lady by Italian baroque painter Giuseppe Ghisl

Dr Muiris O Ceidigh Solicitor has been appointed to the Heritage Council. Mr O Ceidigh, a governance expert, is currently a governor of Belfast Metropolitan College, a member of the Property Services Appeals Board and a director at the Irish Architectural Archive. He holds a doctorate in governance

Race hate crime has reached a record level in Northern Ireland, according to new figures from the PSNI. There were 1,329 crimes with a race motivation In the 12 months to the end of June, a rise of 434 year-on-year and the highest figure since records began in 2004.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. The Trump administration is reversing long-established US human rights discourse

The UK Supreme Court held the inaugural meeting of the UK Association of Black Judges on July 1. Described as a “foundation of change for those who will come after”, the event was attended by Lady Simler, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Sales, Lord Richards, Lord Stevens and the court’s for

A group of legal academics from across Ireland have called on the Governor of the Central Bank to immediately prohibit the marketing and sale of Israeli state bonds in or from Ireland, and to refuse to re-approve the bond prospectus on the renewal date of 2 September.  In a letter sent yesterda

McCann FitzGerald partner Shane Fahy and knowledge lawyer Laura Farrell review a proposed ban on upward-only rent reviews in England and Wales. The UK has introduced a bill which will see a ban on upward-only rent review clauses in new commercial leases in England and Wales.

More than 50 young people from Gaza have begun to arrive in Ireland after being offered scholarships by Irish education institutions. The first 26 of 52 Palestinians arrived yesterday, with the remaining students arriving between today and Sunday, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said.

Employees from RDJ joined members of the public in the recent Dublin City Triathlon at Phoenix Park.