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Six members of the Irish Countrywomen's Association (ICA) have been granted relief in the High Court in relation to serious procedural irregularities in its 2018 election which they said were in breach of the Constitution of the ICA. In a recently published judgment, Ms Justice Una Ní Raifear

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates writes on a recent case clarifying the role of trade union officials in providing legal advice. In case ADJ-6034, the AO in this case held that a union official, regardless of his/her legal qualification, was quite capable of

As you know, the level of will making in Ireland is low; generally, 3 in 10 Irish people have made their will. It is in everybody’s interest to encourage more people to visit a solicitor to put their affairs in order and make provisions for the future and to consider doing so at every life sta

Alison Saunders, the outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales, has warned that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not have the resources to cope with the demands of modern trials. On the eve of her exit from the CPS, whose budget was slashed by a quarter during her leader

A leading lawyer has raised doubts over whether a bill aimed at creating a statutory offence of perjury is likely to deter false insurance claims and reduce premiums, The Times reports. Senator Pádraig Ó Céidigh introduced the Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018 as a private

Patrick Walshe, partner in the employment and pensions group at Dublin firm Philip Lee, writes on the challenges posed to employers by social media. Like it or loathe it, social media is a key feature of modern life. With every day that passes, we live more of our lives on the internet.

A firm that developed a quarry on lands in County Laois on the basis of an exclusive licence with the landowner has been granted permanent injunctions restraining the owner from interfering with their business. The quarry firm and the landowner entered into the licensing agreement and planning permi

A rape trial has collapsed due to an allegedly prejudicial newspaper report which linked the case to the ongoing debate around the fairness of rape trials. The trial involved a man accused of raping a woman he met on a night out in 2015. It had run for six days and was at the closing stages, with th

Lawyers for a suspected drugs trafficker are seeking leave to appeal an order for his extradition to Poland made despite "generalised and systemic" violations to the independence of the Polish judiciary. Polish authorities are seeking the surrender of Artur Celmer, 31, who is wanted to face trial in

Forensic evidence legislation allowing for cross-border exchange and comparison of DNA profiles and fingerprints has been brought into effect from today. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan announced that he has signed the commencement order for the international cooperation provisions in the Criminal

Stating that "the chilling effect on privacy and the rights of free expression and association by actual, feared and mandatory surveillance cannot be underestimated", Mr Justice Tony O’Connor has found that sections of the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011 are inconsistent with EU la

Eversheds Sutherland has announced a new partnership with Sonia O'Sullivan and Olympian David Matthews to support four of Ireland's up-and-coming high-performance athletes. Patience Jumbo-Gula, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sarah Healy and Sophie O'Sullivan will participate in the new Accelerator Academy, whic

A detective found guilty of harassing a State solicitor by sending abusive letters and emails is seeking to have her conviction overturned on grounds that the State retained her data under a "doomed" Irish law. Eve Doherty, 50, was found guilty by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of harassing

An Irish lawyer who won a silver medal at the Hockey Women's World Cup this year has reflected on balancing her legal and athletic careers in an interview with Mason Hayes & Curran.

Six solicitors and four barristers have been reappointed to the Personal Insolvency Practitioners Complaints Committee panel for five years. The Department of Justice and Equality wrote to all 18 members of the inaugural panel, established under section 177 of the Personal Insolvency Act 2012, to as