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A three-year project backed by the Adoption Rights Alliance, Justice for Magdalenes Research and global law firm Hogan Lovells has published its final report on forced adoptions and related historical abuses in Ireland. The Clann Project's 154-page report, Ireland's Unmarried Mothers and their Child

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

The Supreme Court has ruled that a bakery's refusal to supply a cake iced with the message ‘Support Gay Marriage’ was not discriminatory on the grounds of sexual orientation, as the refusal was based on the message and not to any particular person. The Court also held that the Fair Emplo

Rogers Solicitors has announced the appointment of Niall McShane as a solicitor specialising in all aspects of plaintiff and defendant personal injury litigation.

Derry solicitor Damien McDaid has denied defrauding the Legal Services Agency (LSA) at the outset of his trial before Londonderry Crown Court. He is alleged to have submitted fraudulent legal aid claim forms for his personal benefit while working as a sole practitioner between July 2010 and December

Ballaghaderreen solicitor Declan O'Callaghan has paid €395,000 to the client account of his former law firm in the latest chapter of a long-running dispute over funds, The Irish Times reports. Mr O'Callaghan was ordered in July not to practise as a solicitor pending the outcome of Solicitors Di

The directors of a construction company who, along with their wives, signed guarantees in respect of the indebtedness of their company to the Bank of Ireland, have lost their Supreme Court appeal against the €1 million summary judgment granted by the High Court in 2011. Finding that there was n

Personal injury and road traffic specialists JMK Solicitors have reported record levels of business in their 15th year of practice. The Belfast- and Newry-based firm has grown its staff by 20 per cent since January to a headcount of nearly 60.

Over 150 solicitors have joined a new nationwide alliance aimed at helping small- and medium-sized solicitor firms compete locally and regionally for personal, corporate and State legal services work. The National Solicitors Alliance (NSA), launched to coincide with the re-opening of the Irish court

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Edinburgh-headquartered Tesco Bank £16,400,000 for “failing to exercise due skill, care and diligence in protecting its personal current account holders against a cyber attack” following the major assault on its sy

A magistrate who provided a character reference for a defendant in a criminal case in which he was involved has been reprimanded. Zahur Akhtar, of the Black Country Bench, is among seven magistrates and judges to be disciplined or face disqualification in the past month, The Times reports.

Michael Donnellan, director-general of the Irish Prison Service, has announced that he will be stepping down at the end of November. Mr Donnellan was re-appointed to the post last January for a second five-year term, but will now depart on 30 November 2018.

Complainants in rape cases in some parts of England are being asked to hand over massive amounts of personal information in order to progress police investigations into their allegations, The Guardian reports. Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt, lead for adult sexual offences at the National Polic

The benefits of mediation for farming and agriculture businesses will be promoted at the Ploughing Championship for the first time, the Mediators' Institute of Ireland (MII) has said. The professional association for mediators in Ireland said it would have an information stand at the Ploughing to pr

New research from Ulster University has found that an individual's right to a fair trial can be in danger if they go to court without legal representation. Gráine McKeever, professor of law and social justice at Ulster University, led the first study of its kind in association with the Northe