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Former Justice Minister Alan Shatter has been successful in appealing the decision of the Data Protection Commissioner, who found that the former TD had breached the Data Protection Acts when he alleged that Mick Wallace TD had dodged penalty points for using his phone while driving. Mr Justice Meen

A judge of the High Court has said the €500,000 legal bill for a woman's judicial separation from her husband exposes a "serious flaw" in Ireland's legal system, The Irish Times reports. Mr Justice Michael Twomey also noted that the costs did not include separate divorce proceedings which have yet

Estate agents are expecting Northern Ireland house prices to continue to rise even if they are less optimistic about prices across the rest of the UK. A new report by RICS and Ulster Bank states: "Looking further ahead, Northern Ireland surveyors are also positive about the prospects for house price

Diego Gallagher and Orla Crowe Partner Diego Gallagher and solicitor Orla Crowe from ByrneWallace's health services team examine forthcoming the Children First Act 2015.

William Cross Cleaver Fulton Rankin director William Cross has retired from the Belfast firm after 33 years.

Michael Quinlan The Law Society of Ireland has announced the election of solicitor Michael Quinlan as its 147th president, continuing a 176-year tradition since the election of first president Josias Dunn in 1841.

Eamonn Barnes Tributes have been paid to Eamonn Barnes, Ireland's first Director of Public Prosecutions, who has passed away at the age of 83.

Ken Murphy The Law Society of Ireland has called on the Government to increase investment in its legal services in order to improve the system for Irish citizens, increase access to the law for those in disadvantaged circumstances and grasp opportunities that may result from Brexit.

More work is needed to address judicial diversity and issues with recruitment that threaten the UK’s world-renowned legal systems, the House of Lords Constitution Committee has warned today. The committee states in a report that It is deeply concerned about the dispute between the UK government an

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) and the Law Society of Ireland successfully raised preliminary objections as to jurisdiction in respect of issues sought to be litigated by a solicitor as part of his appeal from a finding of misconduct by the SDT. Dismissing the solicitor’s appeal, Mr Ju

A man who was imprisoned for rape in 1995, and who went on to sexually assault the four daughters of a woman he entered into a relationship with after his release, has had his sentence of 12 years reduced to 9 on appeal. Mr Justice Hedigan found that the sentencing judge had erred in principle when

A former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland has spoken about his near escape from an IRA car bomb as he backed a bid to secure Libyan compensation for IRA victims. Lord Carswell was addressing the House of Lords during a debate on UUP Lord Empey's bill providing for compensation for UK victims o

The judge overseeing the personal injury list in the High Court has launched a scathing attack on the insurance industry, the media and parts of the judiciary, The Irish Times reports. Mr Justice Kevin Cross wrote in The Bar Review it is "entirely untrue" inflated damages awards have led to increase

The Bar of Ireland yesterday presented its annual Human Rights Award to Catherine Corless, the amateur historian who played a pivotal role in exposing the mass grave at a Mother and Baby home in Tuam.

A personal assistant who stole from her barrister bosses for over a decade has been jailed for four years, the Irish Independent reports. Siobhán Maguire, 47, stole €1,187,616 from barristers Michael Delaney and Jeremy Maher over a 14-year period while working as their shared secretary and person