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Raymond Byrne Former Dublin City University (DCU) lecturer Raymond Byrne has been appointed as the full-time commissioner in the Law Reform Commission.

Julie-Anne McCaffrey Irish Legal News speaks to Julie-Anne McCaffrey, chair of the Northern Ireland Young Solicitors Association (NIYSA), in the wake of the European Young Bar Association conference in Belfast.

Judge Donagh McDonagh has retired from Cork Circuit Court after 11 years on the bench, The Irish Examiner reports. Judge Raymond Groarke, President of the Circuit Court, yesterday led tributes to Judge McDonagh at a special court sitting to recognise Judge McDonagh's career and legacy.

Barristers have been warned that US authorities could access legally privileged information hosted on cloud storage services like Dropbox. Jacqueline Reid, chair of the IT panel of the Bar Council of England and Wales, has previously warned barristers to "be aware that these surveillance powers can

Acting Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Acting Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has welcomed the European Parliament's approval of the proposed EU Passenger Name Records (PNR) Directive.

A man in Belfast is being treated for head injuries after the brick he allegedly hurled at a charity office window bounced back and hit him. The man, in his 40s and currently unnamed, was detained by police outside the Public Initiative for Prevention of Suicide (PIPS) charity office in north Belfas

The High Court has allowed an application for judicial review of the Northern Ireland Prison Service’s policy to video-tape strip searches by force and retain the video for six years, finding that such a policy had no basis in law. The applicant, Gerard Flannigan is a prisoner at HMP Maghaberry, a

An appeal which is widely seen as a test case for future symphysiotomy actions is taking place at the Court of Appeal. A 76-year-old woman who was subjected to a prophylactic symphysiotomy in 1963 is appealing last May's High Court decision that the use of the procedure was not without justification

The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (NIC-ICTU) has called for the implementation of a Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme in Northern Ireland. The move was backed unanimously by delegates at a conference in Derry yesterday.

Matheson partner Garret Farrelly Dublin firm Matheson has advised a major aviation company on its successful tender for the design, build and operation of new fuel farm tanks at Dublin Airport under a long term services concession agreement.

Ronan Lavery QC Barrister Ronan Lavery QC writes on his experience with the International Criminal Court following his speech at the European Young Bar Association conference in Belfast.

Clare Bailey, deputy leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland A Green Party candidate's proposal to prosecute men whose sexual partners obtain an illegal abortion after falling pregnant has created a stir on both sides of the border.

Pictured (l-r): Julian Yarr, managing partner at A&L Goodbody; Sonya Lennon, Dress for Success; and Sinéad Smith, corporate responsibility manager at A&L Goodbody Dublin firm A&L Goodbody has partnered with charity Dress for Success to set up a 'Steps to Success' scheme helping local wo

Pictured (l-r): Ashley McCausland BL, Ashleigh Jones BL, Sinead McKeagney BL, Sophie Laverty BL, Dr Philip McGarry (Threshold), Gerry McAlinden QC, Grainne Close (Autism Initiatives), Bobbie-Leigh Herdman BL, Rachel Bergin BL, Fiona Fee BL The Bar of Northern Ireland's charity committee has presente

A 27-year-old man who changed his name to Buzz Lightyear to raise money for charity has won a year-long struggle to have a UK driving license issued in his acquired name. According to Mr Lightyear, his application was initially refused on the basis that it could cause reputational damage to the DVLA