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The second series of Irish legal drama Striking Out will be longer than the first, star Amy Huberman has revealed during filming. Ms Huberman, who stars as fictional solicitor Tara Rafferty, told RTÉ News: "It's great to be back because you never really know how it is going to go down.

Iceland's official horse register has clamped down on foreign names. The International Federation of Icelandic Horse Associations (FEIF) officially banned non-Icelandic names from WordFengur, the official registrar for purebred Icelandic horses.

Fred Logue Fred Logue, partner at FP Logue Solicitors, writes on the State's legal obligations regarding the controversial public services card.

When a financial institution grants a loan denominated in a foreign currency, it must provide the borrower with sufficient information to enable him to take a prudent and well-informed decision, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. In 2007 and 2008, Ms Ruxandra Paula Andriciuc and o

The managing partner of Dublin firm Reddy Charlton has been awarded a prestigious Swedish order of chivalry for his work.

The High Court has asked the European Court of Justice to rule on the validity under EU law of EU-US data transfers by Facebook. The Data Protection Commissioner requested the referral following a complaint by Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems about Facebook’s use of so-called standard contr

Caoimhe Haughey Caoimhe Haughey, founder and principal of CM Haughey Solicitors in Dublin, argues abortion must be made available in Ireland in line with best medical practice.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said imprisonment should be the “sanction of last resort” in the Irish criminal justice system.

An Italian woman has been granted paid sick leave for days she took off to look after her dog, following a landmark court battle. The 53-year-old academic took two days off working at La Sapienza University in Rome in order to look after her English settler, Cucciola, who became unwell.

Jonathan Forrester Belfast-based firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has excelled in the rankings of the latest edition of the prestigious legal directory, Legal 500.

A 54-year-old woman stole more than £525,000 from her employer, law firm Easthams, to pay a scammer who reeled her in through an online dating website. Pamela Wareing has been jailed for 32 months after pleading guilty to theft in Preston Crown Court.

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

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.

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

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