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The High Court has awarded €350,000 in favour of a woman who was sexually abused by her father and raped by her uncle as a child. The abuse lasted at least eight years and began when she was seven years old. Delivering judgment in the case, Mr Justice Garrett Simons considered the jurisprudence

Barristers are owed an average of €27,000 by solicitors and may require legislative change allowing them to sue for unpaid fees, a landmark report has said. Published this morning, the independent report and strategic review completed by EY has been welcomed by Bar Council chairperson Maura McN

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A former mayor of Turkey's capital Ankara who was taken in by a hoax tweet announcing the discovery of "jelly bean reserves" in the country has been roundly mocked. Melih Gökçek, who served as mayor for over two decades before standing down in 2017, was tricked by the tweet posted by a l

The High Court has held that a defendant was estopped from relying on the Statute of Limitations 1957 based on a clear and unequivocal admission of liability prior to the institution of personal injuries proceedings. The defendant had attempted to enter settlement negotiations with the plaintiff&rsq

Russia has been told by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to stay the execution of two British men serving in the Ukrainian army who were captured in Mariupol and sentenced to death. The applicants, Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin, are British citizens who were born in 1973 and 1994, respectiv

The Brussels office of the UK's law societies will close in November. Opened in 1991, the office represents the profession to the EU and monitors legislative developments in the bloc.

UK law firm TLT has furthered its commitment to reducing carbon emissions from clients’ disputes with the launch of a new UK-wide Greener Disputes Committee. The committee will be responsible for actively reducing, with a view to minimising, the environmental impacts of litigation in all three

Chief Justice Donal O'Donnell will speak about the trial of Roger Casement today as part of the Hardiman lecture series. Taking place at the King's Inns at 4.20pm, the fully-booked event will be streamed live on YouTube.

Ten Irish barristers have been appointed to the European Commission's panels of arbitrators and trade and sustainable development experts (TSD). The barristers joining the panels are Susan Ahern BL, James Bridgeman SC, Gillian Cahill BL, Michelle Smith de Bruin BL, Michael Mulcahy SC, Colm Ó

Hayes Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of Kevin Harnett as a partner and head of the firm's construction team. Mr Harnett has 15 years' experience advising on construction issues and construction-related disputes and is also an accredited mediator.

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has launched a new hub designed to support clients with legal matters related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in business. ESG issues have become more prominent in the wake of the pandemic, climate crisis and increased cost of living as stakeh

An independent expert review of Ireland's forestry regulations has ruled out any alternative to a licensing regime. The 26-page report produced for ministers by Philip Lee LLP states that suggestions Ireland "could adopt an alternative regulatory framework, by setting statutory standards and conditi

A man who mistakenly believed he was wanted by police has been arrested after breaking into a jail to hand himself in. Jail authorities said Wisconsin man Tavier Holling, 30, began pounding on their door early on Sunday morning before growing impatient and smashing his way in.

Specialised judges could preside over criminal trials involving domestic, sexual and gender-based violence under a new five-year strategy launched by ministers. Led by justice minister Helen McEntee, the €363 million "zero tolerance" strategy was published yesterday, accompanied by an 18-month