Opinion

Gillian Rea Gillian Rea, solicitor at Dublin firm Baily Homan Smyth McVeigh, writes on changes to the legal framework of clinical trials in the European Union.

Photo credit: Steve Ford Elliott, CC BY 2.0 The native system of law in Ireland, Brehon law, was first written down in the 7th century and survived until the 17th century. The law was administered by Brehons, and Redwood Castle in Tipperary (pictured) is said to have been where the MacAodhagáin cla

Following the conclusion earlier this week of the five-year-long National Socialist Underground (NSU) trial in Munich, In the Fade (German: Aus dem Nichts) from German-Turkish director Fatih Akin makes particularly timely viewing. Based very loosely on the string of racist murders committed by the N

Graeme Hydari Autistic people are being let down by the criminal justice system in England and Wales, writes Graeme Hydari.

Suzanne Keenan Suzanne Keenan, associate director and head of employment at MKB Law, writes on her client's successful employment discrimination claim against the PSNI.

Professor Colin Harvey of Queen's University Belfast (QUB) School of Law makes the case below for a relaxed, open and transparent conversation about Brexit and Irish unity. Discussions on Irish unity are intensifying. This is becoming a mainstream conversation in the public life of Northern Ireland,

Des Carr Des Carr, a director in the commercial litigation department at Tughans in Belfast, writes on a major issue in the construction industry.

Patrick Walshe Employment law expert Patrick Walshe, partner at Dublin firm Philip Lee, offers his perspective on proposed new gender pay gap legislation.

Jack Balmer Jack Balmer, associate solicitor in the employment law team at Tughans in Belfast, looks through a legal lens at ITV2's Love Island.

Richard Grogan Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates writes on an important clarification of the law on protected disclosures.

Anybody who has arrived at a “24-hour” supermarket in Northern Ireland after 6pm on a Sunday will suspect that the closed doors have something to do with observing the Sabbath in Christian tradition. What you might not know is that this rule has its origins in the Sunday Observance Act 1695, pa

Richard Grogan Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates writes on an issue of key interest to many Irish businesses.

Pictured: Painting of Alice Kyteler by Paddy Shaw, which was gifted to the Kyteler’s Inn, Kilkenny. Dame Alice Kyteler was the first woman to be condemned for witchcraft in Ireland, having been tried for seven charges by the Bishop of Ossory, Richard de Ledrede in 1324.

Louise McAloon Louise McAloon, partner at Worthingtons Solicitors, writes on a recent decision from the Fair Employment Tribunal in Northern Ireland.

Dr Lydia Bracken Dr Lydia Bracken, lecturer at University of Limerick School of Law, writes on the State's failure to enact key sections of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015.