Analysis

Fifty years on from the riots that rocked Detroit in 1967, director Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) brings alive one of its most infamous and disputed incidents in an intense and powerful cinematic polemic against racial injustice. We see enough of the rioting to place the film i

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

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates writes on an important case involving an unfair dismissal. In the case of The Minister for Education and Skills and Jacqueline Walsh DWT1716, the Labour Court had to deal with an issue as to who the correct employer was in re

Tartan is back in In The Tartan Turban John Keay seeks to rehabilitate the reputation of 19th century adventurer Alexander Gardner, a Scots-American who committed feats of travel far ahead of his time, traversing as he did “remotest Kafiristan” and Bam-i-Dunya, the Roof of the World – to the d

Richard Grogan Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates advises employers to take care with redundancy.

Ian O'Donnell Ian O'Donnell, professor of criminology at University College Dublin, writes on the drop in Irish prisoner numbers.

Tobias Lock Tobias Lock, senior lecturer in European law and co-director of the Europa Institute at Edinburgh Law School, thinks the two-court solution best for regulating UK-EU dealings after Brexit.

Conor McCormick, a PhD Candidate in the School of Law at Queen’s University Belfast, critiques the decision in the same-sex marriage case known as Petition X. The High Court of Northern Ireland has delivered two related judgments dealing with the issue of same-sex marriage. Three brief critiques o

Richard Grogan Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates writes on an important case involving an unfair dismissal.

John Dugdale John Dugdale, associate at A&L Goodbody in Belfast, explores a recent decision of the Supreme Court with implications for clients and contractors alike.

Richard Grogan Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates Solicitors reviews constructive dismissal cases where the employee did not exhaust internal grievance processes.

Patricia Rooney Tughans employment director Patricia Rooney, and trainee and incoming employment solicitor Jack Balmer, write on harassment at work.

Stuart Nevin Stuart Nevin, associate at A&L Goodbody in Belfast, comments on a UK Supreme Court judgment clarifying the liability of professional advisors following negligent advice.

Tom O'Malley Tom O'Malley BL, a commissioner with the Law Reform Commission and a senior lecturer in law at NUI Galway, writes on suspended sentences.

Ciara Lagan Ciara Lagan, corporate partner at Tughans, writes on Northern Ireland's new "persons with significant control" regime.