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A property developer who was ordered to pay €76K to a firm of solicitors on foot of a summary summons for professional fees owed has successfully appealed the summary judgment granted against him in the High Court in 2013. Finding that the trial judge erred in concluding that two of the issues

Judges and lawyers will be asked to explain the high costs of compensation claims as TDs attempt to find out the reasons for costly insurance premiums faced by consumers, the Irish Examiner reports. Insurance companies told the Oireachtas Finance Committee that fraudulent claims comprised some

Whistleblowing allegations from current and former prison officers made up the majority of protected disclosures received by the Department of Justice in 2018. In its protected disclosures annual report, it was revealed that 11 of the 13 cases it received related to the Irish Prison Service, the Iri

A human rights barrister who had been jailed for abusing Air India cabin crew after she was refused alcohol is believed to have killed herself days after being released from prison. Belfast-born Simone Burns, 50, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in April after racially abusing and spitting

The flexibility of the British constitution, once thought to be such a strength, has played a large part in destroying the country. In this edited version of a recent lecture delivered in Cambridge, Professor Conor Gearty (LSE) explains why he now believes more than ever that only the experience of

Via The Bar of Ireland: Full house here in The Gaffney Room for the launch of the new Probate Bar Association of Ireland. Pictured (L-R) are Probate Bar Association of Ireland members Catherine Duggan BL, Vinog Faughnan SC, Anne Marie Maher BL, and Karl Dowling BL.

From our sister publication, Scottish Legal News, comes the tale of Helen Duncan, the wartime 'witch'. In 1941 at a seancé in Portsmouth, the spirit of a sailor was said to have appeared to announce the sinking of HMS Barham.

During World War II, Ireland’s official policy was one of neutrality. Under international law, the state was required to arrest and intern belligerents who landed here by accident – or in some cases were rescued by Irish ships. A total of 314 belligerent personnel were interned at the Cu

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world.

A woman who fell beside a "wet floor" sign at a casino has been awarded $3 million in compensation. Lynda Sadowski walked towards a collapsed sign at a Jack Casino and tripped over it, her attorney Matt Nakajima said.

The flexibility of the British constitution, once thought to be such a strength, has played a large part in destroying the country. In this edited version of a recent lecture delivered in Cambridge, Professor Conor Gearty (LSE) explains why he now believes more than ever that only the experience of

The Electricity Supply Board have been granted an order directing a property arbitrator to state a case on a point of law to the High Court. Finding that the question raised by ESB regarding landowners being “doubly compensated” for the construction of electric lines was a "real and sign

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has welcomed the passing of the Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill. The new law - which provides for the establishment of a register of presumed deaths - aims to help provide some closure for the families of missing persons.

A juror who failed to appear at the High Court following a lunch break has become the subject of an arrest warrant, The Irish Times reports. The woman failed to appear on Tuesday to hear a defamation action by Turf Club head of security Chris Gordon against the Irish Racehorse Trainers Association (

There have been mistakes in calculating the sentences to be served by almost three per cent of prisoners, the Irish Independent reports. The Irish Prison Service (IPS) commissioned a Sentence Calculation Review Programme, which has revealed the mistakes in the period of detention of 46 inmates.