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A solicitor who abused his position at a law centre to privately charge immigration and asylum clients for legal services has been struck off. Andrew John Puddicombe, 62, charged clients a total of more than £8,000 on a private paying basis while working at the Gloucester Law Centre over the course

A doctor who was convicted of indecent assault of a patient when she was a teenager in 1989 has had his conviction quashed by the Supreme Court. Delivering the judgment of the five-judge Court, Ms Justice Iseult O’Malley said that it was not possible to discount the real possibility that the jury

Pictured (l-r): Jamie Olden and Richard Martin Cork-based Ronan Daly Jermyn has announced plans to to invest €8.3 million in an expansion of its Dublin practice.

Mark Dillon Dechert LLP has announced the appointment of Mark Dillon as a national partner in Dublin.

Padraic Kinsella William Fry has announced the appointment of Padraic Kinsella as partner in the firm's banking and finance department.

Two problem-solving court pilots dealing with domestic violence and drug cases in Belfast and Derry are set to formally begin today. Judge Bagnall, sitting in Belfast Magistrates' Court, is now allowed to begin making referrals to the Substance Misuse Pilot Court as of today, while Judge McElholm, s

A civil society group has applied to join High Court proceedings in which an Irish judge has asked a European court to rule on whether mutual trust continues to exist between Poland and other member states in EU extradition cases. Fair Trial Europe, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) whose stated

Pádraig Ó Ríordáin Pádraig Ó Ríordáin, former managing partner of Arthur Cox, has been appointed non-executive chairman of Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI), operator of the National Lottery.

Lady Hale Lady Hale, president of the UK Supreme Court, has outlined concerns that the Brexit bill will put judges in the position of making "political" decisions about EU jurisprudence.

A new book from Clarus Press provides an accessible and comprehensive account of the relevant law in relation to sexual offending in Ireland. Sexual Offending in Ireland: Laws, Procedures and Punishment, authored by Dr Susan Leahy and Dr Margaret Fitzgerald O'Reilly, incorporates an examination of d

DWF is rolling out an award-winning education and employability programme to post-primary schools across Northern Ireland.

The UK Supreme Court will today hear a landmark challenge to attempts by the UK government to conceal the role of a top MI6 officer in illegal renditions to Libya. Five Supreme Court justices will consider the scope of controversial powers for the first time, after Boris Johnson applied to keep key

A new recycling project run by prisoners at Maghaberry Prison has slashed landfill contribution and costs in the last six months. Around 30 prisoners are now employed in a new initiative to recycle plastic, tin-cans, cardboard, newspaper and broken pallets. Waste electronic and electrical equipment

A member of An Garda Síochána who has been suspended from operational duties while on 90 per cent pay due to an incident involving a foreign national in custody has lost an appeal against the continuation of disciplinary proceedings against him. Finding that the Garda authorities were not preclude

The Government has agreed to nominate three judges for appointment to the High Court and District Court. Denis McDonald SC, who was called to the bar in 1986 and to the Inner Bar in 2000, has been nominated for appointment to the High Court. His practice focused on commercial law.