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A bill to introduce stricter penalties for repeat sexual offenders has cleared both stages in the Oireachtas. The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018 introduces presumptive minimum sentences for repeat sex offenders and also corrects an anomaly in the law of incest by equalising the

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced the retirement of its chief executive, Alan Hunter. Mr Hunter, who has held the post for 11 years, will work with the Law Society Council over the coming weeks to assist with the appointment of a successor.

The UK Supreme Court will rule next week on whether the UK Government acted unlawfully by denying a public inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. Mr Finucane was shot and killed in his home on 12 February 1989 by loyalist paramilitaries. In 2012, then Prime Minister David Ca

The Law Society of Ireland has launched a new strategic plan to support small Irish law firms. It comes after it commissioned consultancy firm Crowe to examine the 2,043 solicitor firms in Ireland with five or fewer solicitors.

Irish lawyers with Deaf clients have been encouraged to assist with research into how minority language users access their right to a fair trial. Gearóidín McEvoy, PhD candidate in minority language rights law at DCU School of Law and Government, is looking to speak to Deaf Irish Sign

The High Court has dismissed the European Medicines Agency's claim that Brexit would frustrate the 25-year lease it holds in respect of its London headquarters. Frustration is a doctrine of English law that allows for contracts to be set aside because an unforeseen event renders their obligations fu

Funding into Irish technology firms fell by a quarter to €739 million in 2018, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) VenturePulse survey published today in association with William Fry. The fourth quarter of 2018 showed a decline in funding of 35 per cent to €115 millio

The police are to be given new powers to stop and search anyone suspected of carrying a corrosive substance in public. The move will enable officers to enforce a new offence of carrying corrosives in a public place, part of the Offensive Weapons Bill currently being considered by Parliament.

The cat of late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is set to "inherit" some of his $170 million fortune, according to reports. Lagerfeld, the creative director of French fashion house Chanel and Italian fashion house Fendi, died on Tuesday.

A woman who was hit on the head by closing lift doors at her work premises, has lost her claim for damages as it was concluded that the incident was caused by her own negligence. Accepting that the placement of sensors on the lift was consistent with the industry norm, and that voiceover warnings we

The Irish family law system is "in crisis", lawyers have told the Oireachtas joint committee on justice and equality. The committee heard evidence this morning from representatives of the Law Society of Ireland, the Children's Rights Alliance, Rape Crisis Network Ireland and Dr Conor O'Mahony of Uni

The Cabinet has approved the drafting of new legislation to break a deadlock on prisoner transfer applications caused by a Supreme Court ruling in 2016. Transfer applications to Ireland from prisoners abroad have been on hold since the Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s 2014 ruling against

Litigation experts at Comyn Kelleher Tobin (CKT) delivered a workshop to the State Claims Agency this week on imminent changes in healthcare law, including pre-action protocols in clinical negligence actions, open disclosure and the Patient Safety Bill. Partners Yvonne Joyce and Alison Kelleher spok

Donegal solicitor Moya O'Donnell has been struck off after admitting dishonesty and professional misconduct. Her film in Killybegs and Glenties has closed and could have a deficit of up to €450,000 based on the number of successful claims against her, The Irish Times reports.

The Department of Justice has called for applications for appointment as Ireland's representative on the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT). The CPT is composed of lawyers, medical doctors and specialists in prison or poli