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Only a fifth of Irish companies have fulfilled new registration requirements ahead of a key deadline next week, Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has warned. The vast majority of companies are required to submit information on their beneficial owners to a new central register by Friday 22 November or r

A High Court judge has said he cannot change a order he made preventing the publication of the names of a convicted child rapist and his victim. Mr Justice Michael White said that the court made the order at the wishes of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). When the DPP applied a week later o

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates looks at how workplaces can best accommodate women who have miscarried. In the Irish Independent recently, Eilish O’Regan wrote an article where Lisa Finnegan spoke to her about enduring the sadness of two miscarriages

An undisclosed prosecution target may be responsible for a steep decline in the number of rape suspects charged since 2016, the Law Society Gazette reports. Rape prosecutions south of the border have fallen to their lowest level since 2008, even though record numbers of allegations have been made to

A man living with his severely disabled partner in a two-bedroom council house should receive full housing benefit because applying the so-called "bedroom tax" breaches his human rights, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. The ruling in favour of "RR" has implications for at least 155 other partners of

A&L Goodbody (ALG) has been recertified for the Business Working Responsibly Mark for responsible and sustainable business practices. Developed by Business in the Community, the Mark is independently audited by the National Standards Authority of Ireland and is based on ISO 26000.

A judicial review case is to be brought against the UK government if it fails to release a report into potential Russian interference in British politics. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has written to the prime minister demanding the publication of the Intelligence and Security Committee&rsq

Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin's marketing and business development manager, Amanda Sistern, has won recognition at the Women in Business Awards. The firm nominated Ms Sistern for her recent "Legal Focus" social media marketing campaign, focusing on key departments within the firm over a dedicat

Young offenders at Hydebank Wood College have been invited to take part in a new boxing work-out programme aimed at improving their fitness and mental health. Boxing champions Paddy Barnes, Marc McCullough and Carly McNaul visited the facility to launch the new six-week, non-contact boxing course fo

Three neighbouring towns have voted in close-fought referendums to legalise alcohol sales after decades-long bans. A handful of US states, particularly in the south, allow local communities to ban the sale of alcohol after a so-called "dry/wet" referendum.

A man who objected to his surrender to Poland on the basis of systemic breaches to the rule of law which would impact his fair trial rights has had his appeal dismissed by the Supreme Court. Delivering the leading judgment, Mr Justice Donal O’Donnell said that the CJEU had made it clear that f

Belfast-based Madden & Finucane Solicitors has announced the appointment of three solicitors across its family, criminal and civil law departments. Tutu Ogle has joined the family law team, Debbie Clarke has joined the criminal team and Orla McGillian has joined the civil law team.

Four senior barristers and a solicitor have been nominated for appointment to the High Court. At a meeting yesterday, the Government nominated Brian O'Moore SC, Mark Sanfey SC, Mary Rose Gearty SC, Niamh Hyland SC and solicitor Mark Heslin for appointment by the president.

Employees have no automatic right to legal representation at internal workplace disciplinary proceedings, the Supreme Court has ruled. Speaking to Irish Legal News, Barry Walsh, partner and head of employment and benefits at Fieldfisher, said the "strong" decision in McKelvey v Irish Rail "will

Government proposals to rewrite planning laws to reduce the number of judicial review challenges to controversial developments would deny communities access to justice, lawyers have warned. The draft heads of a new planning bill were recently sent by Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy's office to the Oi