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The Maples Group has announced the appointment of five partners, including a new head of employment, in its legal services division in Dublin. Karen Killalea has joined Maples Group after six years as an employment partner at A&L Goodbody, and will now head up its employment team.

Around 70 professionals from the legal, engineering, construction and insurance industries gathered in Cork this week to discuss alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and its growing popularity in Ireland. The annual Cork forum, organised by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and sponsore

Lawyers for a man charged with assault have argued that the case should be thrown out because the prosecution could not prove the alleged injured party did not consent to the incident. The defence application, in respect of a man facing trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for a section 3 assault,

John Dugdale, associate at A&L Goodbody in Belfast, writes on a landmark court ruling Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) ruling. A judgment of the High Court in Northern Ireland has provided guidance on contractual interpretation and rare judicial discussion of the NEC3 Term Service Short

The Belfast office of global legal business DWF is encouraging the next generation of women leaders to overcome barriers and strive for success. As part of its support for International Women’s Day, DWF invited sixth form students from Breda Academy, Ashfield Girls School and St Joseph’s

Personal injury and road traffic specialists JMK Solicitors have produced a "court guide" for their clients. The information guide, aimed at any client who has to attend court, explains what clients can expect on the day of their court hearing and includes guidance and information on every step of t

Indefinite immigration detention should be brought to an end and there should be greater judicial oversight of the system as the Home Office has demonstrated a "shockingly cavalier" attitude in its approach to immigration detention and has overseen serious failings in almost every area of the i

A far-right politician opposed to compulsory vaccination of children has contracted chicken pox. Massimiliano Fedriga, a member of Italy's League party, has been placed under observation, La Repubblica reports.

In January 1992, a 14-year-old girl discovered that she was pregnant. The girl, now known as “X”, had been subjected to sexual abuse at the hands of her friend’s father since the age of 12, and when her parents were on a trip to Lourdes in August 1990, he raped her for the first ti

A man who has been accused of creating a website facilitating access to child pornography, and whose surrender to the United States has been ordered, has lost his appeal to the Supreme Court in which he raised issues with the role of the Minister for Justice and Equality under the Extradition Act 19

Proposals to establish an independent statutory Irish gambling regulatory authority have been given the go-ahead by ministers. The new authority, to be formed under the auspices of the Department of Justice, forms the key plank of the report of the Inter-Departmental Working Group on the Future Lice

Barrister Grainne McMorrow SC is set to be recognised in the 2019 NUI Galway Alumni Awards next month. Ms McMorrow has been named the winner of the Alumni Award for Law, Public Policy and Government, sponsored by Ronan Daly Jermyn.

A Northern Ireland expert in offender rehabilitation has won recognition from the British Psychological Society (BPS) for her work on problem-solving courts. Dr Geraldine O'Hara, director of rehabilitation at the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI), has been granted the BPS Award for Innovat

The Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly has published a special issue on health law, edited by the directors of the Centre for Health, Law and Society (CHLS) at the University of Bristol Law School. The special edition, Reviewing the boundaries of health law - new directions and dimensions, includes ar

Lisa Quinn O'Flaherty, solicitor at Fitzsimons Redmond and a Climate Ambassador for Irish environmental charity An Taisce, writes for Irish Legal News on how lawyers can help to solve our climate crisis. I’m a solicitor at Fitzsimons Redmond, with a passion for active citizenship and a deep co