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Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC, a prominent Irish barrister working in London, has warned the UK risks breaching the Good Friday Agreement if the Conservative government follows through with its planned repeal of the Human Rights Act following Brexit in March 2019.

A charity that provides court accompaniment services for children affected by child sex abuse has expressed concerns over the length of criminal trials. CARI analysed the cases of the 23 children who were subjected to child sex abuse and made use of the charity's services in 2016, finding that the a

Mrs Justice Susan Denham The Chief Justice of Ireland, Mrs Justice Susan Denham, unsuccessfully lobbied the Government to pay legal costs for judges investigated for misconduct, The Irish Times reports.

Cork commercial law firm O'Flynn Exhams Solicitors has appointed Cian Duane as an associate in the firm's private client team.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Embattled Garda Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan unexpectedly announced her retirement yesterday with immediate effect.

A community group has been awarded over €450,000 in funding to redevelop the disused courthouse in Bailieborough, Co Cavan as an economic and tourism centre. The Bailieborough Development Association (BDA) has received an offer of funding of €100,000 under the Rural Economic Development Zones (R

Facebook has been successful in partially appealing a finding that it had misused private information in relation to the publication of the religion of a plaintiff’s three estranged children. Allowing the appeal, the Court of Appeal held that the publication of the children’s religion was a matt

Thousands of people took part in the Grant Thornton 5K Team Challenge on Wednesday, with Irish lawyers leading the way.

Pictured (l-r): Joe Dolan, Irish Hotels Federation President, Mark Adair, Partner at Mason Hayes & Curran, Emily Mahoney, Associate at Mason Hayes & Curran, Tim Fenn, Irish Hotels Federation Chief Executive Mason Hayes & Curran has launched a new guide on the EU General Data Protection R

Investigators from the Police Ombudsman's office have arrested a police officer this morning as part of an investigation into alleged misuse of social media. It was initiated after a decision by the Police Ombudsman, Dr Michael Maguire, to "call himself in" to investigate information he has been mad

Northern Ireland's biggest law firms took part in a charity football tournament hosted by legal recruitment specialists Brightwater NI.

Ian Paisley North Antrim MP Ian Paisley is instructing Belfast solicitor Paul Tweed following newspaper allegations that he failed to declare £100,000 in hospitality from the Sri Lankan government.

The Hibernian Law Journal is now accepting submissions for its seventeenth volume. Articles relating to domestic, European and international law are considered, provided that they are relevant in an Irish context.

The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal against part of a sentence imposed on a man convicted of committing serious sexual offences on his sisters. Ruling that the sentence of 20 years' imprisonment in respect of five counts of rape should remain in place, Lord Chief Justice Morgan took into consi

https://twitter.com/UnseenUnheard17/status/905418580027727872 Leading NGOs and academics have jointly called for the development of a national advocacy strategy for children with a parent in prison.