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Peadar Tóibín The number of convictions for drink driving in Ireland have collapsed over the past 10 years, according to new Courts Service data.

Mary Jackson Lawyers' mental health charity LawCare’s co-ordinator for Ireland, Mary Jackson, has become a qualified integrative counsellor.

The Commission for Aviation Regulation has revealed it spent €300,000 on legal fees last year in pursuit of two failed lawsuits. The figure, a stark increase from €92,000 in 2015, was revealed in the commission's annual report for 2016.

The Department of Justice has agreed to examine a business association's proposal for a statutory offence of perjury. The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) published a policy paper in June which said a statutory offence of perjury would cut fraudulent claims in the courts.

Twice as many barristers were disbarred last year compared to the previous year, the bar’s regulator has reported.In 2016-17, 19 barristers were sent packing, compared to seven in the year before, the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) annual report states. However, the number of suspensions declined f

Three members of a Russian gang were killed in a shoot out in a Moscow court yesterday after they tried to grab security guards’ guns and take hostages in a bungled escape attempt. The men, who were members of a gang on trial for terrorising motorists, were shot dead at Moscow Regional Court.

A garda detective has been found guilty of harassing a State solicitor by sending her abusive letters and emails. Eve Doherty, 49, a detective sergeant based in Dublin, had pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to a charge of harassing Elizabeth Howlin between September 2011 and March

A builder who sought orders to dismiss negligence proceedings brought against him by a family who had to move out of their home due to health concerns, has had his application refused by the High Court. According to Mr Justice Eagar, the builder himself had contributed to delay in the proceedings; a

The CEO of FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) yesterday called on Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan to increase the legal aid budget to meet surging demand and to put an end to legal aid fees for victims of domestic abuse.

A new Sports Law Bar Association has been established to bring together Irish sports law practitioners under one umbrella. The association has been incorporated with David Barniville SC as chairman, Paul McGarry SC as vice-chairman, Tim O'Connor as treasurer, and Robert McTernaghan as secretary.

Ciara O’Kennedy LK Shields has announced the promotion of associate solicitor Ciara O’Kennedy to partner in its litigation and dispute resolution department.

Transport Minister Shane Ross Driving bans are mutually recognised on both sides of the Irish border from today.

Kevin Burns Dublin-based law graduate Kevin Burns has joined Irish Legal News as a correspondent.

Darragh Mackin The High Court has found the PSNI breached its human rights obligations by failing to produce an overarching thematic report on the linkage between a 1976 pub bombing and other murders by a UVF unit blamed for 130 murders in the 1970s–80s.

A Dublin man has lost a challenge to the constitutionality of mandatory minimum sentence provisions for possession of a firearm on more than one occasion. Wayne Ellis, 35, had pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of a firearm in suspicious circumstances as well as certain ar