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Landowners whose properties have been encroached by Japanese knotweed will be able to claim damages following a Court of Appeal ruling. Three judges ruled in favour of two owners whose land had been affected by the "pernicious" plant.

A letting agent that charged a tenant £36 for “online services” provided when the tenant was applying to rent a property in 2015, has been ordered by Belfast County Court to return the administration fee. Finding that if the agent had not been involved that the service paid for would have been

Matthew Tully US law firm Tully Rinckey has opened its first European office in Dublin as part of a five-year plan for international expansion.

Eversheds Sutherland has strengthened its European and global financial services team in Dublin with two senior appointments.

Mr Justice Alan Mahon Tributes have been paid to Mr Justice Alan Mahon of the Court of Appeal on his departure from the bench to become Ombudsman for the Defence Forces, The Irish Times reports.

The Bar of Ireland has congratulated barristers on their success in the Bar Council elections. Mary Rose Gearty SC, Conor Dignam SC, Sean Gillane SC, Maura McNally SC and Seán Ó hUallacháin SC were elected to the senior panel.

Mark Thorne Dublin firm Dillon Eustace has advised a European real estate investment specialist on the acquisition of 47 apartments in the Irish capital.

Belfast solicitor Eoghan McKenna, managing director of MSM Law, has been recognised with multiple awards from wellbeing charity Inspire. Mr McKenna's firm resisted stiff competition from other nominees in the business and professional community to receive the Excellence in Small Private Sector Workp

Aisling Scott Congratulations are due to Irish-born solicitor Aisling Scott, who won last week's Come Dine With Me in Edinburgh.

A lawyer for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been given a four-year jail term for stealing the identities of immigrants who were facing deportation and using them to acquire credit cards and run up debts of more $190,300. Raphael Sanchez, 44, who was formerly the head of the ICE office

The Court of Appeal has found that the current law enables legally valid humanist weddings to be performed in Northern Ireland. Overturning the High Court’s declaration that the lack of equal recognition discriminated against humanists pursuant to Articles 9 and 14 ECHR by not protecting a manifes

Pictured (l-r): Michael Ohle, managing partner John Lynch, Emma Heron and Barry Heslin Dublin firm Whitney Moore has announced the appointment of three new partners and three new associates.

The Law Centre (NI) has called for an urgent review of the "mandatory reconsideration" process following a new report on the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment process. The Department of Communities yesterday published the final report of Walter Rader's independent review of the assessme

The Department of Justice has confirmed that convictions for abolished homosexual offences can now be disregarded and pardoned. The Northern Ireland Assembly agreed in November 2016 to bring the law in Northern Ireland in line with England and Wales, where disregards have been available since 2012.

Dr Cliona Kelly, UCD Law Lecturer; Paige Kelly, Winner of the 2018 Leman Award in Intellectual Property; Brian Conroy, Leman Solicitors Trademark & IP Litigation Specialist; John Hogan, Partner, Leman Solicitors; and Prof Imelda Maher, UCD Dean of Law