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Paul Tweed Belfast lawyer Paul Tweed is leaving Johnsons Solicitors to set up his own practice focused on taking out defamation actions on behalf of north African and Middle Eastern clients.

Ceann Comhairle Séan Ó Fearghaíl An expert forum is set to be established to examine the issue of Dáil privilege.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has welcomed new procedures at property website MyHome.ie to prevent adverts breaching equality legislation. After engaging with IHREC, MyHome.ie has developed "practical methods to identify, monitor and block discriminatory advertising".

The High Court has refused to order the extradition of Ian Bailey to France in relation to the death of Sophie Tuscan du Plantier on grounds that it would an abuse of process, among other reasons. Mr Bailey, 60, denies involvement in the death of Ms du Plantier, who was found dead outside her holida

The High Court has decided that the trial involving the rendition and torture of a leading Gaddafi opponent and his pregnant wife should be conducted in secret. Abdul-Hakim Belhaj and his wife Fatima Boudchar opposed the UK government’s request for a secret trial under section 6 of the Justice and

John Larkin William Fry advised the Beazley Group in relation to the authorisation by the Central Bank of Ireland of Beazley Insurance DAC as a non-life insurance company.

Phill Shields and Aine McMahon Two legal assistants at Francis Hanna & Co. are set to zipline across the River Lagan to raise cash for a cancer charity.

A woman who moved to Ireland while pregnant with her second child, in the face of a recommendation from UK social workers that the child should be placed in foster care, has successfully appealed the decision of the High Court that the UK should assume jurisdiction over the proceedings regarding the

Dr Katherine Zappone A bill overhauling Ireland's adoption regime to give effect to the new children's rights provisions of the Constitution have been signed into law.

Figures from the Irish Prison Service have revealed that more than 400 people were held in prison last year in relation to immigration issues, The Irish Times reports. A total of 421 people were committed on immigration issues, up from 342 in 2015. Most of them are held in prison awaiting deportatio

Lady Hale Baroness Hale of Richmond will succeed Lord Neuberger as President of the UK Supreme Court, making her the first-ever woman to hold the top judicial post, it was announced today.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced its Legal Walk/Run in May raised over £10,000 for chosen charity Marie Curie.

Three new appointments to the UK Supreme Court, including that of its second-ever woman Justice, have been announced. Lady Justice Black, Lord Justice Lloyd Jones and Lord Justice Briggs will join the top appeal court on 2 October 2017, the same day that Lady Hale is sworn in as President of the Sup

Aonghus Cheevers A postgraduate researcher at University College Dublin has invited lawyers, mediators and clients to contribute to his research on mediation.

A judge has questioned the value of prosecuting a woman over the theft of goods worth a total of just €16. Judge Mary Devins, sitting in Castlebar District Court, noted that around €1,600 will need to be spent on providing an interpreter for the case when it proceeds in September, the Connaught