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FRA director Michael O'Flaherty Reforms to surveillance laws are improving transparency, but better checks and balances to match the powers of intelligence services are needed, according to a new report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).

Enda Kenny, Matheson partner Elizabeth Grace and Matheson managing partner Michael Jackson Former Taoiseach Enda Kenny recently addressed Matheson's New York Brexit conference on the theme of Navigating Access to the EU Market Post-Brexit: Perspectives on Ireland.

A farmer who bought an action against the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for breach of contract has been awarded €299,320 in the Supreme Court. The department had failed to return cattle which had been seized in March 2006, after an agreement with the farmer – and the original sum

Sir Declan Morgan The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, has ordered a case management review of outstanding High Court litigation dealing with legacy matters.

Justice minister Dominic Raab The first phase of the scheme to refund Employment Tribunal fees has been launched by the UK government.

Pictured (l-r): John Flynn, Corporate Finance Director, Goodbody; Linda Hickey, Head of Corporate Broking, Goodbody; Orla O’Gorman, Head of Equity, Irish Stock Exchange; and Gerry Beausang, Corporate Partner & Head of Capital Markets, law firm ByrneWallace. ByrneWallace helped to dispel "commo

Law firms have been urged to take part in Wear Red Day this November, an anti-racism initiative by Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC). A number of law firms took part in last year's inaugural Wear Red Day - as did the Department of Justice - and organisers are hoping they will take part again, with an

Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon has briefed Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan on preparations for the roll-out of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa has finally been released from detention in Cairo following his long-awaited acquittal last month. The Irish Ambassador to Egypt, Sean O’Regan, confirmed that Mr Halawa had been released at around 11pm last night, bringing an end to over four years of detention and an

Emily Logan The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has been granted liberty by the Court of Appeal to intervene in an important case relating to the right of persons detained in mental health hospitals to challenge orders authorising their ongoing detention for a period of 12 months.

Taxpayers’ money has been used to pay off prosecutors found guilty of misconduct, The Times reports. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has given taxpayer-funded redundancy payments to lawyers who have brought the body into disrepute and has also assigned underperforming prosecutors to complex ca

The UK Supreme Court has allowed an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions against the finding of the High Court in Northern Ireland that the DPP’s decision not to remit dishonest witnesses for re-sentencing was contrary to the interests of justice. Overturning the High Court's finding that

David Stanton Long-awaited legislation to implement the EU Victims of Crime Directive in Irish law has been approved by both Houses of the Oireachtas.

The poor box continues to be widely used in the Irish courts, according to new figures showing it has been used over 1,300 times in three years. Figures published by Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan show the poor box was used 843 times in 2015, 258 times in 2016, and 223 times in the first nine mon

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has declined to outline a timescale for the commencement of laws preventing gardaí from questioning a suspect until they have been able to consult with a solicitor.