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PSNI deputy chief constable Drew Harris has been named as the next Garda Commissioner. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan announced the appointment for a five-year term this morning.

Richard Masters Pinsent Masons today revealed its unaudited results for 2017-18 which shows global turnover increased by six per cent to £449.8 million.

The Cabinet has approved draft legislation requiring businesses to publish information on the gender pay gap in their firm. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan and Equality Minister David Stanton have published the General Scheme of the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the UK discriminated against a transgender woman who was denied a pension on reaching the retirement age for women. The case concerned transgender woman MB, who was assigned male at birth in 1948, married a woman in 1974, began to live as a woman in

A new report has claimed that European Arrest Warrants are "too often being used for small offences" instead of their intended function of tackling serious crime and terrorism. Campaign group Fair Trials will present its critical report on the system to the European Parliament later this week, The B

Liam Herrick The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has reiterated its "urgent call" for the Government to ratify the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture (OPCAT).

Aisling Scott An Irish-born lawyer is set to appear on reality TV show Come Dine With Me this week.

in separate proceedings with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (DLR) in 2013, and indicating that ILG expected to deliver a similar defence to the debt that was the subject of the default judgment. Mr Justice Barrett said that it was still unexplained why:

A new co-located family mediation centre and law centre has been officially opened by the Legal Aid Board in Kilkenny.

An Garda Síochána has launched an internal review to examine how a criminal trial in Belfast collapsed over unsafe evidence. Last week, Damien McLaughlin, 41, was found not guilty in a non-jury trial in Belfast Crown Court of aiding and abetting the murder of Northern Ireland prison officer David

The Government is set to consider proposals to abolish fees for employment permits for asylum seekers in Ireland, The Sunday Times reports. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan will tomorrow seek Cabinet approval for a new system which could replace the temporary regime in place since February as soon

Emily Logan The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) intervened in seven cases in Ireland's superior courts last year and provided legal advice or legal representation to 72 people in a range of cases.

Sarah Mulholland A trainee solicitor at TLT has won four awards on top of her distinction from the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) and accepted a job as a fully qualified solicitor with the firm.

Barry Devereux McCann FitzGerald has launched a new app to help businesses comply with their obligations under the Credit Reporting Act 2013.

Deirdre Malone Recent improvements in Ireland's prison estate are being undermined by continued overcrowding, the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has said following the launch of the Irish Prison Service's annual report.