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A British couple are mounting a legal challenge after they were denied permission to adopt a child because of their “cultural heritage” and were told instead to adopt one from India, The Times reports. Sandeep and Reena Mander, who are ethnically Indian, but were both born in the UK, were told t

The body of the great surrealist artist Salvador Dalí is to be exhumed after a tarot card reader who stands to inherit part of his fortune claimed to be his daughter. A court in Madrid ruled that Dalí should be dug up because there are no other biological remains which can be used to determine pat

Pictured (l-r): Nicola Byrne and Kevin Hoy Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the promotion of Nicola Byrne from senior associate to partner in the firm's real estate team.

The ‘lenient’ decision of the Medical Council to sanction a consultant anaesthetist who was found to have fallen below expected professional standards in the care of a man who suffered catastrophic brain injury has been confirmed by the High Court. The GP who made the original complaint had not

The Association of Judges of Ireland (AJI) has criticised the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill as "seriously flawed", the latest blow in a mounting row over the Government's reform proposals. In a statement warning that the proposals "do not accord with international standards and will not serv

Pictured (l-r): Áine Coghill, Rachel Niall, John Glynn, Joeanne Kenny, David Phelan, Katy Meade, Stephen McGuinness and Laura Fannin. Dublin-based Hayes Solicitors has announced the appointment of three partners and four associates to the firm.

Legislative provisions requiring judges to request the licenses of drivers convicted of road traffic offences are not being implemented, The Irish Times reports. Figures provided by the Department of Justice to Tommy Broughan TD show only 301 drivers' licenses recorded in the month since section 22

Victims' rights campaigner Raymond McCord has launched judicial review proceedings aimed at clarifying the circumstances in which a border poll would be held in Northern Ireland. Mr McCord, who lodged a failed legal challenge against Brexit in the Northern Ireland courts, has applied for a judicial

Limerick-based Holmes O'Malley Sexton Solicitors has announced the completion of work to extend its Dublin office.

Pictured (l-r): Niamh Ryan and Enda Hurley A&L Goodbody has been named Best National Firm in a Diversity category at the European Women in Business Law Awards 2017.

A&L Goodbody chair Catherine Duffy has been named one of Ireland's most powerful women. Ms Duffy was acknowledged in the Business Leaders category of the Women's Executive Network's (WXN) annual awards.

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin has been appointed UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.

As Ireland is on course to become an International Legal Hub, a New specialist Legal Recruitment Company, ASSIGN Legal Recruitment Limited has launched in Dublin to meet the growing recruitment needs of the legal profession in Ireland and the UK. It aims to service expanding Irish Legal firms and b

A man who was granted asylum in 2008, but had his asylum status revoked upon being found guilty of false imprisonment and sexual assault; has had his application for leave to apply for judicial review decisions regarding his deportation order refused in the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland.

Paul McGarry Paul McGarry, chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland, has called for investment in Ireland's underfunded judiciary, RTÉ News reports.