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Ireland followed Australia, the UK and France on Saturday to become the fourth country in the world to insist on plain packaging for cigarette packets. Logos and branding are now banned and cigarettes must be sold in plain packaging with more prominent health warnings. Cigarettes already manufacture

The UK’s increased detention and deportation of EU citizens from Britain is being examined by the European Commission, which has warned it will take “appropriate action” if necessary. Enforced removals and detention of EU citizens have risen abruptly in the wake of the Brexit vote.

Ronan Dunne The Government is due to begin seeking feedback on whether Ireland’s mergers laws are working, The Irish Times reports.

Three Belfast lawyers are set to hit the streets of the Big Apple in a bid to raise £10,000 for charity.

Claire McDaid TVT, tension free vaginal tape, also known as vaginal mesh, was advertised as an innovative new product when it was introduced to the market; a simple procedure that provided an effective solution to bladder prolapse, a condition suffered by many women. However, as the years have passe

Pictured (l-r): Lord Nicholas Macpherson, former Secretary to the Treasury in the UK from 2005 to 2016; Simon Coveney TD, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade; Liz Grace, Partner, Matheson and Michael Jackson, Managing Partner, Matheson.

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The father of two children has successfully applied for his children to be returned to the jurisdiction of England and Wales after they were removed from their habitual residence there without his consent in July 2016. The mother of the children brought the two children to Ireland without his knowle

Eilis Barry, chief executive of FLAC Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has warmly welcomed the new Chief Justice's focus on access to justice and civil justice reform in his speech marking the new legal year.

Barra Lysaght Dublin-based corporate and commercial firm LK Shields has appointed Barra Lysaght as an associate solicitor in the firm's employment, pensions and employee benefits team.

Lawyers for witnesses appearing before the commission of investigation into the sale of Nama's Northern Ireland loans are being paid up to €788 per day, The Irish Times reports. Retired High Court judge Mr Justice John Cooke was appointed earlier this year to investigate Project Eagle, the €1.6

The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has encouraged Irish employers to consider recruiting people with convictions.

Eimear Daly Co Mayo firm P. O'Connor & Son Solicitors has introduced its newest solicitor, Eimear Daly, to the Mayo courts, The Connaught Telegraph reports.

The Civil Aviation Authority, the UK's aviation regulator, has launched enforcement action against Irish airline Ryanair for "persistently misleading" passengers regarding their rights. The regulator wrote to Ryanair earlier this month in the wake of its decision to cancel thousands of flights, urgi

Pictured (l-r): Paul Hanna, lead auditor & NI representative at IMS International and Patrick Fleming, finance and IT director at Cleaver Fulton Rankin Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has been awarded the ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management System (ISMS) certification, an IMS Inter