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Solicitors should be obliged to inform their clients about Press Council of Ireland mechanisms to resolve press complaints before taking court action, press ombudsman Peter Feeney has said. Mr Feeney (pictured) has said that the measures could be one of a series of steps taken to reduce the "inflate

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A peer in the UK's House of Lords has said it is "surprising and regrettable" that crimes abolished in England in 1967 continue to exist in Ireland. Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC, an accomplished barrister who became a peer in 1993, submitted a letter to The Irish Times in wake of a Supreme Court rul

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Ireland's housing legislation "does not adequately consider the individual rights and welfare of children", the Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon, has said. It follows reports that 12 families were directed to Garda stations no Tuesday night because no emergency accommodation was available.

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Lawyers for the Director of Public Prosecutions have sought access for the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement to transcripts of the Seán FitzPatrick trial. The trial collapsed earlier this week after 127 days when Judge John Aylmer heavily criticised the ODCE investigation and directed

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The Courts Service of Ireland has denied the secondment of court researchers to the Garda whistleblower inquiry will cause administrative strain. Two judicial researchers in the Supreme Court have been assigned to the inquiry chaired by Mr Justice Peter Charleton.

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Progress continues towards a settlement in a court action brought by thousands of shareholders against the Royal Bank of Scotland, senior counsel has said. The case was meant to begin this week but has been adjourned to allow settlement discussions between the bank and investors to take place.

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The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has welcomed a landmark Supreme Court ruling that clarifies the rights of disabled students to receive accommodations within the education system. The test case, brought by dyslexic student Kim Cahill, focused on the nature of the duties owed by the Min

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