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Norman Spicer A lawyer and former soldier has issued proceedings on behalf of 75 former soldiers who say they suffered adverse effects from an anti-malarial drug.

Around 3,500 new Irish citizens from over 120 countries were welcomed at three Citizenship Ceremonies in Co Kerry today. The ceremonies were presided over by retired High Court judge Bryan McMahon and retired District Court judge Paddy McMahon.

Matheson has been named Ireland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year Award for a second time at the International Tax Review's annual European Tax Awards ceremony. The firm won the inaugural prize at last year's ceremony and has claimed it for a second time.

Tanya Jones The deputy leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland has announced her planned resignation to study environmental law at the University of Dundee.

In an address given in London this month, UK Supreme Court President Lady Hale looks at privacy and publicity in the context of the family justice system. She touches on the Supreme Court’s case law, including Reilly v Sandwell MBC, Khuja v Times Newspapers Ltd and PJS v News Group Newspapers and

A two-year-old child ended up in the dock at Frankfurt District Court during asylum proceedings in a first for the German legal system. The boy was one of four children from Angola appearing in court with their mother after being detained at Frankfurt Airport in April, the Frankfurter Rundschau repo

The discovery of two categories of document sought by Celltrion in patent infringement proceedings initiated by Biogen have been ordered in the High Court. Granting one of the categories on Celltrion’s terms, and another on terms offered by Biogen; Mr Justice Max Barrett explained that the princip

Barristers in Northern Ireland have heard plans for a new Business and Property Hub to be opened in the High Court in September 2018. Members of the Commercial Bar Association (CBA) gathered at the Inn of Court to hear Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan set out the proposals.

A convicted murderer who held a “shiv” of jagged perspex to his barrister's throat and threatened to kill her in an attempt to escape custody has been given a eight-year sentence.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan restated the Government's "continued support for victims and survivors" as he marked the 44th anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.

Gerry Beausang ByrneWallace advised a private equity fund on an investment which has been recognised as Ireland's top deal in the loans & financing (SME) category at Finance Dublin's Deal of the Year Awards.

Over 100 young members of The Bar of Northern Ireland gathered at the Inn of Court for the Young Bar Association's (YBA) annual conference, themed around "Delivering Excellence at the Young Bar".

Belfast solicitors bested their colleagues from Dublin and Liverpool at the Belfast Solicitors' Association (BSA) annual golf day yesterday.

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has announced how it intends to work with the profession to eliminate unfair treatment of women barristers. This will include: reviewing how the BSB's approach to supervision and enforcement can take account of equality and diversity best practice; measuring the overall

The UK government is planning to strengthen its position on Brexit through a series of appointments to the House of Lords, The Guardian reports. Around 10 Conservative peers will join the chamber, as well as three Labour peers and either one or two Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) peers, sources told