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Two former Attorneys General and a former Supreme Court justice yesterday launched a joint appeal for a Yes vote in the upcoming referendum on repealing the Eighth Amendment.

Lawyers for a man who pleaded guilty to arson after the Supreme Court overturned his acquittal say he has done the legal world some good. Anthony McDonnell, 26, admitted setting fire to a car in the car park of an apartment block, resulting in around €77,000 in building damage and the destruction

Maynooth University Department of Law has announced the appointment of Dr Ian D. Marder as a lecturer in criminology. Canadian-born Dr Marder grew up in the UK and holds a BA, MA and PhD in criminal justice from Leeds University School of Law.

Regulators in France and Belgium are allowing English lawyers to requalify even if they do not speak the local languages in an attempt to bring commercial legal work to their jurisdictions after Brexit. Officials at the Law Society told The Brief that bar heads in France and Belgium are encouraging

The Dublin Solicitors' Bar Association (DSBA) Golf Society has organised two outings this summer for DSBA members and their guests. The first outing, on Wednesday 27 June 2018, takes place at Luttrellstown Castle Golf Club.

Police officers dealing with digital disclosure are under-trained and often unaware of what they are looking for, a Justice Select Committee has heard. Digital forensic experts have said police failures have led to a number of court cases collapsing, The Guardian reports.

The UK’s police forces must address concerns over the use of facial recognition technology or they may face legal action, according to the UK’s privacy watchdog. Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has said the issue is a priority for her office.

Proposals for a second public inquiry into the conduct of the press have been defeated by MPs for what could be the final time. The House of Commons voted 301-289 against the so-called "Leveson 2" inquiry yesterday, just a week after the same proposal was rejected by MPs by 304-295.

Facebook Ireland Ltd has been unsuccessful in applying for a stay to enable it to appeal an order for reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union made by the High Court. Refusing to grant the stay sought, and ordering that the reference be delivered immediately to the Court of Justice, M

Simon Levine International law firm DLA Piper has announced plans to open a Dublin office headed by David Carthy, who joins from William Fry.

Pictured (l-r): Michael Neill and Julian Yarr Corporate law firm A&L Goodbody has announced the appointment of Michael Neill as head of its Belfast office.

Pictured (l-r): Rachel Kavanagh, Christine O’Donovan, Kevin Power and Gerard Kelly Mason Hayes & Curran has named the four new leaders of its healthcare & medical law, international asset finance, insurance & risk and intellectual property teams.

Michael Meghen Total Produce plc has announced the appointment of lawyer Michael Meghen to its Board as a non-executive director from July 2018.

A High Court judge will refer the case of a man wanted in Northern Ireland on a murder charge to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for determination on the impact of Brexit on extraditions to the UK. The man is facing charges of murder and rape in Northern Ireland and was arrested in

Pictured (l-r): Brian Shanks, Sian Wells and Hannah Simpson Belfast-based legal firm Wilson Nesbitt put its best feet forward in the Belfast Marathon to raise funds for Simon Community NI.