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The Law Society of Ireland has indicated its newly-found support for a lay majority on the new judicial appointments commission, putting it at odds with the Bar Council of Ireland. The legal profession is now divided over the proposal to have a lay majority and lay chairperson on the new commission.

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Key parts of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 have taken effect from today, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has announced. They include provisions criminalising the purchase of sex in Ireland, as well as provisions relating to child sexual exploitation, child sexual abuse and child po

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The Lady Solicitors' Golf Society (LSGS) will embark on its first outing of the year at Killeen Golf Course in April. Members of the society, which is open to "all lady solicitors and trainees", practising or not, will compete for the Patrick O'Connor Trophy on 7 April 2017.

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The Director of Public Prosecutions has publicly condemned comments by a sitting judge, accusing him of perpetuating “discredited rape myths”. Alison Saunders said Judge Philip Shorrock’s views “lean in favour of ‘victim blaming’ culture”, after he wrote to The Telegraph to say that mo

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HR professionals recently attended a half-day conference on employment and compliance laws at ByrneWallace's offices in Dublin. The firm hosted the 2nd Annual Employment and Compliance Laws in the Public Sector in association with Legal-Island.

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The Courts Service of Ireland is exploring the possibility of building a new Galway courthouse on a site at the Fairgreen, the Galway City Tribune reports. The Courts Service is looking at two sites, but is “particularly interested” in a land bank bounded by Lough Atalia Road and the Fairgreen,

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