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Pat English Pat English, partner at Dublin-based firm Matheson, has been named a Transatlantic Rising Star by monthly magazine The American Lawyer.

Lord Justice Fulford Senior judges in England have called for a review to the right to have a jury in trials for thefts, burglaries and minor assaults.

Pictured (l-r): Richard Martin and John Jermyn A solicitor at Ronan Daly Jermyn Solicitors in Cork has been selected to join Ireland's 27-man hockey team, which will compete for Ireland at the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Prime Minister David Cameron The UK's Prime Minister David Cameron today communicated via Twitter that “urgent communications” were taking place to rectify the technical glitch that occurred last night which could see people eligible to vote, denied this right.

The Irish Independent has appointed Shane Phelan as its new legal affairs editor, replacing Dearbhail McDonald. Mr Phelan joined the paper in 2008 and has held the titles of public affairs editor, investigations editor and investigative correspondent. He is also a former crime correspondent for the

High Court judge Mr Justice Richard Humphreys has dismissed an application for leave to seek judicial review by a man who sought to challenge the rules of the Prisoners (Temporary Release) Rules 2004 (S.I. No. 680 of 2004). Prior to the matters complained of the application seek judicial review, th

Former judge Frank Griffin, who served on the Supreme Court between 1973-91, has died at the age of 98, The Irish Times reports. The long-standing judicial figure infamously convicted Kevin O'Kelly of contempt as a High Court judge in 1972 when the RTÉ journalist refused to identify the voice of th

Two UN human rights experts have raised concerns about the increasing number of homeless people in Cork and their lack of access to water and sanitation. Leilani Farha, UN special rapporteur on adequate housing, and Léo Heller, special rapporteur on the right to water and sanitation, wrote to the G

Kieran Conway Dublin solicitor Kieran Conway has said he will give evidence at the newly resumed Birmingham pub bombings inquests if he is assured he will not be prosecuted.

Katie O'Byrne Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa is being held in "horrific conditions" and has limited contact with his legal team, his lawyers have said.

Gavin Blake Dublin firm Beauchamps Solicitors will sponsor tomorrow's Solar Ireland conference in Belfast.

Myles Jackman Pornography laws in Britain are in total disarray, according to a lawyer campaigning for urgent reform following a regulator’s landmark decision to lift the ban on a fetish website.

Two siblings have had their action for malicious prosecution and false imprisonment dismissed by the Supreme Court, who found that the facts did not support their allegations. The siblings, Stephen Murphy junior and Ann Murphy, had brought an action claiming malicious prosecution following years of

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Almost 40,000 judgment mortgages have been imposed by the Irish courts in the last five years, the Irish Examiner reports.

More than a dozen Irish law firms have faced cyber-attacks in recent weeks and security experts have said the attacks are on the increase. The Law Society of Ireland has already issued security warnings and advice to its members.