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Oliver Tighe has been appointed associate solicitor in Carson McDowell’s Commercial Property team. He qualified in 2006 and has gained experience as a general practitioner in property and probate law, developing a specialist interest in commercial property.

The latest meeting of the referral bars of Scotland, England & Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland takes place at the Advocates Library in Edinburgh today. Meetings of the four bars – the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland, the Bar Council in England and Wales, The Bar of Ireland in the Iris

At least 40 motorists have had their drug-driving convictions quashed after evidence emerged of manipulation in the forensic testing process. The motorists had been banned from driving and in some cases fined but their convictions have now been overturned.

Deliveroo riders have lost a legal battle to gain union recognition after the High Court ruled in favour of the delivery company. The ruling confirms the Central Arbitration Committee's (CAC) judgment from November last year, which the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain was seeking to o

The general election of December 1918 was the first time that women were able to exercise their right to vote in Britain and Ireland. Although the Representation of the People Act 1918 did not provide for equal voting rights – it was only female property owners over the age of 30 who were all

A woman has been charged with theft – for allegedly stealing a yoghurt drink from her roommate. The unnamed suspect, who shares a house with five other women, was identified with a DNA test as being the thief.

Two Athenry residents who object to the planning permission granted by An Bord Pleanála for development of an Apple data centre and associated grid connection have been permitted to argue both for the position adopted in the High Court that there is an obligation to carry out a full EIA on th

A High Court judge has criticised what she described as "a parallel justice system in the court of public opinion", which is "gathering force" in Ireland and operates without "any regard to the courts at trial".

Legislation providing access to abortion for the first time in Ireland has been passed in the Dáil after a lengthy debate, The Irish Times reports. The bill passed by 90 votes to 15 – with 12 abstentions. It will legalise free access to abortion within 12 weeks' gestation.

The Ministry of Defence has set up a legal unit to consider new legislation to protect former British soldiers from prosecution. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, announcing the move, said it was aimed at helping to protect soldiers who served in Northern Ireland and Iraq from a "witch-hunt".

The Law Society has welcomed the announcement by Justice Minister Charles Flanagan that the number of ordinary judges on the Court of Appeal bench is to be increased from nine to 15. Director General of the Law Society Ken Murphy said: “The Court of Appeal has been a runaway success story

The UK government is proposing to give new powers to two independent human rights watchdogs in Northern Ireland after Brexit, The Detail reports. As part of its withdrawal deal, the government has committed to allocate special oversight and enforcement powers to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Com

A lawyer who overcharged a client by €650,000 faces a €94,000 bill in legal costs, the Irish Independent reports. Wicklow solicitor Joe Buckley, against whom costs were awarded, had failed in his challenge to a decision by the Taxing Master to cut a number of bills the lawyer had charged t

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan is attending a two-day meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council in Brussels with his European counterparts. Key items on the agenda for today include migration and new rules proposed by the European Commission to stop the spread of terrorist content online.