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A woman who suffered serious life-long injuries as a result of a fall in Tesco has had her award reduced from €1,439,495 to €1,206,535.50. Delivering the judgment of the three-judge Court of Appeal, Ms Justice Mary Irvine largely rejected submissions put forward by Tesco arguing that the award w

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Ireland is joining a growing list of European countries criminalising the purchase of sex, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald told an event in Dublin City Hall.

Pictured: Helen Kelly, Peter Oakes, Vincent Crowley and Julie Bishop Dublin firm Matheson hosted Australia's foreign affairs minister at a breakfast briefing held in conjunction with the Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce (IACC).

Many of Ireland's leading law firms organised events in support of Dress for Success Dublin to mark International Women's Day yesterday. Arthur Cox, A&L Goodbody, ByrneWallace, Eversheds Sutherland, McCann Fitzgerald and DWF were among the firms taking action to support the not-for-profit initia

Photo: Google Street View Belfast solicitor Jane Crilly, formerly of Francis Crilly Solicitors, has passed away.

The Northern Ireland Assembly must legislate to protect and promote the Irish language, a new Council of Europe report has said. In its 4th Opinion Monitoring Report, the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities criticised the lack of political consens

Belfast firm Carson McDowell has been named as a business partner of The Irish News Workplace and Employment Awards.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald is asking her colleagues for views on whether she should bid to succeed Enda Kenny as leader of Fine Gael, The Irish Times reports.

Maya Foa The family of a UK resident who campaigns against the death penalty in Bahrain is coming under sustained attack, human rights group Reprieve has warned Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.

A woman who was found guilty of the murder of her husband has lost an appeal against the finding that her certificate of conviction for the murder was admissible as evidence to preclude her from inheriting his estate. The woman argued that the certificate was hearsay and could therefore not be admit

The International Bar Association's Bar Issues Commission is set to stage the 12th Annual Bar Leaders' Conference in Belfast this May. The event will bring together delegates from around the globe to discuss the latest developments affecting the legal profession.

A Circuit Court judge has ordered two prisoners with the same name to be brought to court today to ascertain their identities after it was alleged the pair have been swapping profiles to confuse the prison service. One of the men was due to appear before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court yesterday, but

South Africa has withdrawn notification of its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court following a ruling by the country's High Court. The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) successfully argued that Parliament had to be consulted in order for the country to withdraw.

Former solicitor and ex-judge Heather Perrin has made a €233,000 settlement with the Revenue Commissioners, the Irish Independent reports. The latest quarterly list of defaulters shows Ms Perrin's settlement, which was made on foot of a court-determined penalty.

Clare Bailey An MLA has marked International Women's Day with a call for further submissions to her consultation on new abortion legislation.