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A private member's bill to reform Ireland's "archaic" laws on consumer insurance contracts has been laid before TDs. Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty (pictured) said his Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017 represents "a major modernisation of insurance contract law in Ireland", based on a 2015 report

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Brexit represents "opportunity" for Commonwealth lawyers, according to the president of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA). Alexander Ward, speaking to Irish Legal News, said he was not concerned about the administration of justice after Britain's exit from the European Union.

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Dublin firm Matheson recently advised B Capital on an $8.1 million investment in an Irish digital health company. B Capital, an international venture capital firm, made an $8.1 million Series A investment round in SilverCloud Health, which provides online therapeutic solutions to improve behavioural

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Engineering giant Rolls-Royce will pay £671 million to settle corruption cases with authorities in the UK and US. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) found the company failed to prevent bribery as well as conspiracy to corrupt in India, China and other markets.

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The Irish Council of Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called for urgent legislation to clarify the rights of accused persons to access legal advice and to access a solicitor while being questioned in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling in DPP v Doyle. Speaking yesterday, Liam Herrick, executive director

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Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone has secured Government approval for her proposals to reform the current guardians ad litem system.

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Finian McGrath, minister of state for disability "Considerable progress" has been made to overcome the barriers to Ireland's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a Government minister has said.

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