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A group of British emigrants in the Netherlands have won permission to refer their case for continued EU citizenship after Brexit to the European Court of Justice. The five British nationals asked Amsterdam District Court to refer their case to the ECJ on the grounds that their existing rights could

Karen Kearney Karen Kearney, partner at Cantillons Solicitors, responds to reports that the State Claims Agency has blamed personal injury practitioners for bringing high-profile cases to the Irish courts.

A section of the High Court's judgment on the proposed surrender of Ali Charaf Damache to face international terrorism charges in the US could have “far reaching” consequences for the prosecution of terrorism offences in Ireland, the Court of Appeal has been told. Mr Damache, 51, an Algerian-bor

Laura Lee A law graduate who sought to overturn Northern Ireland's ban on the purchase of sex has passed away at the age of 39.

Bermuda has become the first jurisdiction in the world to reverse the legalisation of same-sex marriage, The Guardian reports. Governor John Rankin has signed into law a bill which reverses the legalisation of same-sex marriage by Bermuda's Supreme Court last year.

Isabel Foley Arthur Cox partner Isabel Foley has been recognised for her work with an award in Product Liability at the Client Choice Awards 2018.

The Pro Life Campaign have had their application to participate as an amicus curiae in an appeal involving Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution refused by the Supreme Court. Stating that the present action concerned a “pure issue of law” and that no “medical or social” issues were to be determ

Law Society president Michael Quinlan The Law Society of Ireland has welcomed news that victims affected by the Setanta insolvency will be compensated in full.

John Finucane Long-standing campaigners for justice for murdered solicitor Pat Finucane have called for a key British Army officer to be questioned.

Aidan Lawlor McCann FitzGerald has advised North Cork Co-operative Creameries on its merger with Feale Bridge & Headley’s Bridge Co-operative Dairy Society.

Christopher Stanley Christopher Stanley, litigation consultant at Belfast-based KRW Law, has been named Lawyer of the Week by The Times.

Amnesty International and sexual health charity the Family Planning Association are today hosting a delegation of Labour MPs in Belfast, led by Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Smith.

The UK Supreme Court today handed down judgment in a case defining the scope of an appeal under section 24 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. The judgment in HM Inspector of Health & Safety v Chevron North Sea Ltd. also resolves the conflicting decisions of the Court of Appeal in Hag

The Oireachtas joint committee on employment affairs and social protection today heard from legal professionals on the public services card and its compatibility with the law. The committee heard concerns this morning from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), which "believes the scheme is q

Carla Lockhart An MLA has called for the creation of a "central register of people who are not allowed near pets".