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A peer in the UK's House of Lords has said it is "surprising and regrettable" that crimes abolished in England in 1967 continue to exist in Ireland. Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC, an accomplished barrister who became a peer in 1993, submitted a letter to The Irish Times in wake of a Supreme Court rul

The launch of a statutory registration scheme for providers of publicly-funded legal services must be pushed back further than September 2017, The Bar of Northern Ireland has said. In its response to the Department of Justice's consultation on the scheme, The Bar said the latest consultation documen

Ireland's housing legislation "does not adequately consider the individual rights and welfare of children", the Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon, has said. It follows reports that 12 families were directed to Garda stations no Tuesday night because no emergency accommodation was available.

Lawyers for the Director of Public Prosecutions have sought access for the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement to transcripts of the Seán FitzPatrick trial. The trial collapsed earlier this week after 127 days when Judge John Aylmer heavily criticised the ODCE investigation and directed

The Courts Service of Ireland has denied the secondment of court researchers to the Garda whistleblower inquiry will cause administrative strain. Two judicial researchers in the Supreme Court have been assigned to the inquiry chaired by Mr Justice Peter Charleton.

Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin QC will intervene in a High Court case over legal recognition of humanist weddings. Model Laura Lacole and footballer Eunan O’Kane are seeking to challenge laws by which couples wishing to have a humanist ceremony must also have a separate civil regi

Progress continues towards a settlement in a court action brought by thousands of shareholders against the Royal Bank of Scotland, senior counsel has said. The case was meant to begin this week but has been adjourned to allow settlement discussions between the bank and investors to take place.

Staff at ByrneWallace took part in their first choir competition at the National Workplace Choir of The Year Competition.

An employee of the Health Service Executive has been granted a declaration to the effect that the HSE’s unilateral decision to temporarily reassign her from her role as Area Director of Nursing, Mental Health Services to a position within the Programme Management Office, constituted a breach of he

Over 400 lawyers have been welcomed to Belfast for the International Bar Association's Bar Leaders' Conference and Mid-Year Meetings.

Professor Eoin O'Dell A digital rights expert has warned that the State could face repercussions if the Data Protection Bill is not amended to explicitly provide for compensation in case of personal data abuse.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has welcomed a landmark Supreme Court ruling that clarifies the rights of disabled students to receive accommodations within the education system. The test case, brought by dyslexic student Kim Cahill, focused on the nature of the duties owed by the Min

Senator Ivana Bacik A bill mandating companies with over 50 employees to publish information about any pay gap between men and women in their organisation has been approved by Senators.

20 June In the matter of an application by Jason Loughlin for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland)

Kathleen O’Toole The Commission of the Future of Policing in Ireland met for the first time in Dublin yesterday.