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The Scotch Whisky Association’s appeal against the legality of Scotland’s minimum pricing regime has been unanimously dismissed by justices in the Supreme Court who found its enabling legislation does not breach EU law and that it is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim. The Scott

Professor Stephen Tierney Professor Stephen Tierney of the Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law places the opening debates on the Brexit legislation in a wider context.

A Trust in Northern Ireland which agreed to a post-adoption care plan consisting of twice-yearly direct contact, and twice-yearly indirect contact, has been criticised for agreeing to an “excessive” amount of contact granted to parents guilty of child cruel and neglect, and for “the manner and

Dublin firm Tracey Solicitors has expanded its practice and relocated to a new building formerly occupied by the Department of Environment at the junction of St Andrew and Trinity Streets.

The Irish Development Agency (IDA) has approached UK and international law firms to offer assistance in opening Dublin offices post-Brexit, Legal Week reports. A managing partner at one global firm said: "The IDA has been in talks with lots of law firms.

Wendy Lyon A new family reunification scheme announced by the Government has been criticised for falling well short of proposals raised by Independent senators.

The Government has agreed to put the possible introduction of class action lawsuits – or multi-party actions – to Mr Justice Peter Kelly as part of his ongoing review of civil justice administration. Government minister Catherine Byrne announced the decision in the Dáil last night during a deba

Advocate General Bobek Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems may be able to rely on his consumer status in order to sue Facebook Ireland before the Austrian courts, according to Advocate General Bobek.

The president of the High Court has hit out at the State's overstretched mental health services after a vulnerable man could only be accommodated at a Garda station, The Irish Times reports. Mr Justice Peter Kelly ordered on Monday that the man, a ward of court who is vulnerable and intellectually d

Ibrahim Halawa and Darragh Mackin Since being restored to his freedom and returned to Ireland after four years in pre-trial detention in Egypt, Ibrahim Halawa has started to speak publicly about his experience.

David Haggan, former Assistant Chief Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland, has passed away at 91, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Mr Haggan, originally from south Belfast, died in Surrey following a distinguished legal career.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evj56_n35T8 Michael Quinlan, president of the Law Society of Ireland, sets out his priorities for 2017/18 in a new video published on YouTube.

Noel Waters The secretary general of the Department of Justice is set to retire after just a year in the role.

Pictured: New solicitors Jenna Watt and Bradley Duncan Johnsons Solicitors has announced the appointment of two new solicitors and two new trainee solicitors in Belfast and Dublin.

Former Justice Minister Alan Shatter has been successful in appealing the decision of the Data Protection Commissioner, who found that the former TD had breached the Data Protection Acts when he alleged that Mick Wallace TD had dodged penalty points for using his phone while driving. Mr Justice Meen