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The chiefs of The Bar of Ireland and The Bar of Northern Ireland have welcomed Friday's Brexit agreement between the UK and EU. In a statement, chairpersons Paul McGarry SC and Liam McCollum QC said they welcomed "the recognition and protection afforded to the relevant key legal provisions".

Tributes have been paid to Mr Justice Paul Gilligan on his final day as the judge in charge of the High Court's busy chancery division. The judge, who was appointed to the bench 15 years ago, moves to the Court of Appeal.

A statement in the Dáil in which former Taoiseach Enda Kenny recognised Traveller ethnicity has no legal effect, a High Court judge has said. Mr Justice Robert Eager made the remarks in a case concerning a homeless Traveller family appealing to Clare County Coucil for housing after their previous h

Victims' rights campaigners have highlighted the ordeal of a child sex abuse survivor instructed not to cry in court, the Irish Examiner reports. Maria McDonald BL, co-founder of the Victims' Rights Alliance, told the Irish Observatory on Violence against Women on Friday that the cross-examination i

Fugitive ex-solicitor Michael Lynn could be extradited from Brazil within weeks after exhausting his appeals, the Irish Independent reports. Mr Lynn faces 33 charges in the High Court in Dublin relating to an alleged €80 million mortgage fraud.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has launched a new project to examine the human rights and equality dimensions of the Grenfell Tower fire after its application to participate in the official inquiry was declined. The commission's Following Grenfell project will attempt to determine i

A judge has ordered the release of a video showing a police officer, who was acquitted by a jury of murder and manslaughter, shooting and killing a man as he crawls towards him begging for his life. Officer Philip Brailsford killed Daniel Shaver, 26, in a hotel hallway early last year in Mesa, Arizo

Government proposals giving the country’s ruling party control of judicial appointments and the Supreme Court have been approved by the Parliament of Poland. The government said the plans are necessary to break the grip of the ”privileged caste” of lawyers.

A man who sought to claim damages of up to €60,000 for personal injuries in a case that was described “at best an exaggerated claim and at worst an opportunistic attempt to manufacture a personal injury claim against an innocent motorist”, has had his appeal to the High Court dismissed. Agreei

Jody Cantillon Lawyers specialising in personal injury cases have voiced "grave concern" over the Personal Injuries Commission's first recommendations to the Government.

Allen & Overy (A&O) has confirmed the appointment of 20 law graduates at its Belfast-based Legal Services Centre (LSC).

Liam Herrick The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on the Government to lift strict electoral laws that are having a "chilling effect" on human rights organisations.

Employment Minister Regina Doherty Landmark legislation to strengthen the regulation of precarious work has been published.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said there needs to be a balance between the right of individuals to use encryption to protect their online privacy and the needs of law enforcement.

Ciarán Shiels Madden & Finucane Solicitors has said it plans to make an emergency application for judicial review after a client had his license revoked within 72 hours of his release from Maghaberry.