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A third-country national may, as the parent of a minor child who is an EU citizen, rely on a derived right of residence in the EU, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. The fact that the other parent, an EU citizen, could assume sole responsibility for the primary day-to-day care of

Kathleen O'Toole Kathleen O'Toole, chief of the Seattle Police Department, will chair the "root-and-branch review" of An Garda Síochána, the Department of Justice has announced.

Dublin-based Beauchamps has announced the appointment of Dorit McCann, a recognised expert in procurement and competition law, as a partner and head of its EU, competition & procurement team.

The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has faced a political backlash following its decision to charge ex-soldier Dennis Hutchings with attempted murder. Mr Hutchings, 75, is accused of killing John-Pat Cunningham, 27, as he ran away from an army patrol in Benburb, Co Armagh in 1974.

The collapse of the Northern Ireland Executive leaves victims of historical child abuse with "no alternative" but to seek redress through the courts, a lawyer has said. Claire McKeegan of Belfast firm KRW Law told the Belfast Telegraph that the political deadlock meant the report of the Historical I

Judges in the European Union have expressed solidarity with the Polish judiciary following reports that the government is interfering with the independence of the country’s judges. The Network of the Presidents of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union pointed to interventions by Polish

A partner at Limerick firm Holmes O'Malley Sexton Solicitors has been appointed as a member of Innovate Limerick's advisory group.

The Bar of Northern Ireland presented a cheque for £22,500 to The Boom Foundation after a year of fundraising events and activities.

Guy Lougher UK workers are showing significant resilience in the face of Brexit uncertainty, according to research commissioned by Pinsent Masons.

A solicitor who successfully brought a case against TV3 for “unintentionally” defaming him in the course of a 9-second broadcast in 2013, has had his award of damages reduced from €140,000 to €36,000 by the Court of Appeal. Delivering the judgment of the three-judge Court, Mr Justice Gerard

Paul Gallagher SC A former Attorney General has claimed the Government's attitude to the judiciary shares "common themes" with "populist attacks" on the US judiciary.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Court business will commence in the new Drogheda courthouse next month, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is failing to enforce civil injunction orders granted by the Northern Ireland courts, a Belfast-based solicitor has claimed. Solicitor Ciaran O'Hare of McIvor Farrell Solicitors is acting in a judicial review against the PSNI.

Two Assistant Censors at the Irish Film Censor's Office have failed to secure injunctions preventing Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald from dismissing them until High Court proceedings which have been brought have been determined. The applications were brought by Olga Bennett, a former Fianna Fái

Two Assistant Censors at the Irish Film Censor's Office have failed to secure injunctions preventing Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald from dismissing them until High Court proceedings which have been brought have been determined. The applications were brought by Olga Bennett, a former Fianna Fái