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David Williams

Oisín Clarke A District Court judge has dismissed 21 cases relating to failure to produce a driving license in court because the defendants had not been directed to present their licenses, The Irish Times reports.

A man who complained German courts violated his article 6 right to be presumed innocent after they revoked the suspension of a sentence previously imposed on him has won his appeal at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The ECtHR noted that the German courts had stated their “firm convicti

A man who complained German courts violated his article 6 right to be presumed innocent after they revoked the suspension of a sentence previously imposed on him has won his appeal at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The ECtHR noted that the German courts had stated their “firm convicti

A woman from Co Antrim is taking Northern Ireland's Department of Health to court over delays in publishing finalised guidance on abortion. Solicitor Peter Bowles, representing the woman, said the delay had "far-reaching and very real consequences for those unfortunate enough to have to utilise the

Dr Louise Crowley A leading academic at University College Cork (UCC) has said that Ireland is failing victims of domestic abuse by failing to "tackle the root of the abuse".

A sausage firm based in Downpatrick has threatened legal action against the World Health Organisation (WHO) for causing damage to its "reputation and business". Denis Lynn, chief executive of Lynn's Country Foods, told the Belfast News Letter that widely-reported claims that sausages can increase th

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of an Irish farmer who objected to the compulsory purchase of his land by the Industrial Development Agency (IDA). The Supreme Court found that the IDA had acted beyond its powers, and that the connection between the IDA chairman and the consultant group recomme

Solicitors acting for seven former soldiers have lodged emergency High Court proceedings that could derail the investigation into the Bloody Sunday killings. The ex-paratroopers are seeking a judicial review against the Police Service of Northern Ireland on the basis that the investigation launched

Taoiseach Enda Kenny Taoiseach Enda Kenny has told TDs that a law to reduce Irish bankruptcy terms from three years to one year could be passed before the Irish general election.

Mr Justice Brian Cregan Mr Justice Brian Cregan, chair of the commission investigating the wind-up of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC), has asked for a second judge to be appointed to help conduct the investigation.

A District Court judge erred in declining jurisdiction over a tax charges case against a company owned by former government minister Michael Lowry, the High Court has ruled. Judge John O'Neill of Dublin District Court refused to hear a case brought by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) agains

The Government of Ireland has said it will not oppose the Vulnerable Persons Bill introduced to Dáil Éireann yesterday by an independent TD. The proposed legislation is designed to "protect, on reasonable grounds, the financial autonomy of vulnerable persons, specifically elderly people, who lack

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald A voluntary organisation working to improve conditions for people living with or affected by HIV and AIDS has criticised Irish government plans to criminalise the sale of sex.

Arleen Elliott, president of the Law Society The Law Society of Northern Ireland has warned the general public, local businesses and its members to be extremely vigilant following a new report of a fraud perpetrated on a firm of solicitors.