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A man who claimed, inter alia, that law firm McCann FitzGerald hired a private detective who threatened him and his family, has had his appeal dismissed by the Supreme Court. The man sought damages for nuisance, and alleged that the actions of McCann Fitzgerald and a number of other solicitors firms

Wendy Lyon Asylum seekers will not be disadvantaged by failing to meet a 20-day deadline to submit complex application forms to the new International Protection Office, the Department of Justice has said.

Ronan Daly Jermyn (RDJ) has announced a new strategic alliance with Northern Ireland firm John McKee to provide an all-Ireland legal service for clients who trade in both parts of the island.

Pictured (l-r): Caroline O'Connor and Eoin O'Gorman Eoin O'Gorman Solicitors and Caroline O'Connor Solicitors have joined their practice in new offices at Crescent Quay, Wexford.

Solicitor Pat Finucane's widow, Geraldine Finucane, has lost her appeal against the UK government's refusal to hold a public inquiry into his 1989 murder. She argued that the previous Labour-led administration had promised an inquiry would be held, and that Prime Minister David Cameron had unlawfull

Professor Paddy Nixon Ulster University has launched a new Legal Innovation Centre with support from global firms Allen & Overy (A&O) and Baker McKenzie.

Alan Murphy Legal firms need to become international to match the increasing internationalisation of business, the managing partner of new global firm Eversheds Sutherland's Dublin office has said.

The average duration of proceedings before both the European Court of Justice and the General Court of the European Union has fallen, new judicial statistics show. The average length of proceedings before the Court of Justice fell to 15 months in 2016, which it said reflected its efforts to improve

Lord Justice Briggs A heterosexual couple have failed in their legal battle to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage.

A £50,000 libel judgment against the Sunday World for referring to a County Down businessman as "a Scrooge" has been overturned by the Court of Appeal in Belfast. The Sunday World wrote in December 2014 that hotelier Gordon Coulter had "been branded a Scrooge for putting his staff on the street a w

A woman who waited two years for a decision on subsidiary protection has been awarded nearly €2,000 for the consequent delay on her application for child benefit in respect of her son. In the High Court, it was found that the failure to communicate a decision within a year was in breach of the wom

Wendy Lyon Lawyers and asylum seekers have called on Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald to urgently address international protection application issues arising from the "shambolic" implementation of the International Protection Act 2015.

Chief Commissioner Emily Logan Legislative measures to tackle employment discrimination against people from and living in deprived areas should be introduced, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said.

A firm facing an investigation related to forensic testing for certain British police forces is not contracted to perform testing in Northern Ireland, the Department of Justice has said. Two men working for Crumlin-based Randox Testing Services (RTS) in Manchester have been arrested on suspicion of

Pictured (l-r): Stephen Barry and Alan Murphy International law firm Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Stephen Barry as partner in the firm’s dispute resolution and litigation group.