The Professional, Regulatory and Disciplinary Bar Association of Ireland hosted its Annual Conference Professional Regulation in the Financial Sector on Tuesday, 24th May at The Honorable Society of King’s Inns.
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Irish barrister Colm O'Briain SC has passed away at the age of 48, The Bar of Ireland has confirmed. An alumnus of UCD School of Law, he was a leading member of the criminal bar, appearing in many prominent trials, taking briefs both as prosecuting and defence counsel.
Pictured: Claire Sugden and George Hamilton Justice Minister Claire Sugden has held a meeting with PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton as she begins to settle in to her new role in the Northern Ireland Executive.
The High Court has refused a prisoner's bid for release in the wake of the suspended sentences ruling, The Irish Times reports. The ruling, in what is widely seen as an important test case, saw Mr Justice Paul McDermott refuse Paul Clarke's attempts to secure release on the basis that he is not bein
Dr Louise Kennefick Irish law lecturers Dr Louise Kennefick and Dr Deidre Healy have presented a joint paper on probation in Ireland at the conference of a European Society of Criminology working group.
An open letter signed by a number of civic society organisations has urged the Government to take new Amnesty International research on sex work into account while drafting legislation on the subject. The letter, published in today's edition of The Irish Times, is signed by representatives of Sex Wo
Dublin firm Matheson is celebrating a win in two categories at the International Tax Review European Tax Awards ceremony in London.
The Crown Court for Northern Ireland has fined a company and two of its directors £40,000 and £1,000 each respectively for the unlawful deposit of waste. The offences related to land owned by Thomas and Gary Bates, directors of Ace Bates Skip Hire Limited, on which they had received permission to
Mr Justice Donal O'Donnell Mr Justice Donal O'Donnell, a judge of the Supreme Court since 2010, delivered this year's John M Kelly Memorial Lecture at UCD Sutherland School of Law.
Ray Friel, director of research at University of Limerick's Law School Ray Friel, director of research at University of Limerick's Law School, has been appointed editor-in-chief of the Judicial Studies Institute Journal.
Laura Gillespie, regulatory partner and data protection legal expert at Pinsent Masons A junior Department of Justice official accidentally sent the names and birthdates of Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) staff to a private contractor, it has emerged.
Dr John McCartney, director of research at estate agents Savills Ireland Irish residential property prices rose by 7.1 per cent in the year to April 2016, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Public confidence in Northern Ireland's criminal justice system did not change last year, according to a Department of Justice survey. Interviews conducted over the twelve months to December 2015 found that 43.3 per cent of respondents were confident that the criminal justice system as a whole is ef
The European Council has adopted a directive setting out rules for the protection of trade secrets of EU companies as well as investigative journalists and whistle blowers. The directive lays down common measures against the unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure of trade secrets but will also “
Derry and Strabane District Council has become the first local authority in Northern Ireland to introduce a blanket ban on circuses with performing animals using council-owned land. The council will not allow any animal circuses on its property, which campaigners have said is "the first step towards