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The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to hold a unified trial in respect of claims of damages made against an attacker and the employer of the victim, despite the different bases for the claims. The case concerned an incident in which the plaintiff, Mr Gheorge Pista, was subjected to a violent a

The Law Society of Ireland welcomed 45 new solicitors at its parchment ceremony in Blackhall Place last night. https://twitter.com/LawSocIreland/status/715593204842807296

Suzanne Keenan, employment solicitor at Belfast firm MKB Law Businesses in Northern Ireland will be required to pay a higher minimum wage to workers over 25 from today as the new UK-wide National Living Wage comes into effect.

Six part-time coroners earned more than €100,000 in 2014, according to figures published by The Irish Times. The latest Coroner Service figures show that 40 coroners received €3.17m in aggregate gross fees over the course of the year.

Kathryn Bradbury, partner at Payne Hicks Beach UK law firms are being flooded by citizenship applications from EU migrants who fear for their status in the event of Brexit, The Brief reports.

Dana Denis-Smith, CEO of Obelisk Support A project documenting the journey of women in the legal profession, from 1919 to present day has uploaded a number of insightful videos to its YouTube channel in recent weeks.

Environment Minister Alan Kelly The Constitution of Ireland must be revised in order to facilitate housing market reform, according to Environment Minister Alan Kelly.

A child psychiatrist was allowed to continue working with children despite the fact police knew of his convictions for child sex abuse, a new report has alleged. Child Abuse, Corruption and Collusion in Britain and Northern Ireland, written by Dr Niall Meehan from Griffith College in Dublin, focusse

An international report on public health and drug policy has recommended the decriminalisation and potential regulation of recreational drugs in order to achieve harm reduction goals. The US-based Johns Hopkins-Lancet Commission on Drug Policy and Health, made up of 26 scientists, published its find

in these proceedings as Notice Parties, if it considered that to be appropriate under Order 84. In the present proceedings, the Court found that each child had a vital interest in the outcome of the judicial review.

Sean Fleming, Fianna Fáil's spokesperson for public expenditure and reform Reports that the abolition of water charges in Ireland would be contrary to European law have been challenged by opposition politicians.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has announced that Ireland will provide assistance to Greek asylum authorities in implementing the controversial EU-Turkey migration deal.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald The latest crime figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show a reduction in eight of the fourteen recorded crime categories in the fourth quarter of 2015.

Justice Minister David Ford Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford and Health Minister Simon Hamilton are jointly consulting on the health and social care needs of people who come in contact with the criminal justice system.

The Derry offices of the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) were evacuated yesterday due to concerns over a suspicious package. Bomb disposal officers attended the scene at around 1pm before declaring that there was "nothing untoward" about the package.