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Acting Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Acting Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has welcomed the announcement by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government of the adoption of the Dormant Accounts Action Plan 2016.

Belfast firm Carson McDowell is backing a solicitor who hopes to represent Ireland at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this Summer. Timothy Cockram, an associate in Carson McDowell’s litigation team, plays for Ireland’s international hockey team, who have qualified for the Olympics for the fi

Mr Justice Col MacEochaidh has agreed that he be recused from hearing any matter connected with defamation proceedings brought by Declan Ganley against RTE. The plaintiff had raised concerns over an article the judge had written four years before he became a judge which was published in Village maga

Acting Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Acting Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has reiterated a pledge to implement tighter bail rules during a Dáil statement on crime.

Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) will host a fundraising dinner on Friday 24 June to raise funds for its Access to Justice Programme in Malawi. The non-profit sends volunteer lawyers to Malawi to address the issue of prison overcrowding and illegal detention by providing direct legal assistanc

The first "right to be forgotten" case in the Irish courts has been heard before Dublin Circuit Civil Court. The case was brought by politician Mark Savage, challenging the Data Protection Commissioner’s decision that his privacy was not breached by search engine Google's refusal to remove a link.

Ernest Cantillon The lawyer acting for a family that sued the hospital where their child suffered widespread brain damage has welcomed their praise for the Irish legal system.

Irish law students have put together an information booklet for students going on a J1 Summer Work and Travel programme. Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) Societies at University College Cork, Trinity College Dublin, Maynooth University, Dublin City University and Griffith College Dublin were involve

Pictured (l-r): A&L Goodbody's Nessa Kiely, Carmel Mellett, Clodagh Collier, and partner Duncan Inverarity; Mary McNulty, UCC; and Louise Keegan, gradireland Dublin-based firm A&L Goodbody has been named Ireland's Most Popular Graduate Recruiter in Law at the 2016 gradireland Graduate Recrui

The House of Lords European Union Committee will next week publish its report on the UK government’s proposals to introduce a British Bill of Rights and repeal the Human Rights Act. During the inquiry, the committee heard evidence from a number of witnesses including Justice Secretary Michael Gove

Belfast-based commercial law firm Tughans has named Action Cancer as its chosen charity for the next year.

Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin triumphed in the Tag Rugby Spring League final last week.

Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against the High Court, which upheld a decision of the Department of Justice to refuse a man compensation pursuant to Section 133 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 because the reversal of his conviction was not on the ground of a new or newly

Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan A proposal by the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, to create a new legacy inquest unit has failed to secure funding.

A High Court judge has expressed concern over the number of people failing to show up after being summoned for jury service, The Irish Times reports. Mr Justice Colm MacEochaidh reportedly said: "The legal system cannot function unless people do their civic duty."