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A woman who claimed to have forgotten about her divorce has narrowly avoided jail after trying to claim her late ex-husband's estate. Bernadette O'Loughlin, 56, pleaded guilty at Letterkenny Circuit Court to using a form to get letters of administration to Keith O'Loughlin's estate, despite divorcin

Financial penalties would be imposed on parents who bring vexatious claims to the family courts under plans being drawn up by the UK government. Justice secretary Dominic Raab wants mediation to be the default process in divorce cases to stop couples from burdening the courts, The Times reports.

The High Court has granted an injunction by a mortgagee in possession to remove a family from a property which was previously their family home. In reaching this decision, the court held that the defendants had not raised any credible evidence that they were entitled to stay in the property. In defe

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has announced the appointment of Ann Lalor as head of its Dublin office. Having established a broad banking practice in Dublin, Ms Lalor has a strong track record advising Irish and international banks and financial institutions, mezzanine lenders, private funde

Former Irish president Mary McAleese will deliver a keynote speech to students from all seven Irish law schools next year at Ireland's first-ever intervarsity law summit. The "first-of-its-kind" event will bring together the law societies at University College Cork (UCC), Trinity College Dublin (TCD

A cross-party process to help draw up a bill of rights for Northern Ireland has stalled because of opposition from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to the appointment of Professor Colin Harvey to a panel of experts. Widely regarded as one of Northern Ireland's top legal academics, Professor Harve

Belfast-based O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors has welcomed six new solicitors to its ranks following two new hires and four newly-qualified solicitors staying on after their training contract. The firm has recruited Helen Winter to its commercial team and Thomas Greenaway to its property team.

Two asylum seekers who were refused permission to exchange their foreign driving licences for Irish ones have succeeded in a High Court challenge. The legal challenge, led by solicitor Stephen Kirwan of KOD Lyons, centred on whether the asylum seekers could prove they are "normally resident" in Irel

The High Court has refused an application by an environmental group for the attachment of the chief executive for Roscommon County Council. The group claimed that the County Council had breached a court order by restarting work on a flooding relief program. However, Mr Justice Garrett Simons held th

Rock and roll star Tina Turner has launched legal proceedings against a tribute act who she claims looks too much like her. Lawyers for the 81-year-old star say concertgoers could be misled by posters for Simply the Best – The Tina Turner Story because its star looks so much like the real deal

ByrneWallace LLP partner Michelle Ní Longáin has been appointed as president of the Law Society of Ireland. An employment, equality and administrative law specialist, Ms Ní Longáin becomes the 151st president of the Law Society and the fifth woman to serve in the role. Sh

Judges are unsure as to who among them should hear a series of legal challenges to new personal injury guidelines because nearly all judges voted on them, according to reports. There are now at least five sets of proceedings in the High Court taking aim at the new guidelines, raising issues such as

McCann FitzGerald lawyer Sinéad Martyn has been appointed as chair of the Irish Environmental Law Association (IELA). A senior associate in the firm's environmental and planning group, she previously served as the association's secretary and treasurer.

KRW LAW LLP has announced the appointment of Shane Coleman to its human rights civil litigation team. Mr Coleman, from Tyrone, will work on wrongful arrest and Police Ombudsman (PONI) complaints, as well as helping to service the firm's increasing historical institutional abuse (HIA) redress caseloa

A&L Goodbody (ALG) has been ranked as Northern Ireland's top legal adviser by both value and volume of total M&A deals in 2021 so far. According to the latest report from global information services company Experian, ALG's Belfast office acted on 46 deals worth over £1.1 billion in the