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Ireland's first-ever convictions for human trafficking have been handed down against two women in Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court. Alicia Edosa, 44, and Edith Enoghaghase, 31, were found guilty of offences relating to human trafficking, prostitution and money laundering on various dates between Sep

Ireland's prisons inspector has raised concerns about the delay in reforming the prisoner complaints system after warning it is "unfit for purpose" for the third successive year. Prisons inspector Patricia Gilheaney, writing in her annual report for 2020, said: "An effective complaints system is an

Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has become the first Irish member of The International Stock Exchange (TISE). Headquartered in Guernsey, TISE has more than 3,000 listed securities on its official list with a total market capitalisation of more than £400 billion.

Thousands of 999 calls about domestic violence were ignored by gardaí between 2019 and 2020, an ongoing internal investigation has found. Concerns have been raised by domestic abuse charities about the scale of the issue, which first came to light in late 2020.

Fidelma McManus, partner and head of housing at Beauchamps, explores whether the cost rental model is a feasible approach to increasing Ireland's affordable housing supply. Few would dispute that more homes must be built in Ireland, but perhaps the more pertinent question is how we build the right t

Personal injury and road traffic accident specialist firm JMK Solicitors has partnered with New Driver to offer school pupils the chance to win a new car.

A new private member's bill by Conservative MP Sajid Javid would raise the age at which people can marry to 18, in an effort to tackle forced marriage. The former chancellor's bill would end the current regime under which 16-year-olds can marry with their parents' consent.

The Good Law Project is seeking a declaration that Boris Johnson's decision to nominate Tory donor Peter Cruddas for a peerage last year was unlawful. Mr Johnson made the decision against the advice of the appointments watchdog.

The Court of Appeal has determined that clamp removal fees issued by a private car park are subject to VAT on the basis that a service is being provided to the motorist. It had previously been found by the Tax Appeal Commissioner that the clamping fees were payment in lieu of damages for trespass by

Dublin solicitor Michael Quinlan has been appointed as chairperson of the board of the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA). Mr Quinlan, managing partner of Dixon Quinlan Solicitors and a past president of the Law Society of Ireland, brings to the role over 30 years of experience as a solic

An internal review by the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has concluded it was right not to charge politicians who attended the controversial funeral of republican Bobby Storey. The PPS initiated a review process after receiving three formal requests to re-examine decisions taken in relation to a g

Solicitors Dione Darragh and Jenny Ebbage have been appointed as trustees to the Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland. Ms Darragh is a director in O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors, specialising in personal injury litigation, while Ms Ebbage is a partner at Edwards & Co Solicitors, specialising in

Major Irish employers could follow Facebook's lead in allowing their staff to work remotely from abroad, an employment law expert has warned. Dublin solicitor Richard Grogan told The Irish Times that the "floodgates have opened" following Facebook's widely-publicised decision to allow more of its Ir

Professor Colin Harvey of Queen's University Belfast School of Law considers the post-Brexit challenges for Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland has always been, and remains, a ‘special arrangement’. The changes in the leadership of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) do not alter the basi

More than two-thirds of people are confident that Northern Ireland's prosecution service is fair and impartial, a new survey suggests. The latest Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT) survey, published yesterday, found a slight year-on-year decline as 70 per cent of those questioned said they were