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The Court of Appeal has reduced a personal injuries award by €35,000 on the basis that the trial judge failed to adequately set out reasons for the original award of €210,000. While the court agreed that the accident in the proceedings was “horrendous”, the court held that the

An expert panel appointed to help design a victim-centred independent investigation into mother and baby homes and Magdalene laundries in Northern Ireland has called for a statutory public inquiry. The independent truth recovery panel, comprising social worker Deirdre Mahone and legal academics Dr M

Funding has been secured for the completion of the family law complex at Hammond Lane, a new forensic science lab and the redevelopment of Limerick Prison. The government has committed under the newly-published National Development Plan 2021-2030 to investing over €270 million every year for th

Constitutional law expert Dr Mariana Velasco-Rivera has joined Maynooth University Department of Law as an assistant professor. Dr Velasco-Rivera, whose research explores the relationship between constitutionalism, constitutional design and democracy and how political norms and practices shape legal

India's transport minister has promised to legislate to make ambulance sirens sound more pleasant and make car horns use only Indian instruments. Nitin Gadkari, the minister for road transport and highways, said he could replace ambulance sirens with a song he heard on the radio, The Hindu reports.

Pharmaceutical company Perrigo has settled a €1.64 billion tax bill – the largest assessment ever issued by the Revenue Commissioners – for €297 million. A&L Goodbody represented Perrigo in its appeal before the Tax Appeals Commission, but the matter has now been settled in

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. BHSM has acted in transactions involving Relate Software and BrightPay, backed by Hg Capital, which will combine products from both businesses to create a payroll and accounts software service to S

LK Shields Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of Mina Dawood as an associate solicitor in the financial services team. Mr Dawood specialises in financial regulation and investment funds, advising clients on a wide range of legal and regulatory investment fund matters including the structur

The Supreme Court has determined that an accused man was entitled to €5,000 in compensation from the State as a result of “systematic delays” in the appeal process which delayed his hearing. The man’s appeal had been adjourned on five occasions between 2011 and 2013 in the Cou

A new advocacy service offering impartial and practical support for victims of sexual and domestic abuse in Northern Ireland has been officially launched. ASSIST NI is being rolled out on a phased basis by the Department of Justice and PSNI in partnership with Belfast and Lisburn Women's Aid, Foyle

Long-awaited reforms to the guardian ad litem (GAL) system will go ahead after ministers agreed to draft new legislation. The Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2021 will establish a new national guardian ad litem service within an executive office of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integ

Police officers came to the rescue of seven baby squirrels whose tails were tangled together. A concerned citizen in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan rang 911 after spotting the troubled scurry of squirrels.

Five senior barristers who were nominated last month for appointment as High Court judges will not sit on the bench until November at the earliest, the president of the High Court has said. Caroline Biggs SC, Marguerite Bolger SC, Emily Egan SC, Cian Ferriter SC and David Holland SC were nominated i

A high-profile legal challenge to the liberalisation of Northern Ireland's abortion laws, spearheaded by former Attorney General John Larkin QC, has begun in the High Court. Mr Larkin is acting on behalf of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) in an application for judicial revie

Arthur Cox has been named international firm of the year at the 2021 Legal Business Awards in London. The award recognises leading independent non-UK or US law firms that demonstrate a clear market share, significant client development, strong management and a successful recruitment and retention st