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The new FLAC Traveller Legal Service has won the maximum possible payout for a woman who was discriminated against by a hotel wedding venue. The case was adjudicated by the Workplace Relations Commission under the Equal Status Acts 2000-2018 and led to a "very significant outcome", according to FLAC

Eamon Harrington, dispute resolution partner at Comyn Kelleher Tobin, looks at how Covid-19 and Lockdown 3.0 is having an impact on the court system and on mediations to resolve disputes. The President of the High Court earlier highlighted the obligation of all stakeholders to ensure that the admini

A man held up a judge, a barrister and his estranged wife with a fake pistol and a hoax pipe bomb during a “terrifying” siege in a Dublin court, his sentence hearing has been told. During a hearing in December 2018, Edmund Dunican, 47, told the court he had a “problem” with a

Four in ten Irish businesses made no changes to their cookie policies last year following new guidance from the Data Protection Commission, according to a new survey by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP. The law firm has published the results of its Data Privacy in 2021 survey, which was carried out at a

Young couples are increasingly asking lawyers to write social media clauses into their pre-nuptial agreements. Family law firm Fields and Dennis, based in the US city of Boston, said young couples are worried about their online reputations in the event of a divorce.

The Court of Appeal has overturned a personal injuries award for a woman who was scalded by hot water after trying to make tea in a glass jug from Dunnes Stores. In the High Court, the plaintiff was awarded €56,000 after the trial judge held that the jug should have had a label to warn users no

Cork-based JRAP O’Meara Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of Jerry Canty as a partner, as well as the appointment of Darren O'Keeffe as the firm's next managing partner.

Solicitor Róisín Fitzpatrick has been appointed as a tax and legal partner at Deloitte Ireland. A corporate immigration specialist, she is the professional services firm's immigration leader for Ireland, representing a large selection of global firms, including many Fortune 500 compani

Dublin firm OSM Partners has announced the appointment of three new associates across its personal insolvency, commercial litigation and property teams. Robert Georgiou, new associate in personal insolvency and mortgage litigation, joined the firm two-and-a-half years ago. He has acted before the Ci

A man convicted of coercive control and other offences following the first trial for offences under the Domestic Violence Act 2018 has been jailed for ten-and-a-half years. During a 20-month relationship, Daniel Kane, 52, repeatedly attacked his partner, including burning her foot, cutting her with

The British Army was "unjustified" in shooting an unarmed and innocent Co Tyrone farmer in cold blood in 1974, the first legacy inquest held under the Lord Chief Justice's five-year plan has concluded. Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan yesterday delivered her findings and verdict following an inquest into

Plans to introduce graduated speeding penalties have been scrapped by the new government. Former Transport Minister Shane Ross had secured Cabinet approval in 2019 for a new system which would have imposed sanctions on drivers according to the extent to which they exceed the speed limit.

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates looks at the increasingly prominent issue of dismissing an employee who is sick or ill. At present in Ireland there is no statutory sick leave scheme. This is likely to come in. The issue that has yet to be addressed is wheth

Family lawyers have paid tribute to Fermanagh social worker Nuala McLaughlin, who died from Covid-19 late last year. Originally from Tyrone, Ms McLaughlin was the principal social worker at the Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT). She was just 43 years old when she passed away at the end of

An extremist hate group in the US has been threatened with legal action for using a logo that resembles the Johnnie Walker whisky “Striding Man” image. The Proud Boys were seen at a pro-gun rally in Richmond, Virginia with merchandise that displayed a logo similar to the striding man but