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Criminal defence solicitor Cahir O'Higgins has appeared in court charged with assault causing harm to another solicitor. Mr O'Higgins, 46, is accused of assaulting Stephen O'Mahony at Wolfe Tone Quay in Dublin on Thursday 11 February.

A full obituary of Judge Mary Kotsonouris, who passed away earlier this month, has been published by The Irish Times. Judge Kotsonouris practised as a solicitor from 1965 until her appointment as a District Court judge in 1981.

An online seminar on the Prison Rules is set to restart the Irish Penal Reform Trust's (IPRT) prison law seminar series for 2021. Co-hosted with the Irish Criminal Bar Association (ICBA), The Prison Rules: Current Impact and Opportunities for Reform will take place this Thursday 25 February at 4pm v

A consultation on reforming the legislation underpinning the Higher Education Authority (HEA), which is responsible for the funding and oversight of the higher education sector, has been launched. The Higher Education Authority Act 1971 turns 50 this year and the government believes it does not refl

Chief Justice Frank Clarke is among distinguished legal guests who will be joining NUI Galway Law Society for its online centenary celebrations next month. The student law society has unveiled a programme of public events to mark the occasion, beginning with a talk by Mr Justice Clarke on Monday 1 M

Employment lawyer Sarah Cochrane of Belfast-based Carson McDowell comments on a landmark ruling on the employment status of Uber drivers. The UK Supreme Court has handed down its much-anticipated judgment confirming that those engaged by Uber were ‘workers’ and not self-employed contract

Health Secretary Matt Hancock acted unlawfully by failing to publish the details of major Covid-19 contracts within 30 days of being awarded, the High Court in London has ruled. A judicial review brought by the Good Law Project alongside MPs Debbie Abrahams, Caroline Lucas and Layla Moran succeeded

The daughters of Malcolm X have requested that the investigation into the murder of their father be reopened as new evidence has come to light. The civil rights leader was shot dead in Manhattan on 21 February 1965.

Customs agents have seized a shipment of cereal covered in cocaine instead of sugar. The shipment from Peru was searched by US border officials in Ohio and found to contain around 20 kilos of cocaine-covered corn flakes worth up to €2.3 million.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal against conviction of a man who was found guilty of conspiracy to possess firearms, ammunition and explosives. The defendant, Mr Thomas Bates, was convicted in Clonmel Circuit Court after anonymous testimony was adduced from two Gardaí and a Federa

The Law Society of Ireland has urged the government to implement the recommendations of a major review of the management of clinical negligence claims. An expert group chaired by Mr Justice Charles Meenan published its final report, containing 17 recommendations, just before Christmas with very litt

A landmark Court of Appeal earlier ruling this week has made it harder for employees to seek an injunction against their dismissal, employment law firm GQ|Littler has said. The decision in Donal O’Donovan v Over-C Technology Limited and Over-C Limited is said to effectively restrict injunction

Plans for a new joint “care and justice campus” for children and young people lack clarity and should have involved more consultation with children and young people, the Children's Law Centre (CLC) has said. A consultation was launched last October on proposals for a new combined campus

William Fry has been recognised by the Irish Centre for Diversity (ICFD) and awarded its Investors in Diversity Silver accreditation. The law firm, which has established a range of initiatives to celebrate diversity and promote inclusion, had previously been awarded the Investors in Diversity Bronze

The GMB union has prevailed at the UK Supreme Court today in its workers' rights case against Uber. Judges ruled in GMB's favour, determining that Uber drivers are not self-employed, but are workers entitled to workers’ rights including holiday pay, a guaranteed minimum wage and an entitlement