Mr Justice George Birmingham has been appointed by ministers as Trinity College Dublin's new judicial visitor. He takes up the position following the resignation of Dr Justice Maureen Harding-Clark, who has held the post since 2009 and has now been appointed to the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.
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Two lawyers have been appointed to the Board of the Western Development Commission, which promotes economic and social development in the west of Ireland. The new 12-member board includes barrister Audrey Crummy, a senior executive at Financial Services Ireland, and agricultural solicitor Aisling Me
The fate of embattled Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe remains unclear as party leaders have failed to agree on whether or not to seek his removal by the Oireachtas. The debate over his future on the bench moved into the political arena last week after it emerged in published corr
Plans to change the name of the UK Supreme Court have been described as “ill-thought out” and a “cheap act of revenge” Ministers were reported yesterday to be planning to reduce the number of judges on the court and to bring in specialist to hear specific cases. Justice
Plans to introduce a statutory sick pay scheme in Ireland by the end of 2021 have moved forward with the launch of a government consultation on how such a scheme could work. There is currently no legal obligation on Irish employers to pay workers during periods of illness. Statutory sick pay introdu
Plans to use part of the conference and events centre at Croke Park for trials have been lodged with Dublin City Council. The Courts Service has submitted a planning application seeking permission to use a portion of Level 4, Level 5 and Level 6 of the centre as courtrooms and ancillary facilities.
A barrister has discovered a technical error in road traffic legislation which may render arrests in certain cases of drug driving unlawful. David Staunton, who is currently preparing a second edition of his book Drunken Driving, found that the Road Traffic Act 2016 includes a reference to section 1
Law students at University College Cork have created a database of links to the most recent decisions of the Irish superior courts. The Irish Legal Information Initiative (IRLII) database includes keywords to help busy practitioners identify the cases most useful to them.
Thousands of elderly Spaniards are seeking to disinherit their children if they have neglected them during the lockdown. Spanish support networks for the elderly have reported a fivefold increase in calls from old people asking how to cut their children from their will.
An international "people's tribunal" is to investigate atrocities that allegedly took place in Iran a year ago. The Aban Tribunal is an initiative of Justice for Iran and Iran Human Rights on behalf of victims’ families and protestors.
Breast implants filled with liquid cocaine have been recovered in an anti-drugs police operation in Colombia. Police believe a gang in Cali, southwest of Bogotá, has been using the implants to ferry drugs to Spain, The Times reports.
The Court of Appeal has rejected the appeal of a man who assaulted and imprisoned an elderly man. Background
Mayo solicitor James Cahill has taken office today as the 150th president of the Law Society of Ireland. Mr Cahill, a graduate of UCD and the Law Society whose legal career spans more than four decades, is principal at Cahill & Cahill in Castlebar.
Thousands of "Brexit refugee" solicitors based in England and Wales who have enrolled in Ireland since 2016 will be denied practising certificates, the Law Society of Ireland has said. Nearly 4,000 solicitors in England and Wales have joined the Irish roll since the EU referendum, apparently in a bi
Government ministers were not told that a number of sitting senior judges had expressed interest in the vacancy on the Supreme Court before agreeing to appoint Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe, it has emerged. According to The Irish Times, at least three judges applied for the position, but ministers