Judges, lawyers and court officials at Cork District Court have paid tribute to retiring court registrar Noreen Collins. Judge Olann Kelleher and Judge Con O'Leary led tributes to Ms Collins, highlighting her work, professionalism and her years of organising the staff Christmas party, the Irish Exam
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More than nine in ten whiplash patients at a Dublin pain management clinic stopped attending treatment after completing their personal injury litigation, according to research. The unpublished finding was referenced in a presentation at recent European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) c
Civil society organisations have called on TDs and Senators to urgently clarify the rules around the "money message" mechanism amid fears it is allowing the Government to effectively veto legislative proposals. Representatives of 25 organisations, including the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU),
Belfast solicitor Donald Thompson was locked up on Friday – as part of a fundraising challenge in aid of International Justice Mission (IJM).
Over 3,000 transition year students have completed the Law Society of Ireland's Street Law programme since its roll-out six years ago.
Denial of the holocaust is not a human right, the European Court of Human Rights has unanimously ruled. A neo-Nazi politician, Udo Pastörs, who had been convicted in his native Germany after denying the Holocaust in a speech, made a complaint under article 10: freedom of expression.
The widow of a barrister who died on safari with his daughter will have her case heard in an English court despite the law of Egypt being applicable. Lady Brownlie is to sue the Egyptian branch of the Four Seasons hotel chain over the death of Sir Ian Brownlie QC, The Times reports.
A Thai judge is recovering after shooting himself in an apparent suicide bid at the end of court proceedings in which he sharply criticised alleged interference with the judicial process. Judge Khanakorn Pianchana, 49, a senior judge at Yala Provincial Court in the south of Thailand, pulled out a pi
Right to light claims can stop developers in their tracks. They can frustrate major projects, make developments more expensive and create tension between residents and developers.
A young man who says he overslept and missed jury duty was sent to jail for 10 days by a furious judge. Deandre Somerville, 21, was summoned to his own court hearing after failing to show up for the civil trial where he was supposed to be a juror.
An EU citizen minor has “sufficient resources” not to become an unreasonable burden on the social assistance system of the host member state even if their resources are derived from income obtained from unlawful employment, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. In
The establishment of the new Judicial Council must be "legally robust" and shouldn't be rushed, the Chief Justice, Mr Justice Frank Clarke, has said. Legislation to establish the new body was passed by the Oireachtas in July, and the Government is aiming to complete its rollout by the end of the yea
Sexual offence laws in Ireland have not "kept pace with developments in online technology and the almost universal use of internet-enabled devices", a legal expert on rape and sexual assault has said. Caroline Counihan BL, legal director at Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI), gave evidence to the Oi
The first strategic housing development in Limerick has been refused planning permission on environmental grounds. An Bord Pleanála said it was not satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the development of student and build-to-rent apartments at Punches Cross would not have a "significant neg
A number of former judges have condemned the suggestion endorsed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson that judicial candidates be vetted by Parliament in a US-style process, our sister publication Scottish Legal News reports. The suggestion in the House of Commons last week by the Attorney General Geoffr