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Dr Laura Cahillane, lecturer in constitutional law at the University of Limerick, considers the Denham report. The report of the inquiry carried out by former Chief Justice Susan Denham into the conduct of Mr Justice Woulfe in attending the golfgate dinner was published yesterday. The report conclud

Ireland has yet to introduce an effective remedy for people who have suffered from excessively long civil and criminal proceedings nearly two decades after a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling. The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers, which is responsible for supervising the execut

Eugene McCague, former managing partner and chairman of Arthur Cox, has been named by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland as the new chair of its board of directors. Mr McCague, who has served on the board since 2018, retired as a partner with Arthur Cox in 2017, having worked with the firm for more th

Former justice minister Charlie Flanagan has been rebuked by lawyers and campaigners after complaining to RTÉ over its broadcast of a documentary exploring state collusion with loyalists during the Troubles. Unquiet Graves, which was released in 2018 but aired by RTÉ One for the first

Conor Fottrell, partner at Mason Hayes & Curran LLP, considers the key issues in reporting childcare cases in the media. There was significant public reaction recently following a report which appeared in national newspapers arising from an application under the Childcare Act brought before the

The president of the UK Supreme Court has paid tribute to Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore in a special video to mark his retirement from the bench. Lord Kerr, a former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and one of the inaugural members of the UKSC on its creation in 2009, retired on Wednesday.

A solicitor in his 40s has lost a legal battle against his wealthy parents' decision to stop financially supporting him. The unnamed man, a 41-year-old who holds a Master's degree and is qualified to practice as a solicitor, has been unemployed since 2011.

Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe should not have attended a controversial Oireachtas Golf Society dinner but broke no laws and his resignation from the Supreme Court bench would be "unjust and disproportionate", former chief justice Susan Denham has said. In a statement yesterday afternoon, shortly a

The High Court, in what it described as the first written judgment on the suspension of pharmacists under the Pharmacy Act 2007 s.45, has suspended a pharmacist from practice. Background

Retired judge Mr Justice John Hedigan has been appointed to make decisions on whether or not to disclose information relied upon in citizenship applications refused because of national security concerns. Mr Justice Hedigan, who retired from the Court of Appeal two years ago, will serve for up to thr

The Law Society of Ireland has welcomed yesterday's government announcement on family law reform as "reflective of the vision the Law Society called for". Justice Minister Helen McEntee yesterday announced that government ministers have approved the drafting of a Family Court Bill, which will provid

There is "no evidence" that capping personal injury pay-outs will lead to lower insurance premiums, the Law Society of Ireland has said. The Law Reform Commission yesterday identified two “constitutionally permissible” models for capping personal injury pay-outs in Ireland.

The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against the UK for breaching its obligations under the Brexit deal. A letter of formal notice has been sent to the UK for a response by the end of October, after which the Commission may issue a reasoned opinion.

Legal rights group FLAC assisted around 27,000 people last year as it marked its 50th anniversary, according to its latest annual report. Over the course of 2019, FLAC dealt with over 26,995 requests for legal information/advice through its telephone line and its network of 72 legal clinics.

The amount of money paid to barristers by the Chief State Solicitor's Office (CSSO) rose by 38 per cent last year, according to new figures. According to a new report from the Comptroller and Auditor General, payment of fees to counsel increased from just under €10 million in 2014 to just under