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A woman whose car was rear-ended at traffic lights has been awarded €85,000 in general damages for pain and suffering caused by the accident. Stating that the extent of the injuries caused by the low speed crash were worsened as a result of existing degenerative changes in the woman’s spi

Dillon Eustace has announced the appointment of partner Shane Coveney and consultant Fiona O'Neill. The two appointments are the latest in a series for the firm, which has now grown to over 200 employees and 40 partners in total.

Arthur Cox has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Upton as of counsel in the firm's litigation and dispute resolution group. Ms Upton has extensive experience defending mass claims and in managing high value and complex commercial disputes.

A Supreme Court judge has criticised the conduct of Irish rape trials for allowing denials from the accused to be read to the jury without cross-examination. Writing in the Irish Judicial Studies Journal, Mr Justice Peter Charleton and researcher Ciara Herlihy said the practice was not allowed in th

Northern Ireland solicitors Jill Downing and Libby Jackson have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2019. Ms Downing, a partner at Co Antrim firm Magennis & Creighton, has received an OBE for services to children and families and to voluntary work in the community in Northern Ir

Dr Kevin Sweeney, author of Arrest, Detention and Questioning: Law and Practice, explores the law in Ireland and the EU on access to information in criminal proceedings in his article for Irish Legal News. In the Sunday Times newspaper of June 2, 2019, the chairwoman of the Irish Criminal Bar Associ

The managing director of personal injury specialist firm JMK Solicitors has been awarded a fellowship from the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). Maurece Hutchinson has become one of only three Northern Ireland-based legal professionals to currently hold the accreditation.

A civil servant working for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has been given an 11-month prison sentence for breaking the Official Secrets Act by leaking information about the prosecution of a suspected murderer. Jonathan Lennon, 35, was found guilty in May on four counts of disclosing infor

Criminal barristers have voted by a huge majority for a national walkout in July 1 in protest at paltry fees in an action that will bring the justice system to its knees for a day. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) ballot results showed that only 139, or 5.1 per cent of respondents, voted against a

More than 100 survivors of the Grenfell tower fire are taking legal action in the US against companies they believe are to blame for the disaster, the BBC reports. The lawsuit is targeting cladding maker Arconic, as well as insulation maker Celotex and Whirlpool, a fridge supplier.

Two men allegedly tried to use a blowtorch to break into an ATM – but instead welded it shut. The Florida men were apparently trying to break open the machine, on Okaloosa Island, Fox News reports.

A 24-year-old man who followed an 81-year-old woman from a shop and stole her purse has lost an appeal against his sentence of three years with the final 18 months suspended. Finding that the sentencing judge had not erred in attaching weight to the fact that the offence was against an elderly and v

Arthur Cox has announced the promotion of David Black, Cahal Carvill, Mark Jameson and Chris Milligan to partners in Northern Ireland. Mr Black, a litigation and dispute resolution lawyer, acts on behalf of local and international organisations on a wide range of litigation matters. He represents me

Ms Justice Mary Finlay Geoghegan issued a stark warning about the need for more resources in the Irish courts as she marked her retirement from the bench at a special court sitting yesterday. The Supreme Court judge, responding to tributes from across the legal profession, said there is a "real risk

Personal injury awards in the Irish courts are driving a "compo culture" in Ireland, the Government minister with special responsibility for insurance has said. Minister of state Michael D'Arcy said awards in the District Court and Circuit Court were too high and that "recalibration" would not be po