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An asylum seeker suffered indirect discrimination when he was refused a learner driver license, the Workplace Relations Commission has ruled. An adjudicator ordered €2,500 in compensation to be paid to the man, who was legally represented by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC

Lawyer and politician John Finucane yesterday addressed lawyers in New York on the restoration of devolution in Northern Ireland and the challenges posed by Brexit.

Judges will be kept out of politics under plans to reform judicial review, the Lord Chancellor has said. Robert Buckland QC MP said the judiciary needed protection after a series of cases saw political decision-making “contracted out” to judges whose independence ought to be preserved.

Staff at HMP Maghaberry discussed their work with Princess Anne yesterday as the royal visited the prison in her role as patron of the Butler Trust. The Butler Trust is a national organisation which promotes and recognises excellence within correctional settings throughout the UK including in prison

Millicent Grant has become the first chartered legal executive to be appointed an Honorary Queen’s Counsel. A Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) board member and a former CILEx president had her appointment approved by Her Majesty The Queen yesterday, along with nine other Honorar

Edward “Ned” Kelly was a famous Irish-Australian bushranger and outlaw who was executed in November 1880. Part I, Part II and Part III of this series were published last year. As the pressure to capture Ned Kelly and his associates heightened, police began closely monitoring the homes of

Japan is planning new legislation to protect its prized wagyu beef from being reared in neighbouring China. Farmers are worried that smugglers are ramping up efforts to bring wagyu cattle to China in defiance of a two-decade export ban.

The registration of a judgment against a debtor’s interest in lands did not affect the interest of his father who was a joint tenant, the High Court has ruled. After judgment against the debtor was registered, the father and son severed their joint tenancy and transferred to the lands to thems

Cork-based O'Flynn Exhams (OFX) Solicitors has announced the election of Shane Crossan as the firm's new managing partner, succeeding Richard Neville. Mr Neville, who served as managing partner for more than a decade, will continue as a partner, heading up the firm's corporate department.

The Supreme Court sat as a five-judge panel with four women on the bench for the first time in Irish legal history this morning.

Belfast solicitor Owen Williamson of Shean Dickson Merrick Solicitors has been elected as chairperson of the Northern Ireland Young Solicitors' Association (NIYSA). Speaking to Irish Legal News after last night's AGM, where he and 10 others were elected to the association's committee, Mr Williamson

The Law Society of Ireland has issued a warning about fake law firms operating under the names Immigration Solicitors Dublin and Immigration Lawyer Cork. In a statement published online, the regulatory body for solicitors said it "does not authorise or regulate" a practice by either name, and the na

A transgender woman supported by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has settled a sex discrimination case against retailer Debenhams for £9,000 with no admission of liability. Ava Moore, from Newry, applied for a job as a temporary sales assistant in the run-up to Christmas 2018 and

Draft legislation has been laid before Parliament to allow cameras in courts in England and Wales for the first time. The Crown Court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020 will allow cameras to broadcast the sentencing remarks of High Court and senior circuit judges in some of the most high-profil

Arthur Cox has launched a "refreshed brand identity" and new website with effect from today.