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A third of court appeals against driver disqualification are successful, according to new figures. Of the more than 10,000 drivers who were banned from driving last year, 2,830 launched an appeal.

Family law experts addressed a packed meeting at Law Society House on the private law aspects of the Children's Order. The four parts of the event, organised by the Law Society of Northern Ireland's family law committee, heard from a court children's officer (CCO), a contact centre co-ordinator, a d

The UK Government has abandoned plans to define extremism in law after being told it would criminalise legitimate political and religious activity. Lord Anderson of Ipswich, former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said previous attempts to deal with dangerous ideology before it leads t

International law firm DAC Beachcroft has completed a rebranding exercise that has seen it adopt fresh messaging and a new visual identity. The new branding has now been rolled out in Dublin, where the firm is celebrating ten years in the Irish legal market.

Limerick-based HOMS Solicitors has presented a cheque for €450 to its new charity partner, Headway Ireland. The funds were raised by staff at a coffee morning fundraiser coinciding with Brain Injury Awareness Week, with the proceeds split between Headway and a second charity, Acquired Brain Inj

A girl who told judges she lied about allegations that resulted in her grandfather being convicted and jailed for sexually abusing her has had her plea for him to be released rejected. The man, 68, must continue to serve his 12-year sentence even though the girl, known as M, said she lied at trial,

A suspected rhino poacher was killed by an elephant and eaten by a pride of lions after illegally entering a national park. Park rangers launched a search of the Kruger National Park in South Africa after men claiming to be his accomplices told his family that he had been killed.

The Information Commissioner must reconsider its decision requiring UCC to disclose records of a loan agreement with the European Investment Bank to RTÉ, after the High Court found the decision exhibited a number of errors of law. Remitting the matter to the Information Commissioner for recon

Senior lawyers from across Europe have been welcomed to Dublin today to address the EU Bar Association's (EUBA) annual conference. The EU Bar Association is a specialist bar association for Irish barristers who practise in the area of EU law.

Martin Phelan, head of tax at William Fry, has been appointed secretary-general of CFE Tax Advisers Europe, the representative body of tax institutes and chambers in Europe. Mr Phelan, who joined William Fry in 2000, is also a past president of the Irish Taxation Institute and has written extensivel

The offence of withholding information from gardaí is unconstitutional, the Irish Human Right and Equality Commission has said. The commission yesterday appeared before the Supreme Court as amicus curiae in a significant case examining the right to silence when a person is questioned as part

The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) has apologised to a solicitor who was asked to remove a lapel badge for Irish language speakers before entering Maghaberry Prison. Jim McGinnis, head of the prison law department at Carlin Solicitors, was asked to remove the badge while going through securi

A rapist who followed a garda around a courtroom, shouting that he hoped she would "get run over by a bus", has been sentenced to an additional 20 months in prison. John Gavin, 31, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to threatening Garda Sergeant Amanda Flood at the Four Courts on 29 May

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has had her entry visa to the US revoked. The decision is believed to be the country's response to Ms Bensouda's investigation into alleged war crimes committed by American forces in Afghanistan.

Over 100 people attended the OUTLaw Network's second event, "(Net)working for Change", in the offices of Arthur Cox this week.