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New hate speech offences should be introduced to strengthen community cohesion in Ireland, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has said. The human rights watchdog has published its submission to the Department of Justice's consultation on the Incitement to Hatred Act 1989.

Staff at Dublin-based Sherwin O'Riordan Solicitors have benefited from a seminar delivered by leading mediator Helen Kilroy. The firm, which specialises in advising SMEs, recognises the benefit of mediation as an alternative to litigation and has taken part in many mediations to resolve employment l

The High Court in London has today ruled the £1,012 fee the Home Office charges children to register as British citizens is unlawful. In a case brought by the Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens (PRCBC), the court found a “mass of evidence” showing that the

A city police chief sacked over social media misconduct was replaced by a deputy who was almost immediately sacked for the same thing. Chief Brandon del Pozo resigned last week as police chief in Burlington, a college town in the US state of Vermont, after questions were asked about an anonymous Twi

A cyclist who suffered a broken foot when a motorist drove over his foot at a junction has been awarded €20,640 in the High Court. His original claim was for €51,600 in damages, however Mr Justice David Keane apportioned only 40 per cent liability to the motorist for failing to keep a prop

ByrneWallace has announced the promotion of life sciences specialist Catherine Dowling to partner. Ms Dowling trained as a solicitor with the firm and advises Irish and international clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial transactions, including private equity/venture capital, mergers a

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Aaron McGarry as a consultant in the firm's international aviation team based in Dublin. Mr McGarry has over 15 years' experience in aviation financing at Irish and international law firms.

Legislation allowing for the establishment of the Judicial Council has been commenced in a "landmark moment in the history of our State". The first full meeting of the Judicial Council will not take place until the first week of February, but some elements of its work have already been brought forwa

European law firm Fieldfisher has seen its half-year revenue increase by 12 per cent, buoyed by the launch of its new Dublin office in May. McDowell Purcell merged with Fieldfisher in May 2019, completing "the last piece" of the European firm’s international growth strategy.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to give British judges the power to overturn rulings of the European Court of Justice, The Times reports. Under Theresa May it was agreed that the acquis of EU law would be transferred into domestic law after Brexit. This would mean only the Supreme Court and High

The collapse of Stormont has left outstanding human rights issues to "drift indefinitely", the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has said. The commission's 2019 annual statement warns that there has been "no progress" over the course of the year on "substantial, lengthy and broad-base

Claimant and defendant lawyers from across Ireland and Northern Ireland recently met in Dublin develop their understanding of the law on Acquired Brain Injury (ABI).

Four part-time judges have succeeded against the Ministry of Justice in an appeal to the Supreme Court over their rights to a pension. The Supreme Court unanimously allows the appeals. Lord Carnwath gives the sole judgments, with which Lady Hale (President), Lord Reed (Deputy President) and Lord Wil

Senior judges and lawyers paid tribute to UK Supreme Court president Lady Hale today at a valedictory ceremony marking her retirement next month.

Pupils at Thornhill College have won the Derry regional heat of the annual Bar Mock Trial Competition.