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The Law Society of Ireland has announced plans to introduce a part-time solicitor training course for people with work or childcare commitments, as well as an increase in funding for its Access programme. The measures are among 30 recommendations made by an expert group chaired by Mr Justice Michael

The Department of Justice has extended the appointment of Brendan McGuigan, the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice for Northern Ireland, for an extra year. Mr McGuigan, who has held the position since 2012, will now remain in post until 29 November 2019.

Scotland's highest civil court acted wrongly in referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether the UK can unilaterally revoke Article 50 and so remain in the EU, according to think tank Policy Exchange. In an analysis of the Inner House of the Court of Session's

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has announced an "ambitious" project to overhaul the collection of data on sexual abuse and violence in Ireland. Under plans agreed by Cabinet yesterday, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) will undertake a comprehensive national survey on the prevalence of sexual v

The Labour Party has announced plans to bring forward legislation to tackle "rape myths" in the Irish courts, the Irish Independent reports. Senator Ivana Bacik said her party colleagues, including Seán Sherlock, TD for Cork East, were looking into legislation in the wake of nationwide protes

Dillon Eustace acted for FBD Insurance, the largest Irish-owned insurer, on the acquisition of FBD's Mullingar offices. The 2,322㎡ premises, which houses FBD's midlands call centre operations, had been occupied by FBD under lease since 2007.

Gareth Noble, partner at KOD Lyons, addressed TD, Senators and representatives from the child protection and child advocacy sectors at an event marking World Children's Day yesterday.

A priest who embezzled €120,000 from his church because of an online scam has confessed to his congregation. Pastor Bernard Gawlytta confessed his guilt to churchgoers after a Sunday service and has now been removed from his post.

A man sought by Polish authorities under a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) can be surrendered despite systemic and generalised deficiencies in the courts of Poland presenting a risk to the fundamental right to a fair trial being breached, the High Court has ruled. Following a referral to the Court of

TLT has appointed Fergal Maguire, former director at Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors, as a partner in its Belfast office. The appointment follows a period of sustained growth for the UK-based law firm's Northern Ireland office. This year saw TLT NI expand into employment law in July and corporate l

Belfast firm MKB Law has announced the appointment of Aine Toner as a family law and litigation solicitor. Ms Toner studied at Ulster University School of Law and the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS), qualifying as a solicitor in 2016.

A major judge-led review of the administration of justice in serious sexual offence cases in Northern Ireland has issued 220 draft recommendations for consultation, including the provision of publicly-funded legal advice to complainants and restricted public access to trials. Sir John Gillen, a reti

Solicitors in Galway have been invited to a meeting to discuss the roll-out of a new drug and alcohol programme pioneered in the US. The Western Region Drugs and Alcohol Task Force will meet with solicitors in Court Room 2 on Wednesday at 9.45am, according to the Galway Solicitors' Bar Association (

Law lecturer Dr Susan Leahy, co-author of Sexual Offending in Ireland: Laws, Procedures and Punishment, writes for Irish Legal News on the conduct of rape and sexual assault trials in Ireland. In light of the publicity surrounding a recent Cork rape trial where details of a complainant’s under

A barrister has warned that insurance company plans to popularise "dashcams" in Ireland may fall foul of EU data protection rules. William Bulman BL told the Irish Independent that the indefinite storage of footage recorded from a car dashboard could breach the EU General Data Protection Regulation