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The Adoption Rights Alliance (ARA) has criticised the Government for progressing a bill on access to adoption records "without consulting stakeholders". The group, which operates a peer support network of 2,000 adopted people, natural mothers and other family members, complained that the Department

Dr Eoin Guilfoyle, teaching associate in law at University of Bristol Law School, considers proposals to introduce sentencing guidelines in Ireland. In comparison to other common law jurisdictions, Ireland has a relatively unstructured sentencing system. Judges in Ireland have a high degree of discr

Commercial law firm Tughans will run a free legal clinic at this year's Digital DNA, the biggest digital and tech event in Northern Ireland.

Lord Boyd of Duncansby has been appointed as Vice President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. The tribunal, which has UK-wide jurisdiction, provides a right of redress for anyone who believes that they have been a victim of unlawful action by a public authority using covert investigative techniq

News publishers who appealed over articles defamatory of a man in respect of his behaviour towards his former wife have had their appeal dismissed by justices in the Supreme Court on the basis the “serious harm” test was satisfied. The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the appeal,

MI5 has been unlawfully retaining innocent people’s data for years, the High Court of England and Wales has been told. At a judicial review of the intelligence service's activities, lawyers for human rights group Liberty said that MI5 had acknowledged internally that data was being mishandled.

Worthingtons Solicitors has thanked its staff, friends and clients for helping to raise over £5,400 for charity partner Action Cancer.

By Deborah Edwards, Professional Services Director at Insight Legal The legal sector is rapidly evolving and many time-poor companies and solicitors are now tasked with finding new ways to manage workloads and their ever-growing pools of data. This has led to many businesses shifting previously manu

A man who was allegedly caught with cocaine on his nose during a traffic stop claimed that it "was not his", police said. Officers who pulled over the car in the early hours of Sunday morning noticed a "white powdery substance" on a passenger's nose.

A woman who brought a claim against a builder who refused to complete a contract for the sale of land which she had already started to build on has been awarded over €77,000 in damages. Criticising the submission of fake documents in support of the claim, Mr Justice Senan Allen said the pr

Dublin-based AOC Solicitors has appointed employment law specialist Laura Reid as an associate. Ms Reid qualified as a solicitor in 2014 and has over five years' experience in all aspects of employment law, both contentious and non-contentious.

Legislation to toughen penalties for making fraudulent claims in the Irish courts will skip pre-legislative scrutiny and go straight to committee stage. The Oireachtas business committee has agreed to allow the Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2019, which was brought forward by Fianna F&a

A pilot scheme to allow solicitor firms to lodge, pay and track applications for licensing online has been extended to counties Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim and Louth. The Courts Service of Ireland plans to fully roll out the online e-licensing system next year, with substantial cost and time savings for

The jailing of two sex workers, including one who is pregnant, shows that Ireland's sex purchase laws are "not fit for purpose", a sex workers' rights group has said. Two women were jailed for nine months last week after a judge in Naas District Court found them guilty of keeping or being in charge

Lawyers have been invited to march with a new LGBT+ network for lawyers at Dublin Pride this month. The OUTLaw Network, which was launched in January, is marching as a community group for the first time in this year's parade on Saturday 29 June 2019.