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Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has refuted suggestions that it represents a conflict of interest for members of the Legal Aid Board to be actively practising in cases against applicants of legal aid.

Brexit represents "opportunity" for Commonwealth lawyers, according to the president of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA). Alexander Ward, speaking to Irish Legal News, said he was not concerned about the administration of justice after Britain's exit from the European Union.

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has announced additional PSNI funding to tackle cybercrime. The funding will provide for the PSNI's £167,000 plan to introduce two purpose-built mobile cyber labs - allowing officers and technical staff to capture evidence ‘at the scene’ - to go

Dublin firm Matheson recently advised B Capital on an $8.1 million investment in an Irish digital health company. B Capital, an international venture capital firm, made an $8.1 million Series A investment round in SilverCloud Health, which provides online therapeutic solutions to improve behavioural

Pinsent Masons has been ranked second in LGBT charity Stonewall's Top 100 Employers list for its commitment to workplace diversity. It is the ninth consecutive year in which Pinsent Masons has been ranked in the list.

For the purposes of the freedom to provide services, Gibraltar and the UK are to be treated as one entity, according to an Opinion of an Advocate General in the Court of Justice of the European Union. The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (“the GBGA”) is a trade association whose members

Engineering giant Rolls-Royce will pay £671 million to settle corruption cases with authorities in the UK and US. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) found the company failed to prevent bribery as well as conspiracy to corrupt in India, China and other markets.

A gang member serving life for the murder of a man in Limerick in 2008 has lost the appeal against his sentence in the Supreme Court. The man contended that his confession was inadmissible on three distinct grounds, however the Court was satisfied that the appeal must fail on all issues considered,

The Irish Council of Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called for urgent legislation to clarify the rights of accused persons to access legal advice and to access a solicitor while being questioned in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling in DPP v Doyle. Speaking yesterday, Liam Herrick, executive director

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Ireland's new Legal Services Regulatory Authority will be fully-functioning by the end of Summer 2017, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said.

Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone has secured Government approval for her proposals to reform the current guardians ad litem system.

Lord Dunlop Joint rule of Northern Ireland by the UK and Irish governments is incompatible with the Good Friday Agreement, the parliamentary under-secretary of state for Northern Ireland has said.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has not ruled out future reform to allow multi-party action or class action procedures in the Irish courts.

Finian McGrath, minister of state for disability "Considerable progress" has been made to overcome the barriers to Ireland's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a Government minister has said.

The in camera rule in family law cases is "sufficiently robust" and not in need of review, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said. Responding to a question in the Dáil, Ms Fitzgerald said she was satisfied with the changes made under the oversight of her predecessor, Justice Minister Alan Sha