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Most personal injury claimants are no longer accepting awards by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) following the introduction of the Judicial Council's new personal injury guidelines, new figures show. A new report from PIAB shows that award levels have declined by 40 per cent on average

The US Supreme Court has introduced a new rule to prevent male justices from interrupting their female counterparts during oral arguments. Justice Sonia Sotomayor revealed the change at an event at New York University’s law school on Wednesday. Justices will now be allocated a time for uninter

A man who helped another repair a bicycle realised that the stranger had stolen it – from him. Glasgow man John Devlin, 64, helped Paul Hartey fix the handlebars on the stolen bike before he realised it was his own that had been stolen by Hartley earlier in the day.

Boudica was last night acquitted at the UK Supreme Court of committing terrorist acts involving the death of some 80,000 civilians and the sacking of three cities. A 50-strong jury, by a margin of 10 to one, accepted that the queen of the British Iceni tribe had acted in self-defence against &l

The High Court has held that an executor of a will was entitled to his costs after a plaintiff brought legal proceedings seeking his removal. The plaintiff had claimed that the defendant, who was a solicitor, had delayed in administering the estate and had failed to properly manage the assets. On th

A long-awaited report on defamation law reform will be published by the end of October, justice minister Heather Humphreys has said. Mrs Humphreys told a briefing in Dublin that publishing the report could be one of her last acts as justice minster before Helen McEntee returns from maternity leave,

Two lawyers at McCann FitzGerald have been recognised at the Lexology Client Choice Awards 2021 for a second time. Real estate partner Jennifer Halpin was awarded with the Client Choice Award 2021 in Ireland’s real estate category.

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland failed to comply with his statutory duties to "expeditiously" provide women in Northern Ireland with access to high-quality abortion and post-abortion services for over a year, the High Court has ruled. In a case brought by the Northern Ireland Human Right

A review of processes in the International Protection Office (IPO) and the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) has been completed, ministers have said. The end-to-end review was one of the recommendations of an expert advisory group report published last October and was overseen by a hi

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission will give evidence to the Supreme Court in a case with implications for the application of the equality guarantee in social welfare matters. The case concerns a father who was deemed ineligible for domiciliary care allowance while his severely disabled

The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal against conviction for a man accused of an offence contrary to s.15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977. The court held that the jury had not been properly charged in relation to the inference-drawing provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 in circumstances

Financial services lawyer Imelda Higgins has been hired by Interactive Brokers Ireland (IBIE) as its general counsel. IBIE is part of the Interactive Brokers Group, a global fully automated online broker that provides execution, clearing and custody services to its customers around the world.

A woman is suing an insurer after she contracted an STD in a car covered by its policy. Missouri woman MO had a relationship with MB, the insured, in late 2017.

Being told to "grow up" does not amount to discrimination at work, a tribunal in England has ruled after a teenage hairdresser sued her employer. Jasmine Stunell, a hairdressing apprentice, was also told to “pull herself together”. She quit her job at the boutique salon and brought claim

Legal rights group FLAC has said an additional €3 million in funding for the Legal Aid Board is "a welcome step in the right direction but only a drop in the ocean in terms of what is needed". Justice minister Heather Humphreys yesterday welcomed a five per cent budget increase for the justice