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Tribute was paid to Ivan Daly BL in the High Court yesterday as the late barrister's funeral took place at Beechwood Avenue Church. Mr Justice Brian O'Moore, speaking prior to the afternoon session of the common law list, told the court he "wanted to be among the very many people" attending the fune

Retired Belfast solicitor John Boston has passed away, the Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced. Mr Boston qualified as a solicitor in 1947 and was a principal in John Boston & Co Solicitors until his retirement in May 2003.

A pre-action letter from Belfast firm KRW LAW LLP precipitated the resignation of the entire board of the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) last summer, according to a report. An independent review published yesterday identifies the pandemic and the speed of decision-making in the

Three security companies have brought a High Court challenge aimed at setting aside a ministerial order that would see many working in the industry receive increased pay. The action is over the State's intention to bring in a new employment regulation order for the security industry, which was appro

Widely-discussed proposals for a global minimum corporation tax rate of at least 15 per cent have been put out to public consultation by the Irish government. More than 130 countries, including the US, UK, China, India and Russia, have signed up to the proposals developed by the Organisation for Eco

A dozen more convictions of former subpostmasters linked to a flawed Post Office computer system have been overturned, bringing the total to 57. More than 80 per cent of the former subpostmasters who have overturned their convictions were represented by Irish barrister Tim Moloney QC of Doughty Stre

A former Belgian judge was denied an effective remedy to challenge a judicial body's decision in breach of her rights, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. The case concerned a former judge of the High Judicial Council (CSJ) who was suspended from her duties on the grounds that she

One of Italy's most prestigious art galleries has threatened Pornhub with legal action over an interactive museum guide recasting famous artworks as "priceless porn". The online porn giant's "Classic Nudes" initiative highlights "some of the sexiest scenes in history at the world's most famous museu

The High Court has determined that a hotel owner must pay €200,000 as part of the domicile levy on the basis that his worldwide income was more than €1 million but his income tax liability was less than €200,000. In so ruling, the court held that the appellant could not deduct capital

Walkers Ireland LLP has announced its 2021 partner, of counsel and senior associate promotions.

Family-owned farms and businesses will no longer be taken into account when calculating the cost of a person’s nursing home care under legislation due to come into force. The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021 has passed through all stages of the Houses of the Oireachtas and wi

A trainee solicitor who claimed that he was paid less than minimum wage during his traineeship has been awarded €24,155 in back pay. Imitiaz Ahmed raised a minimum wage action against his former employer, claiming that he worked up to 60 hours a week and was sometimes paid nothing at all.

A new bill to restrict the total cost of credit on moneylending loans will be drafted following government approval. The Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2021 will introduce a cap on the interest rate a moneylender can charge on a loan and it will prohibit moneylenders from charging for home collect

William Fry partner Colette Brady and trainee solicitor Darragh Larkin consider the latest EU case law on user-generated content. The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued its judgment on the liability of internet platforms in the joined cases of YouTube and C

Colm Crothers has been named the first-ever Ulster University student to be awarded the Neuberger Prize. Lincoln's Inn provides funding for the Neuberger Prize, which was set up in 2015 and is an annual award for undergraduate students who are about to start their final year of a qualifying law degr