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Victims of sexual offences should receive independent legal representation throughout criminal trials, rather than limited to the questioning of their previous sexual experience, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) has said. The NGO has published its submission to the Oireachtas justice committee, whic

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. A&L Goodbody has advised long-standing client General Electric (GE) on the €30 billion combination of GECAS (GE Capital Aviation Services) and AerCap.

Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has laid regulations in Westminster giving him the power to direct Stormont to commission abortion services. The Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 will come into force on 31 March 2021 and will allow Mr Lewis to direct Northern Ireland ministers, d

Ireland's former director of public prosecutions James Hamilton has cleared Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon of breaching the ministerial code. Mr Hamilton, who headed Ireland's prosecution service from 1999 to 2011, has served as the Scottish government's independent adviser on the ministeri

Draft legislation to provide for a fresh referendum on Scottish independence has been published by the Scottish government ahead of the May elections. Ministers say it will be up to the government formed after the elections to consider whether to formally introduce its proposed Scottish Independence

A man arrested for allegedly stealing a police car managed to escape custody by stealing a second police car, a police force said. Police in Quebec, Canada say they were alerted just after noon yesterday that a police car had been stolen during a police operation.

The High Court has determined that an accident report form compiled by a defendant to a personal injuries claim was not discoverable due to litigation privilege. In reaching the decision, the court accepted that a personal injuries claim is usually brought against an employer following an accident a

Plans to bring more cases within the ambit of an enhanced Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) have gone out for consultation. As part of its strategy to bring down insurance costs, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) is seeking observations from the public and interested

The process for selecting Mr Justice Frank Clarke's successor as Chief Justice of Ireland is set to be agreed by ministers tomorrow. Mr Justice Clarke, who has held the top judicial post since 2017, is set to retire later this year. He will turn 70 in October.

Ken Murphy retired from the Law Society of Ireland today after serving for 26 years as its director general. There were only 5,000 solicitors in Ireland when Mr Murphy took up office in 1995, and he leaves the Law Society with more than 22,000 solicitors on the roll today.

Trainee solicitors Rebecca Lucas and Robert Bellingham of the Institute for Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) have triumphed in the Northern Ireland heat of the Client Consultation Competition. Ms Lucas, who trains with McQueenie Boyle Solicitors, and Mr Bellingham, of Tughans, will now go on to com

The UK government will intervene to commission abortion services in Northern Ireland following Health Minister Robin Swann's failure to do so, according to reports. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis is this week expected to introduce regulations which will give him the power to direct the com

A survivor of abuse at Rathgael and Lisnevin Training Schools has launched the first judicial review challenge against the Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) redress board. KRW LAW LLP has lodged an application for judicial review with the High Court on behalf of Cyril Glass, a leader of the Survi

Co Kildare firm Moloney Solicitors has instituted proceedings against a German company on behalf of a number of clients who experienced a worsening of their vision following the insertion of intraocular lenses. The lenses, which were implanted in patients' eyes, were subject to a recall by Oculentis

Judges are workers and have every right to join a union to protect themselves from discrimination and bullying, one of the UK's largest trade unions has said. GMB wrote to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales last week after an MP raised concerns about "bullying, harassment, whistle blowing a