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Lobbying laws introduced nearly five years ago do not need to be amended, a statutory review has concluded. The second statutory review of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015, which was commenced in September 2015, was published yesterday.

Two cases brought by former prisoners over having to 'slop out' have been mentioned before the High Court. In one action, Susan McGovern, a former prisoner at Limerick Women's Prison, claims she was subject to degrading treatment when subject to the slopping out regime between 2000 and 2003 and from

Law students at the Law Society of Ireland have triumphed in the national rounds of the Jessup Competition. The winning team was made up of Shauna Scannell and Samuel Elliott of Matheson, Darren McConnon of EirGrid, Louise O'Callaghan of McCann FitzGerald.

Global law firm Kennedys, with offices in Dublin and Belfast, has announced the launch of a new AI-powered technology platform aimed at helping clients manage claims more efficiently. Kennedys IQ has been established as a separate, technology-driven company which combines human and machine intellige

Dillon Eustace remains the leading legal adviser to Irish-domiciled funds, according to a new report. The firm advises more Irish funds than any other law firm and has continued to do so for over two decades, independent fund research company Monterey Insight said.

Drugs prosecutions in Scotland have plummeted following a change in policy. Figures show that cases have halved in four years, with prosecutors applying what they say is "smart", not "soft touch" justice, our sister publication Scottish Legal News reports.

Global financial services law firm Walkers has invited submissions to the second year of its photography competition run in collaboration with Business to Arts.

A respected dance school is facing a lawsuit from a student who says she sustained injuries after being made to lift a "significantly" heavier partner. Charlotte Vanweersch, 26, claims that the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds was negligent in pairing her up with the other woman.

A woman who was refused international protection in the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, in a decision which stated that she “worked as a prostitute and managed to sustain herself”, has been granted an order of certiorari in the High Court. Remitting the case back to the IPAT f

A judge has questioned whether provocation should be allowed as a defence in murder cases where the deceased only used words against the accused. Justice Tony Hunt was speaking at the Central Criminal Court during a sentence hearing for a man who kicked his father to death after his dad called him a

The Medical Protection Society (MPS) has announced the appointment of clinical negligence expert Tom Hayes. MPS is a protection organisation for doctors, dentists and healthcare professionals and supports more than 300,000 members around the world – with over 21,000 of those in Ireland.

Tributes have been paid to Judge John Anthony Hannan, who has passed away at the age of 56. A judge of the Circuit Court since December 2014, he died at the weekend in Galway Hospice in the presence of his family after a period of illness.

Some thought it would never happen but the UK has officially left the European Union and with that departure, we prepare to welcome a new points-based immigration system, writes Leona Rankin, associate at Carson McDowell. A Westminster policy statement issued last week details how the UK needs to sh

A recent decision of the Labour Court sheds light on the uncertainty surrounding the rights of non-EEA workers to seek compensation for owed payments from their employer in circumstances where they had been in employed without a valid work permit, writes David Cantrell, partner and head of the

Members of the judiciary, legal practitioners and Courts Service staff at Waterford Courthouse before yesterday's historic Supreme Court sitting.