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The High Court has ruled that a woman suing the National Maternity Hospital must provide it with her medical charts after the hospital lost them. Mr Justice Max Barrett heard the motion for judgment in default of defence in medical negligence proceedings arising out of an ectopic pregnancy.

The law firms and barristers earning most from legal aid in Northern Ireland are no longer being named out of concerns about GDPR rules. The Legal Services Agency has not published details payments made to solicitor firms and individual barristers for four years.

Belfast-based John McKee Solicitors has rebranded as McKees to coincide with a major £250,000 investment in its offices and staff.

Jurors in Irish criminal trials should always be warned not to conduct research on the internet, according to a new report launched by Chief Justice Frank Clarke yesterday. In a significant report on judges and juries in Ireland, researchers Mark Coen, Niamh Howlin, Colette Barry and John Lynch conc

A former Limerick solicitor has lost an appeal over being adjudged bankrupt. John Tobin was issued with a bankruptcy summons by the Revenue Commissioners in April 2016 while still practising as a solicitor.

Joanne Hyde, partner and head of employment at Eversheds Sutherland, examines a recent Irish court ruling on Sunday work. The emergence of businesses like Deliveroo, Buymie, and Uber Eats in the Irish market has created the so-called “gig economy” where individuals are engaged as self-em

A solicitor whose client is suspected of having coronavirus has been told he would be banned from the courts if he holds a one-to-one consultation with him. Solicitor Padraig O'Connell told Judge David Waters in Killarney District Court that his client was not able to attend because he was being kep

Certain domestic abuse offenders in England and Wales will have to take lie detector tests after their release from custody under new UK government plans. A three-year pilot will see mandatory polygraph examinations imposed on "high risk" offenders three months after release and every six months aft

Lawyers at Sherwin O'Riordan Solicitors are set to take part in the firm's first charity hike in support of a homework club for children living in extremely challenging circumstances. Members of the firm will climb Lugnaquilla, the highest mountain in Leinster, in aid of the Irish Youth Foundation (

A brewery has refused to remove cartoon animals from its beer cans despite a regulator ruling that it appeals too much to children. Bristol-based Lost & Grounded insists that its artwork is "no different to the multitude of other brands on the market that utilise an artistic style".

The High Court has ruled that a woman who cared for her partner in the years before his death should have the benefit of his South Dublin property. Mr Justice Senan Allen heard the application, pursuant to s.194 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010, for

The boutique media law specialist firm set up by high-profile Belfast lawyer Paul Tweed has been acquired by Gateley for £2 million. TWEED, with offices in London, Dublin and Belfast, was launched in summer 2017 after Mr Tweed left Johnsons Solicitors.

Dublin law firm Caytons Law has announced a rebrand as Caytons as it continues to grow. The move comes after the firm relocated to larger offices in Dublin's Fitzwilliam Square, and coincides with the conversion of the firm's associated London office to LLP status.

Over 300 complaints were received by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) in the first 12 weeks of the new legal complaints regime. The legal watchdog began receiving and investigating complaints about solicitors and barristers on 7 October 2019 in a major shake-up for the legal sector.

Legal costs in motor insurance claims rose slightly to €112 million in 2018, according to new figures from the Central Bank of Ireland. In total, there were legal costs of €112,275,745 in 2018 in relation to 4,714 claims taken through the courts.