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Dublin firm Eugene F. Collins has announced the appointment of Siobhan Kenny as an associate in the firm's construction team. Ms Kenny, who has over 20 years' experience in the construction sector, will advise clients on both contentious and non-contentious construction issues.

The Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, will hear victims' rights campaigner Raymond McCord's legal challenge to the prorogation of Parliament tomorrow. Mr McCord launched the challenge in the High Court in Belfast two weeks ago in a bid to prevent the Prime Minister from suspending Parliament to

The prorogation of Parliament "slams the brakes" on important legislation concerning Northern Ireland, including long-awaited provisions on domestic abuse and historical institutional abuse. Pending legislation will be effectively killed off following prorogation, the BBC reports.

The treatment of people in Garda custody will be subject to an independent review announced today by the Garda Inspectorate. The watchdog said it will look into all aspects of custody, with a particular focus on how the rights of persons in An Garda Síochána custody are protected, the

An emergency legal bid to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson from suspending Parliament has begun at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, our sister publication Scottish Legal News reports. Seventy-five parliamentarians are supporting the action which seeks an interim interdict to prevent the suspensio

Irish Legal News recently caught up with the Lord Mayor of Belfast, John Finucane, to talk about his experience as a solicitor and advocate, and his hopes for the future of the city of Belfast. Mr Finucane read Law with History at the University of Dundee and completed his Legal Practice Course in N

A public consultation on the legalisation of the use of e-scooters and other powered personal transporters (PPTs) on public roads will begin on Sunday. Transport Minister Shane Ross announced the consultation after receiving a report from the Road Safety Authority (RSA), which broadly supports legal

Belfast firm KRW Law is representing controversial former journalist Gemma O'Doherty in a defamation action against Village Magazine and its editor, the magazine has said. In a tweet, Village Magazine said the law firm had lodged proceedings in the High Court in Dublin over the content of an editori

A profoundly deaf man has served as a juror in England and Wales in what is believed to be a legal first. Matthew Johnston, 54, served on three trials at Blackfriars Crown Court over a two-week period, The Guardian reports.

An aggrieved beekeeper enlisted the bears who stole thousands of pounds worth of honey from his bee hives in an unwitting experiment which has revealed their expensive tastes. Ibrahim Sedef, who produces honey on Turkey's Black Sea coast, set up a row of bowls for the repeat offenders to see what ho

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of Sinéad Power as a partner in the firm's dispute resolution team. Ms Power helps organisations prevent, work through and resolve disputes, often with an international component. She has experience in a wide range of commercial litigatio

Attorney General Séamus Woulfe SC has reportedly warned the Government that a mandatory vaccination scheme in Irish schools will be "challenging to do legally". Health Minister Simon Harris recently asked Mr Woulfe to examine the constitutionality of proposals to make vaccines mandatory in sc

The UK's advertising regulator has ordered the Home Office to withdraw a "misleading" advert for the post-Brexit EU settlement scheme. In a ruling published today, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the radio advert gives listeners the impression that a passport or ID card is the only id

Russia violated the rights of an auditor charged with organised tax evasion who died in pre-trial detention in November 2009, judges in the European Court of Human Rights have unanimously ruled.

Lawyers who graduated from DCU School of Law and Government have been invited to mentor recent graduates as they plan their next career steps. The university has appealed to alumni to register for the Graduate Law Mentorship Programme, which is entering its third year.