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Mr Justice Frank Clarke Mr Justice Frank Clarke of the Supreme Court has been nominated by the Cabinet as the next Chief Justice of Ireland.

The CEO of FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) yesterday called on Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan to increase the legal aid budget to meet surging demand and to put an end to legal aid fees for victims of domestic abuse.

The High Court has refused to grant the wife of a bankrupt an order to cross-examine the official assignee of her husband’s estate, in relation to a mareva injunction against her. Ms Justice Costello found that the woman had failed to establish exceptional circumstances, and stated that there was

Ciara Lagan Ciara Lagan, corporate partner at Tughans, writes on Northern Ireland's new "persons with significant control" regime.

Tom O'Malley Tom O'Malley BL, a commissioner with the Law Reform Commission and a senior lecturer in law at NUI Galway, writes on suspended sentences.

Politicians could improve the quality of justice in Ireland by appointing a greater number of judges, a High Court judge has said. Mr Justice Richard Humphreys, addressing the 27th annual Parnell Summer School in Co Wicklow, said it was the "single biggest thing" the Oireachtas could do for Irish ju

Alison Saunders Prosecutors in England and Wales have announced plans to treat online hate crimes as seriously as those committed face-to-face.

Louise Whitfield A heterosexual couple who have so far failed in their legal battle to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage have won permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court.

The judge-led review of Northern Ireland's civil and family justice systems has produced two reports with over 400 recommendations for "transformative change". The reports were launched by the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, and the most senior Court of Appeal judge, Lord

Pictured (l-r): Joe Dolan, Irish Hotels Federation President, Mark Adair, Partner at Mason Hayes & Curran, Emily Mahoney, Associate at Mason Hayes & Curran, Tim Fenn, Irish Hotels Federation Chief Executive Mason Hayes & Curran has launched a new guide on the EU General Data Protection R

A man who was convicted of sexual offences as a minor, and who now has over 70 convictions, has been unsuccessful in his application to serve a writ of summons out of the jurisdiction on Google. Sitting in the High Court in Belfast, Lord Justice Stephens refused leave to serve notice of a writ of su

Allied Irish Bank has been unsuccessful in its application for a summary judgment for amounts owed under a guarantee provided by the partner of a man who did not explain to her what she was signing. Referring the matter to plenary hearing, Mr Justice Max Barrett stated that the Court could not prope

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has launched a new Mediators' Institute of Ireland brochure promoting mediation in farm disputes.

An otherwise passionate, even-tempered UCD Law Society debate between pro-choice and pro-life campaigners swung in favour of Repeal the Eighth after a brash closing speech from the deputy chair of the Pro-Life Campaign.

A man who complained that his human rights were breached by members of the police service when attempting to recruit him as an informer, has lost his appeal to bring judicial review proceedings because an alternative remedy was open to him in the form of the Tribunal established under section 65 of