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Lyn McCarthy, associate solicitor in the healthcare team at Hayes Solicitors, sets out in full the Government's proposed reforms to Irish coronial law. The Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018, currently progressing through the third stage of Dáil Éireann, seeks to strengthen the effectivene

A third of criminal barristers have said that laws prohibiting the questioning of rape complainants could prejudice defendants, The Times reports. Responding to a survey published today, barristers said that the rules that stop complainants being questioned on their sexual behaviour are unclear and

The leadership team of Ronan Daly Jermyn showed a light-hearted side in support of a great cause when they helped film a comedy sketch for charity.

The Scottish Government has unveiled a new strategy to divert drugs users from the criminal justice system by taking a "human rights-based, public health approach" to the issue. The Rights, Respect and Recovery strategy echoes the Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery strategy launched by Taoiseach Leo

A 95-year-old man has been charged by German prosecutors with over 36,000 counts of accessory to murder because of his alleged role as a death camp guard. Hans H., who lives in Berlin, is alleged to have been an SS guard at the Mauthausen death camp in Austria from summer 1944 until spring 1945.

A wedding photographer who allegedly had sex with one of the wedding guests and then urinated outside the venue has been arrested. Katherine Mehta, 26, has been charged with obstruction and public intoxication after the photography gig went drastically wrong.

A man who entered the state illegally in 2004, and made over €30,000 in false welfare claims prior to acquiring Romanian nationality in 2016, has had his application for judicial review refused in the High Court. Refusing to quash the removal and exclusion orders made against him, Mr Justice Ma

Ronan Daly Jermyn has announced the promotion of Cian Fenton, Peter Groarke, Louise Smith and Antoinette Vahey to partner as part of its 2018 round of promotions. The promotions, across the firm's banking and finance, employment, healthcare and litigation practices, bring the number of partners acro

Cleaver Fulton Rankin has announced the promotion of solicitors Nathan Campbell, Rachel Lewis and Shane Conlan to senior solicitor.

Uncertainty over Brexit is "jangling nerves" for Irish law firms, according to a new report by professional services firm Smith & Williamson. The 2018 Smith & Williamson Irish Law Firm Survey shows that most Irish law firms anticipate a strong year ahead, with revenues and profits continuing

Irish barrister Patrick O'Connor QC has been recognised for his commitment to pro bono work with a prestigious award. Mr O'Connor, who hails from Co Clare and now practises with Doughty Street Chambers in London, was presented with the Sydney Elland Goldsmith Award for Lifetime Achievement in Pro Bo

Dr Louise Crowley, senior lecturer at University College Cork School of Law, writes on the case for reform of Ireland's divorce laws. Divorce was introduced in Ireland in 1996 following the tightly contested referendum which was passed by a small margin, with just 9,114 votes separating the voting e

Attorney General Séamus Woulfe SC paid tribute to the late John Maurice Kelly, author of Kelly: The Irish Constitution, at a launch event for the textbook's fifth edition.

Two people who came to Ireland as refugees but subsequently naturalised as Irish citizens should not have been denied access to the family reunification scheme, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said. The Commission has appeared before the Court of Appeal as amicus curiae in the 'MA

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is facing resourcing challenges because tech giants such as Google and Facebook are based in the State, the Sunday Business Post reports. A note prepared for Communications Minister Denis Naughten earlier this year warns that Ireland is acting as a "de facto