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Dublin solicitor Keith Walsh, chair of the Law Society of Ireland's child and family law committee, writes for Irish Legal News on the government's announcement of a divorce referendum in May 2019. The confirmation by Ministers Flanagan and Madigan that the referendum to reduce the waiting time for

Leading experts on coronial systems will explore the case for major reform at an event hosted by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) next week. The civil liberties group is co-ordinating new research into the coronial system and has organised the event to draw on the expertise of people who

New research has found a link between stricter road traffic laws and a fall in child deaths on Irish roads over the past two-and-a-half decades. Researchers Dr Cliona McGarvey, Karina Hamilton, Jean Donnelly and Alf J Nicholson of Temple Street Children's University Hospital have published their fin

The requirement for a person to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they did not commit an offence in order to access compensation for a miscarriage of justice does not breach their right to presumption of innocence, the Supreme Court has ruled. The question in the appeals was whether the definitio

A convicted rapist who was awarded damages after being assaulted while serving his prison sentence has brought a legal challenge over an alleged delay in a review by the DPP into alleged perjury by prison officers. The action has been taken by Darius Savickis, who wants the High Court to direct the

An American politician who employs hundreds of young teenagers has proposed a new law to scrap restrictions on child labour in his state. Republican Senator Chip Perfect's Senate Bill 342 would remove work permit requirements and working time restrictions for 16- and 17-year-olds in Indiana.

Permanent TSB have been granted an order discharging the purported order of the Master of the High Court to strike out a Special Summons. Stating that it beggared belief that the Master continued to make such orders despite recent decisions clearly stating that he had no jurisdiction to do so, Mr Ju

Eversheds Sutherland has announced three partner appointments across its Belfast and Dublin offices to strengthen the international law firm's Brexit advisory team. Lorcan Keenan and Enda Cullivan have joined the Dublin office, while Lisa Bryson has been promoted to partner in Belfast.

The Chief State Solicitor, Maria Browne, warned Dublin City Council that a proposed commercial development could compromise the privacy of her office and Irish national security. Ms Browne wrote to the council to object to plans lodged for a seven-storey office block on Ship Street Great and Chancer

PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton has announced plans to retire this summer, turning down an offer for a three-year extension to his contract. Mr Hamilton, who was appointed to the top policing post in June 2014, will now leave the role at the end of June 2019.

A man whose murder trial collapsed due to the content of an RTÉ Prime Time programme has had a new trial date set for November this year. Keith Brady, 31, went on trial last year charged with the murder of Martin 'Matt' Kivlehan between 2-3 August 2015 at Mr Kivlehan's home in Sligo.

The High Court in Belfast will this week hear a landmark legal challenge aimed at finding Northern Ireland's abortion law in breach of the UK's human rights commitments. The case is being taken by Sarah Ewart, a woman who travelled to England for an abortion after a fatal foetal abnormality diagnosi

Four men from Derry who fled south of the border after they were allegedly wrongfully accused of murder have been awarded a five-figure sum in compensation from the Chief Constable of the PSNI. Stephen Crumlish, Gerry McGowan, Gerard Kelly and Michael Toner - known as the "Derry Four" - launched civ

Private companies which provide public services should be brought under the remit of Freedom of Information legislation, the UK's Information Commissioner has said. In a new report called Outsourcing Oversight?: The case for reforming access to information law, Information Commissioner Elizabeth Den

The English lawyer representing a man convicted in absentia of manslaughter following a speedboat crash which killed a young woman has received a death thread from neo-Nazis. Richard Egan, senior partner at Tuckers in London, received a letter which referred to the 2016 murder of MP Jo Cox, claimed