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The High Court has dismissed an application by former Garda Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan for an order allowing her to bring a defamation action against the Irish Examiner newspaper.​Ms O'Sullivan, who served as Commissioner between 2014 and 2017, had claimed she was defamed by the

Peter Groarke, associate solicitor in the healthcare team at Ronan Daly Jermyn, writes on the legislative process. On 2 October 2018, members of Dáil Éireann discussed the proposed introduction of the Mental Health (Renewal Orders) Bill 2018.

The Bar Council of England and Wales has hit out at reports suggesting the UK government will consider reintroducing Employment Tribunal fees, The Times reports. The fees introduced in 2013 were scrapped last year after they were ruled unlawful by the UK Supreme Court on the basis that they prevente

Arthur Cox has paid thanks to former US Ambassador to Ireland, Kevin O'Malley, after he joined the firm for a lunchtime session.

A major cross-border conference on tackling organised crime, bringing together government representatives and agencies north and south, has come to a close.

A pensioner who identifies as middle-aged has launched a legal bid to have his age changed in order to improve his prospects on dating app Tinder. Emile Ratelband, who is 69 years old but says he feels 49, had his application for a new birth date rejected by a local authority.

A former parish priest who sexually abused and raped a 12-year-old boy has been successful in his appeal against the severity of his sentence. In 2017, the man was sentenced to a total of eight years imprisonment for rape and sexual assault, to run consecutive to a sentence of seven years imposed in

Tully Rinckey Ireland has announced the appointment of Conor Robinson as a partner in Dublin following its acquisition of CB Robinson Solicitors. The move comes less than four months after US-based law firm Tully Rinckey expanded into Ireland as part of a five-year plan for international expansion.

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of Deirdre Nagle as a partner in the firm's construction practice. Ms Nagle has led the firm's planning and environmental law team since February and will continue to do so.

Belfast solicitors Lynsey Watson, Helen Trimble and Noelle McKay have been appointed principal legal officers at Northern Ireland's Land Registry. The role will see them advise Land Registry examiners on the legal aspects of registration and adverse possession.

Trainee solicitor Eileen Lynch has been elected secretary-general of the Youth of the European People's Party (YEPP). The YEPP is the youth wing of the European People's Party, the European political grouping to which Fine Gael belongs.

The first so-called "on-the-run" republican to be charged with offences since the scheme was found by British MPs to have “distorted the process of justice” has been brought before the High Court on an extradition warrant. Donegal man John Downey, 66, is facing charges in relation to the

Limerick solicitors, barristers, courts staff and lecturers swapped the courtroom for the ballroom at "Strictly Legal Eagles" to raise money for local charities.

LK Shields has announced that it will be legal sponsor of MediaCon 2018, a high-level summit and marketplace for the media industry. Aideen Burke, associate in the media and entertainment team, will speak on both days of the event as part of panel discussions on "International Co-Production" and "Br

Dozens of criminal justice charities have been gagged by public sector contracts which prevent them from criticising the UK government, The Times reports. An investigation by the newspaper into so-called "gagging clauses" in government contracts suggests that some of Britain's biggest charities have