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Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates writes on a recent case clarifying the role of trade union officials in providing legal advice. In case ADJ-6034, the AO in this case held that a union official, regardless of his/her legal qualification, was quite capable of

A private members' bill to decriminalise abortion in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has cleared the first legislative stage in the House of Commons. MPs voted by 208-123 to pass the Abortion Bill 2017-19 at the first stage, with a second stage debate to take place in a month's time.

William Fry last night hosted a reception to welcome the Mayor of Philadelphia and other senior officials to Ireland. Mayor Jim Kenney, the first Irish-American Mayor elected to lead Philadelphia since 1980, is visiting Ireland to promote and strengthen the relationship between Ireland and the US ci

Limerick lawyers and courts staff are set to take to the dancefloor next week in a bid to raise €3,000 for two charities. The "Strictly Legal Eagles" event has been organised by Limerick Solicitors' Bar Association, barristers of the South Western Circuit, and local staff at the Courts Service

Publisher Picador has announced another book from the anonymous author of The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken. The as-yet-untitled new book promises to “reveal the stupidity, malice and incompetence behind many of the biggest legal stories of recent years” with p

An international law enforcement operation has led to the seizure of 60,000 illegally imported and unauthorised medicines in Northern Ireland. Operation Pangea XI, which involved 116 countries, intercepted multiple packages of diazepam, pregabalin and zopiclone.

A coven of witches have cast a hex on US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh aimed at "exposing [the judge] for what he truly is". The bizarre ritual, which has made international headlines, was organised by Catland Books, an occult bookstore in New York.

A man who provided interviews in the “Boston Tapes” project documenting paramilitary involvement in Northern Ireland during the Troubles has had his application for an injunction restraining their use by the PSNI dismissed by the Divisional Court. Background

The Law Reform Commission has made over 200 recommendations to crack down on corporate wrong-doing in the wake of the banking crisis. A major two-part report on regulatory powers and corporate offences will be officially launched by Attorney General Séamus Woulfe this evening.

A private members' bill to make perjury a statutory offence will be debated in the Oireachtas later today. The Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018, introduced by Senator Pádraig Ó Céidigh last week, provides for prison sentences of up to seven years for perjurers.

A&L Goodbody has urged Northern Ireland businesses to "act now to start preparing for Brexit", in spite of uncertainty about the shape of the Brexit deal. The law firm issued the warning at a Brexit breakfast in Belfast this afternoon, hosted in partnership with the NI Chamber of Commerce &

The absence of political leadership in Northern Ireland is standing in the way of progress towards ending paramilitarism, the Independent Reporting Commission (IRC) has said. The body, set up under the Fresh Start Agreement in 2015, has published its first report, which notes that paramilitarism "re

Mr Justice Kevin Cross will open a CPD event on breast cancer litigation in Dublin next week in aid of the Marie Keating Foundation. The event, taking place next Thursday 1 November, 1.30pm-5.30pm in the Distillery Building, has been organised by barrister Doireann O'Mahony and will hear from a rang

The top UK law firms have seen their profit margins shrink for a fourth consecutive year, according to new research by PwC. The PwC Law Firms' Survey 2018 reports that profit margins at the top 10 firms have fallen to 36.6 per cent, down from 36.9 per cent in 2017 and 40 per cent in 2014.