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A man who had a heart attack after reading a false missile alert has taken legal action. James Sean Shields claimed the warning was a factor contributing to his medical emergency, while his girlfriend, Brenda Reichel, joined the suit on the basis she suffered emotional upset.

Parents who lost custody of three of their children pursuant to wardship and return orders made in England and enforced by orders of the High Court have successfully appealed against a later decision which held that their right to appeal was out of time. Stating that purported service of the notice

Prisoners may appear in the Irish courts less often under plans to expand use of video-link facilities to deliver greater value for money. A review of prisoner escort services, conducted as part of an ongoing process of expenditure evaluation, suggested that the need for prisoner court appearances c

A man has been convicted of breaching the anonymity of a rape complainant for the first time in the Northern Ireland courts. Sean McFarland, 36, was fined £300 after pleading guilty to breaching a lifetime ban on reporting the identity of the complainant in the rape trial of Ireland and Ulster

The Oberstown Children Detention Campus has been recognised with an award for its use of a new tool to identify, prevent and track health and safety incidents. The health and safety team at Oberstown were finalists in two categories at the Enterprise Risk Network Recognition Awards, hosted by the St

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates writes on a recent judgment from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) with significant ramifications for Irish employment law. The case of Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften eV v Tetsuj

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.