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The Supreme Court has held that plaintiffs in defamation proceedings, who have accepted an “offer of amends” pursuant to s.22 of the Defamation Act 2009, have the right to opt for a jury to assess the amount of damages in the event that the terms are not agreed upon. Considering appeals from “

The Cabinet has agreed to nominate five new judges to the High Court, District Court, and Circuit Court bench to "ensure access to justice". Teresa Pilkington SC and solicitor Michael Quinn have been nominated for the High Court, while solicitor Eirinn McKiernan has been nominated for the District C

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has announced the appointment of a new secretary general to oversee a "radical restructuring" of the Department of Justice and Equality.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said legislation to reform the court poor box will be brought to the Dáil before the end of the year. He told TDs that he remained unhappy "regarding the manner in which the court poor box is being used in the courts".

The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has urged the Polish government to halt the "ongoing purges" in the judiciary. Antonín Mokrý, president of the CCBE, issued a statement yesterday calling the situation in Poland "alarming".

Professor Robin Hickey Queen's University Belfast School of Law has announced the appointment of Professor Robin Hickey as the new head of the School of Law.

Facebook broke the law during the Brexit referendum – by failing to safeguard people’s information after the data of 87 million people was harvested – and could be fined £500,000 for two breaches of data protection legislation, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) announced as it calle

Tanya Ward Businesses should be required by law to perform regular "child-risk assessments" to make sure digital technologies are safe for children, the Children's Rights Alliance (CRA) has said.

fees. On 8 January 2009, it submitted a revised claim (iv) in which it asserted a right to claim overpaid VAT back to 1973 (i.e. before its incorporation in 1990) by relying on the 1990 Asset Transfer Agreement. After initially refusing all of Carlton’s claims, HMRC paid the sum claimed by Carlto

Lizzie Colvin Belfast solicitor Lizzie Colvin is set to represent Ireland in a major international hockey tournament.

Niall Murphy Belfast solicitor Niall Murphy has warned that Northern Ireland is "sleepwalking into a constitutional disaster" over Brexit.

Kevin Oliver International law firm Allen & Overy has licensed AI technology from Kira Systems to assist in contract review in a number of practice areas.

An investigation has been launched after a fully-loaded submachine gun fell out of a Garda car and was found by a member of the public. The Heckler & Koch MP7 was handed into Store Street Garda Station around 25 minutes later.

A woman who commenced personal injury proceedings against singer Rihanna has been granted an order deeming the service of the summons good. While Ms Justice Miriam O'Regan was not satisfied that there was valid service as a matter of New York law or US federal law; she held that the service actually

Pictured (left-right, top-bottom): Maedhbh Calncy, Iseult Mangan, Declan McBride, Sarah McCague, David O'Shea and Sarah O'Sullivan Arthur Cox has announced the appointment of six lawyers to the rank of Of Counsel in the all-island firm's Dublin office.