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The High Court will rule at a later date in a case with important implications for the assessment of taxes concerning the inheritance of a family home. The action relates to a ruling by a Tax Appeals Commissioner (TAC) last year that Dublin woman Leanne Deane is entitled to an exemption under sectio

New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have revealed an increase across most crime categories in the first quarter of 2018. The CSO's crime statistics continue to be publisher "under reservation" as announced in March, whereby crime figures will be published in spite of ongoing issues

Five interns have joined Walkers in Dublin as part of the international law firm's annual summer internship programme.

Andrea McIlroy-Rose International law firm Pinsent Masons has been named law firm of the year at an awards ceremony hosted by The Lawyer in London.

Britain's intelligence services were involved in numerous extraordinary rendition operations between 2001-10 – those where there is a real risk of torture – according to a new report. Westminster's Intelligence and Security Committee has published two reports today on the actions of the UK secur

Newtownwards and Belfast-based Worthingtons Solicitors have named Action Cancer as their charity of the year for 2018/19.

Mr Justice Green, Sir Nicholas Green, has been appointed as the new chair of the Law Commission (England and Wales). Taking up his role on 1 August 2018, Sir Nicholas will serve for three years and has declared no political affiliation.

The retirement of US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has sparked fears that an appointment by President Donald Trump could strengthen conservative influence on the court. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said Justice Kennedy, a nominee of President Ronald Reagan, was a "critical moder

There has been a rise in inappropriate behaviour at the English bar since 2014, according to a new report. The Barristers’ Working Lives 2017: Harassment and bullying report shows a "marked increase" in incidents, based on more than 4,000 responses to a survey.

A man who was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment after being convicted of raping a woman in 2014, has had his appeal against his conviction dismissed in the Court of Appeal. Stating that it was difficult to envisage what more might have been said to the jury on the issue of consent, Mr Justice Ala

Mr Justice Charles Meenan Mr Justice Charles Meenan has been appointed by Government to chair an expert group to consider alternatives to court for resolving clinical negligence claims.

A solicitor who paid himself fees of €344,000 out of a child's €454,840 estate has reimbursed the cash, the Irish Independent reports. The High Court was told that the sum had been lodged in an account controlled by another solicitor pending a further court order.

David Ford Former Justice Minister David Ford has resigned his seat in the Northern Ireland Assembly after 20 years as MLA for South Antrim.

The Polish government is continuing to resist pressure from the EU to protect the rule of law as it presses ahead with controversial judicial reforms. The European Commission reiterated its position — that the Polish reforms have put the country's judiciary "under the political control of the ruli

A different-sex couple who object to marriage on the basis they believe it is patriarchal and who sought judicial review of the respondent’s refusal to make legislative changes which would allow them to enter into a civil partnership have had their appeal unanimously allowed by justices in the UK