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Galway-born lawyer Deirdre Fottrell QC has been appointed a deputy High Court judge in England and Wales. She was one of 32 people appointed by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Burnett of Maldon, for a fixed four-year term yesterday.

A proposed referendum on repealing article 41.2 of the Constitution, which recognises a woman's "life within the home", will not go ahead in October. The Government had planned for a referendum to take place on 26 October, to coincide with the Irish presidential election.

Plans to switch more criminal trials to video links will destroy local justice and confidence in the legal system, a leaked response from magistrates to the senior judiciary has revealed. Magistrates in Kent have detailed their concerns over UK government proposals to close courts and make greater u

A fishmonger has been closed for sticking fake eyes on fish to make them appear fresher.

Irish Life have been unsuccessful in their application to dismiss a claim for damages brought by a former employee whose pension was considered an asset in UK bankruptcy proceedings. The claim is based on the fact that the old pension scheme, of which the employee was a member, was approved by the H

John Cronin, former chairman and managing partner of McCann FitzGerald, has become the first solicitor to be elected president of the British-Irish Chamber of Commerce. Mr Cronin will succeed outgoing president Eoin O'Neill to become the sixth president of the Chamber.

LK Shields has appointed Elaine Hughes as head of the firm's newly restructured company secretarial and compliance team. Ms Hughes will work alongside company secretaries Liam Boyle and Karen Finneran, and trainee company secretary James Carolan.

A solicitor who specialises in immigration and refugee law has warned that deportations from Ireland this year will likely peak in August, when lawyers are least likely to be able to intervene. Wendy Lyon, solicitor at KOD Lyons in Dublin, told The Irish Times that there was a "perception among prac

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has been officially welcomed into his new role by Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan. Commissioner Harris, the former deputy chief constable of the PSNI, met with Mr Flanagan in his office on his first day in the job.

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates writes on recent constructive dismissal cases which illustrate the need for employees to take legal advice before resigning. In case ADJ10369, the AO had to deal with a claim of constructive dismissal and has helpfully set ou

McCann FitzGerald has today launched a smartphone app aimed at helping companies comply with the Companies Act 2014, its third legaltech application since partnering with Neota Logic. The new Director Compliance Statement App will help companies comply with obligations and reporting requirements int

Maynooth University Department of Law has announced the appointment of medical and IP law specialist Dr Aisling McMahon. Dr McMahon is particularly interested in the regulation of emerging health technologies, and in the role of ethics in the patenting of health-related inventions.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said he is "engaging with the representative associations" on measures such as equipping gardaí with tasers. He made the comments while unveiling a plaque in memory of Garda Michael Clerkin who was killed by an IRA bomb in 1976, The Irish Times reports.

Legislation allowing craft breweries and distilleries to sell alcohol produced on the premises to tourists and visitors has been brought into effect. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan signed the commencement order for the Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Act 2018 yesterday afternoon.

A new inquiry to investigate whether changes to legal aid funding have left some victims of discrimination unable to access justice has been launched today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Following changes to legal aid in 2012, funding for most discrimination cases can only be accessed