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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

A crackdown on lawyers and activists associated with the campaign against forced wearing of the hijab in Iran intensified over the weekend. Human rights lawyer and women’s rights activist Hoda Amid was arrested at her home on Saturday, a day after the arrests of her fellow lawyers Payam Derafs

A new video published by the BBC invites viewers to take a virtual reality tour through the highest court in the UK.

A man who allegedly ran out on dinner dates with women, leaving them to pay the full bill, is facing up to 13 years in prison. Paul Gonzales, 45, allegedly took financial advantage of at least 10 women he met on dating apps or websites.

A prison officer who sustained a herniated disc in his back in the course of restraining and lifting a prisoner in January 2013, has had his claim dismissed on the grounds that it was statute barred. Granting the State defendants an application to dismiss the claim which was issued by way of plenary