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A woman from Belfast who is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland, but who has Irish Citizenship, has lost an application for leave to apply for judicial review of the refusal to allow her to vote in the upcoming referendum on the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. Finding that the woman had fa

A man who ransacked the Law Society of Ireland's offices last year, stealing two iPads and a laptop which he then sold to a shop, has been jailed for 18 months. Derek Hickey, 30, pleaded guilty to theft at the Law Society on Blackhall Place in Dublin on 17 July 2017.

A solicitor representing a victim of abuse in a Co Galway foster home has called for the urgent establishment of a commission of investigation. Ronan Hynes, partner at Keating Connolly Sellors Solicitors, told RTÉ's Drivetime that the inquiry by the National Review Panel is not sufficient and a sta

Cork solicitor Sinéad Kane has announced her plan to beat the world record for longest distance covered on a treadmill in 24 hours. Ms Kane (pictured), who is blind, already made history last year by becoming the first visually-impaired athlete to complete the World Marathon Challenge - seven marat

The High Court has today ruled part of the UK government’s flagship surveillance law, the Investigatory Powers Act, is unlawful – following a legal challenge from human rights campaigning organisation Liberty. In this first stage of its challenge to the law, Liberty focused on government powers

An alleged prolific serial killer and rapist was caught after US authorities compared DNA samples from his crime scenes to genetic profiles held by online genealogy websites. Police are confident that they have finally apprehended a notorious criminal known variously as the Golden State Killer, East

Criminal defence firms have been told to instruct solicitor advocates if they cannot find an appropriate barrister due to strike action. The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s guidance tells solicitors to contact "as many alternative chambers as possible" to determine if they are taking part in the

Is the law fair to asylum seekers? That is the question posed on the latest episode of BBC Radio 4’s Unreliable Evidence series. Host Clive Anderson asks his expert guests if the law makes it too hard for people to prove they have a legitimate claim to asylum.

The High Court in London has ruled that a coroner's "cab rank" policy of dealing with bodies on a first-come, first-served basis was unlawful, irrational and discriminatory. The protocol issued by Mary Hassell, senior coroner for inner north London, last October has now been struck down and quashed.

Denis Naughten Environment Minister Denis Naughten is planning to hike fines for littering under the Litter Pollution Act, The Irish Times reports.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform erred in law in failing to consider whether Article 8 rights were engaged when refusing applications of two Mauritian citizens who had lawfully entered the State through a government scheme in 2006. Emphasising that t

Pictured (l-r): Rosanne Brennan, associate; Richard Gray, joint head of the corporate team; Neasa Quigley, joint head of the corporate team; Paul McGuickin, senior associate; and Helen Boyle, solicitor. Belfast-based Carson McDowell has announced a series of appointments to its corporate team in res

Anna Vangrove Law firm TLT has promoted Belfast banking and restructuring lawyer Anna Vangrove to partner as part of its 2018 promotion round.

John Cronin British and Irish politicians, regulators and business leaders discussed the prospects for Ireland as a financial services hub after Brexit at a seminar in London this morning.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The Department of Justice has lent its full support to a voluntary group organising a two-day gathering of Magdalene women this summer.