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The Bar of Ireland believes Ireland can become a leading legal services centre if the Government can encourage private companies to use Irish law in the drafting of contracts, The Irish Times reports. Most multinationals in Europe use English law as the governing law of contract, but this could chan

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Ireland is taking steps to reduce delays in having cross-border family law judgments recognised and enforced, Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said.

Dr Carol Coulter Allegations of child sex abuse, including one case involving abuse by multiple people, and lack of adequate services for severely disturbed and mentally ill teenagers dominate the publication of 16 new reports today by the Child Care Law Reporting Project (CCLRP).

A Dublin-based firm has announced that it will accept Bitcoin payments from clients in what it believes is a first for an Irish law firm. In a statement, Cosgrove Gaynard Solicitors said it had "decided to accept Bitcoin after receiving requests from a number of clients".

Kieran McGarrigle Arthur Cox has welcomed new figures showing a nearly 30 per cent decline in company insolvencies in Northern Ireland in the last quarter of 2017.

Carol Sinnott Immigration lawyers have warned the Department of Justice that a new policy disqualifying people from Irish citizenship if they have left the country for six or more weeks during the residency period may be unconstitutional.

A number of industry regulators have urged the Law Reform Commission to recommend giving them powers to levy administrative fines without going through the courts, The Irish Times reports. Their letter also criticised the maximum fines for serious regulatory breaches, which they said were too weak t

Betty Purcell The appointment of seven new commissioners at the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has been delayed by a challenge to the process, The Irish Times reports.

Ahead of the second reading of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill in the Upper House, the House of Lords Constitution Committee is calling on the UK government to amend the bill. The committee’s report, published today, states that legislation is necessary to ensure legal continuity and certaint

Alison Saunders All current rape and sexual assault cases in England and Wales are under review by the Crown Prosecution Service following a series of failures to disclose evidence, The Times reports.

Solicitors at Ronan Daly Jermyn have visited the construction site of a €90 million office development on Albert Quay in Cork.

Kevin McVeigh A partner at Elliott Duffy Garrett Solicitors in Belfast is running the London Marathon to raise cash for the Cancer Fund for Children.

A woman who pleaded guilty to stealing over €460K when she took over the running of her ill husband’s business in 2010, has been successful in an appeal against the severity of her sentence. Suspending the final 6 months of the 18-month sentence, Justice Birmingham said that the powerful mitigat

Richard Curran LK Shields has announced the appointment of Richard Curran as head of the firm's corporate and commercial department.

Pictured (l-r): Aine McGillie, John Tougher and Sara McGaughey Commercial law firm Mills Selig has announced the appointment of solicitors Aine McGillie, John Tougher and Sara McGaughey.