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A renowned judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa will address a major conference on public litigation in Belfast this summer. Mr Edwin Cameron is widely recognised for his HIV/AIDS and gay rights activism, and has received many awards — including from The Bar of England and Wales — f

The second edition of Dr Albert Keating's The Law of Wills has been published by Clarus Press. The book has been updated to reflect changes to the law, such as the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009, Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010, Charities Act 2

The UCD Student Legal Service (UCD SLS) has launched an updated volume looking at the 80-year history of the Irish Constitution.

Pictured (l-r): Susan Cavanagh, Account Executive, Willis Towers Watson; Seamus Carroll, Head of the Data Protection Unit, Department of Justice and Equality; Michelle Ryan, Solicitor, Ronan Daly Jermyn; and JP Gilmartin, Partner, Ronan Daly Jermyn Ronan Daly Jermyn has hosted a joint seminar on the

A woman given nearly £10 million after she split from her husband has had her maintenance brought to an end by senior judges, The Brief reports. Kim Waggott, 49, was told by appeal judges to get a job if she needs more money.

A Ukrainian man who had his application for a residence card refused by the Secretary of State, has succeeded in his application for judicial review of the impugned decision. Making an order quashing the decision, Justice McCloskey found that the Secretary of State had made no attempt to engage with

Sabine Walsh The Mediators' Institute of Ireland (MII) has welcomed figures showing that the vast majority of complaints to the Financial Services Ombudsman (FSO) last year were resolved through mediation.

John Hern A major US firm with an office in Dublin is merging with a Texas-based law firm with effect from today.

Arthur Cox has topped Mergermarket's league table of Irish M&A legal advisers by both deal count and value for the first quarter of 2018. Mergermarket is an independent M&A intelligence service with a global library of historical M&A transactions including fully sourced financials and ex

UCC School of Law has announced that the 16th Annual Law and the Environment Conference will take place on Thursday 26 April. The prominent conference provides a forum for the expert presentation of legal developments and research in the area of environmental law, regulation and policy, as well as a

Professor Richard Susskind Legal experts will feature on BBC Radio 4’s Unreliable Evidence show tonight to discuss concerns about whether online courts could narrow access to justice.

Pictured (l-r): Prof Dmytro Volin, Prof Linda Zgaga, Prof David Kane, Prof Rachel Walsh and Prof Sarah O'Brien with the Provost Dr Rachael Walsh, assistant professor at TCD School of Law, has been presented with a Provost's Teaching Award.

A professional swimmer who was accused of raping a woman following a night out in Cardiff has been acquitted. Otto Putland, 24, who represented Wales in the 2014 Glasgow games, denied raping the woman after she had sex with his friend, Olympic swimmer Ieuan Lloyd.

A man who was sentenced to nine years imprisonment, with the final year suspended, has had his appeal against the severity of his sentence dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Delivering the judgment of the three-judge Court, Mr Justice Mahon said that the abuse suffered by the man’s victims was asso

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has officially opened the refurbished and extended Waterford Courthouse.