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The UK Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that prisons in England and Wales are exempt from the smoking ban under the Health Act 2006. President Lady Hale said provisions of the Act prohibiting smoking in offices, bars and enclosed areas were not extended to government or Crown sites because under

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Six Garda stations are set to reopen following a report from the Garda Commissioner.

Feargal Brennan (top) and Lisa Cawley (bottom) A team of ByrneWallace lawyers advised Dundalk-based Multihog Limited on its €7 million investment funding round.

A man who was convicted of murdering another in Crumlin in 2001, has successfully appealed his conviction on the basis that the trial judge made impermissible comments to the jury that could have been construed as advocating the prosecution case. In the five-judge Supreme Court, the appeal was allow

A man who was convicted of murdering another in Crumlin in 2001, has successfully appealed his conviction on the basis that the trial judge made impermissible comments to the jury that could have been construed as advocating the prosecution case. In the five-judge Supreme Court, the appeal was allow

Convicted sex offender and legal academic Brian Doolan has launched a High Court challenge over being disciplined by the Arbour Hill Prison authorities for comments posted on his website crticising the victim's support group 'One in Four.' Doolan who taught law at the Dublin Institute of Technology

The secretive judicial execution of two men earlier today reflects the Japanese government’s unrepentant contempt for the right to life, Amnesty International said. Teruhiko Seki, 44, who was convicted of murder and robbery, and Kiyoshi Matsui, 69, who was convicted of murder, were executed early

Dates have been set for the appeal of former Rehab chief executive Angela Kerins. Ms Kerns is appealing against the rejection of her damages bid over the Dáil Public Accounts Committee’s hearings relating to public funds given to Rehab.

A group safeguarding migrants’ rights has asked whether parts of the McMahon Report into the direct provision system have been enacted while saying others were “slower and more piecemeal than we would like”. Nasc was involved in producing the McMahon report as part of the Working Group on the

A judge has recused himself over a perceived conflict in the case of Gayle Dunne, wife of developer Seán Dunne, who is appealing over his bankruptcy, the Irish Independent reports. Mr Justice Seán Ryan, president of the Court of Appeal bought a house from Mr Dunne’s firm and had once met him.

A lawyer has called for people who make false rape allegations to be stripped of anonymity and named on a public register. Nick Freeman, known as ‘Mr Loopole’, made the comments after the case of Liam Allan, 22, whose rape trial collapsed after it emerged that the alleged victim was lying.

The UK government has provided no detail on how it will protect consumer rights via shared legislation, shared mechanisms and cooperation with cross-border agencies post Brexit, a House of Lords sub-committee has reported. The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee today calls on the government to

A Dublin pensioner is to marry his male carer in order to avoid paying inheritance tax. Eighty-five year old Matt will marry Michael O’Sullivan. Both men are straight but have decided that getting married is the best route to avoiding the tax bill on Matt’s home.

The Minister for Health and Children has partially succeeded in an appeal to the Supreme Court, which was based on the statutory interpretation of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Acts 1997-2006. Delivering the unanimous decision of the five-judge Court, Mr Justice William McKechnie found the t

The Minister for Health and Children has partially succeeded in an appeal to the Supreme Court, which was based on the statutory interpretation of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Acts 1997-2006. Delivering the unanimous decision of the five-judge Court, Mr Justice William McKechnie found the t