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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has promised to take "radical action to restore public confidence in the Department of Justice" as he announced the resignation of Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald.

Darragh Mackin The High Court in Dublin has granted leave for a judicial review of the terms of reference for the statutory inquiry into the death of John Kelly.

Pictured (l-r): Dr Kathryn O'Sullivan, Mark Cumisky & Kiah Townsend The Master of Laws LLM (General) at University of Limerick School of Law has been named Postgraduate Course of the Year in Law 2018 at the Gradireland Higher Education Awards.

A homeless man who was sleeping rough outside the Four Courts has died, The Irish Times reports. The Lithuanian national was known to support services and had been engaging with rough sleeper outreach teams for a number of years.

ICTA defendant at a UN war crimes appeal hearing in The Hague drank a vial of what he claimed was poison after hearing the verdict against him. Slobodan Praljak, one of six former Bosnian Croat leaders being tried for war crimes, was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment.

Lord Burnett of Maldon The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Burnett of Maldon, has welcomed a report calling for action to guarantee the rights of people with mental health problems within the justice system.

Professor Jane Ohlmeyer The Irish Legal History Society (ILHS) will hold its 2017 AGM in Belfast this Friday.

A choir of solicitors, barristers and judges is hosting a Christmas concert in aid of Barnardos and the Welcome Organisation.

Pictured: Hannah McDaid and Richard Murphy M Pinsent Masons has celebrated the success of its recent Taste of NI market event, bringing together local artisan food and crafts traders.

The European Ombudsman, Ireland's own Emily O'Reilly, delivered a powerful keynote speech on the disparity between justice and the law as part of FLAC's 11th Annual Dave Ellis Lecture.

In a dispute over a “set-off arrangement” to which Dunnes Stores was a party, the High Court has held that Dunnes has failed to establish a “strong case” in order to be granted injunctions pending the substantive proceedings. The lease

The Rules of the Superior Courts have been amended to allow for the service of proceedings by registered post and the use of email. The changes have been introduced with effect from yesterday under S.I. No. 475 of 2017.

Around 150 local solicitors gathered in Kilkenny at a recent conference to discuss regional community issues, the Fair Deal scheme, property law, wills and probate and more.

Lady Hale The president of the UK Supreme Court has said she disagreed with the court's decision in a case concerning Northern Ireland residents' right to access free abortions under the NHS in England.

Pictured (l-r): Ger O’Mahon, Adrian Wall, and Michael Lucey McCullagh Wall Solicitors (MCW) and PurdyLucey Intellectual Property recently hosted an afternoon seminar in Cork on “Innovation in Business – Creation and Commercialisation of Intellectual Property”.