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Over 100 guests attended a commemoration dinner held by The Bar of Ireland and The Honorable Society of King's Inns to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the death of John Philpott Curran.

A 54-year-old woman stole more than £525,000 from her employer, law firm Easthams, to pay a scammer who reeled her in through an online dating website. Pamela Wareing has been jailed for 32 months after pleading guilty to theft in Preston Crown Court.

Courts on both sides of the Irish border have been closed today as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia move across the island. The Courts Service of Ireland confirmed late last night that all court sittings would be called off today.

Objectors’ application for an order of certiorari of the determination of An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission for data centre has been rejected by the High Court. Finding that the appropriate Environmental Impact Statement had been carried out, Justice McDermott stated that it would hav

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The delayed review of the probate system will be completed before the end of the year, Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said.

James Seymour Solicitor James Seymour has been appointed by Cabinet as County Registrar for Tipperary.

Pictured: Mr O'Malley being greeted by UCC School of Law faculty members Kevin O'Malley, a distinguished attorney and former US Ambassador to Ireland, is set to attend a number of events at University College Cork during his week-long visit to Cork.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has issued a warning to its members regarding bogus banking emails which are circulating and targeting legal professionals and businesses. The Law Society said it is aware of reports of three variations of the same bogus email, which invites the recipient to click

The Law Society of Northern Ireland is hosting a multi-disciplinary elder law conference in Belfast next month, focusing on capacity law and issues for medico-legal professionals. The "timely and important" is event is being organised in partnership with STEP NI, and all proceeds will go to charity

Pictured (l-r):Turlough Galvin, Shay Lydon and Darren Maher Matheson is partnering with Finance Dublin and Financial Services Ireland for the 2017 Financial Centres Summit.

Jonathan Forrester Belfast-based firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has excelled in the rankings of the latest edition of the prestigious legal directory, Legal 500.

Eversheds Sutherland recently invited a representative of LGBT+ group OUTstanding to its offices for the re-launch of Perspective, the firm's employee network for LGBT+ staff and supporters.

Jo Maugham QC The Electoral Commission’s decision to abandon an investigation into Vote Leave’s Brexit campaign could see it face legal action, the BBC reports.

An Italian woman has been granted paid sick leave for days she took off to look after her dog, following a landmark court battle. The 53-year-old academic took two days off working at La Sapienza University in Rome in order to look after her English settler, Cucciola, who became unwell.

A debtor has had his appeal to the High Court dismissed in a preliminary hearing, on the basis that he did not have locus standi to appeal an application pursuant to the Personal Insolvency Acts 2012-2015, which was brought by a personal insolvency practitioner in the first instance. Finding in favo