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Peter Ward SC Prominent barristers who campaigned against the Eighth Amendment in the 1983 referendum have shared "key lessons" to those favouring its repeal.

A judge accused of insulting the traveller community has been cleared by a judicial watchdog, The Brief reports. Timothy Spencer QC made a “very damaging” statement according to the complaint when sentencing 11 members of the Rooney family at Nottingham Crown Court in September.

A defendant in a criminal trial described as “deaf and effectively mute” has had his application for Judicial Review of a decision of the Department of Justice for Northern Ireland dismissed in the High Court. Accepting that Registered intermediaries (RIs) were subject to legal professional priv

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has confirmed that asylum seekers in Ireland will "soon have access to the labour market" in line with the recent Supreme Court ruling.

Ken Murphy Irish businesses can save time, money and help to unclog the court system by using mediation as an alternative approach to dispute resolution, the Law Society of Ireland has said.

The State may face claims from motorists who were wrongly jailed after being caught up in the fixed charge notice (FCN) scandal, The Irish Times reports. Assistant Commissioner Michael Finn told the Oireachtas justice committee yesterday that as many as 119 solicitor firms have already contacted An

Fake barrister Christopher McDonnell faces jail after pleading guilty to eight offences in Belfast Crown Court, the Belfast Telegraph reports. He admits four counts of fraud by false representation, two counts of theft and two forgery charges.

Geert De Baere A new judge has been appointed to the General Court of the European Union.

Concerns expressed by local residents when Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) sought permission to extend planning for a new €320 million runway at Dublin Airport were not considered by the relevant planning authority, the High Court has heard. Jerry Healy SC, acting for a group of North Dublin reside

Paula Horan and Andrew Lambe Dublin-based company formation and compliance specialists Company Bureau are celebrating 20 years in business, having incorporated over 25,000 companies since 1997.

The lower house of the French Parliament has approved a new counter-terrorism bill that critics say will entrench France's state of emergency. The bill will provide for French authorities to continue to search homes and confine individuals to their home towns without need for judicial approval once

Maya Foa Saudi Arabia has carried out its 100th execution this year, with almost 60 people killed in the last three months alone, marking a significant increase in the rate of executions during 2017.

A man who was identified as having links with the UVF, and as being involved in “punishment attacks” in the Village area of South Belfast, has had his case against the Sunday World dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Agreeing with the trial judge’s finding that the newspaper had satisfied all as

Ken Murphy Investment in the Courts Service will be critical to making Ireland a centre for international dispute resolution after Brexit, the Law Society of Ireland has warned.

Mrs Justice Margaret Heneghan Mrs Justice Margaret Heneghan has unexpectedly resigned from the High Court benches just two years after her appointment.