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The father of two children has successfully applied for his children to be returned to the jurisdiction of England and Wales after they were removed from their habitual residence there without his consent in July 2016. The mother of the children brought the two children to Ireland without his knowle

Eilis Barry, chief executive of FLAC Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has warmly welcomed the new Chief Justice's focus on access to justice and civil justice reform in his speech marking the new legal year.

Barra Lysaght Dublin-based corporate and commercial firm LK Shields has appointed Barra Lysaght as an associate solicitor in the firm's employment, pensions and employee benefits team.

Lawyers for witnesses appearing before the commission of investigation into the sale of Nama's Northern Ireland loans are being paid up to €788 per day, The Irish Times reports. Retired High Court judge Mr Justice John Cooke was appointed earlier this year to investigate Project Eagle, the €1.6

The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has encouraged Irish employers to consider recruiting people with convictions.

Eimear Daly Co Mayo firm P. O'Connor & Son Solicitors has introduced its newest solicitor, Eimear Daly, to the Mayo courts, The Connaught Telegraph reports.

The Civil Aviation Authority, the UK's aviation regulator, has launched enforcement action against Irish airline Ryanair for "persistently misleading" passengers regarding their rights. The regulator wrote to Ryanair earlier this month in the wake of its decision to cancel thousands of flights, urgi

Pictured (l-r): Paul Hanna, lead auditor & NI representative at IMS International and Patrick Fleming, finance and IT director at Cleaver Fulton Rankin Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has been awarded the ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management System (ISMS) certification, an IMS Inter

Pictured (l-r): Anne-Marie Bohan, Sinead McSweeney, Amy Huberman, Cathriona Hallahan, and Tara Flynn The head of Matheson's technology and innovation group, Anne-Marie Bohan, has been presented with the Trinity Praeses Elit Award for her work in the field of technology law and innovation in Ireland.

Maeve Regan The Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC), which provides legal advice to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, provided support in nearly 1,100 cases last year.

The number of people jailed for defaulting on fines rose by 37 per cent last year, according to new Department of Justice figures. The annual statistical bulletin on Northern Ireland's prison population reveals that 627 people were jailed for defaulting on a fine last year, up from 456 in 2015, and

A former state judge twice suspended from office who believes “God’s law” can invalidate decisions of federal courts has won Alabama’s Republican Senate primary, The Washington Post reports. Roy Moore defeated the incumbent, Senator Luther Strange, with 55 per cent of the vote.

A man who lost his fingers while using a machine at a metal welding workshop in Wheatfield Prison, has had his claim for damages dismissed in the High Court. It was claimed that he was left unsupervised in the workshop at a time when he was adversely affected by methadone, however Mr Justice Bernard

Mr Justice Frank Clarke Ireland's new Chief Justice, Mr Justice Frank Clarke, set out his priorities for the coming year in a key speech that addressed judicial reform, access to justice, online courts and court resources.