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Ministers have agreed to change the law to allow failed asylum seekers to be returned to the UK. A bill to amend the International Protection Act 2015 will be brought to the Oireachtas after the High Court found in March that the UK's post-Brexit designation as a safe country for asylum returns was

Ronan McLoughlin has been elected by the Dublin partners of international law firm DAC Beachcroft as the new location head for its Irish office. Mr McLoughlin takes over today from Lisa Broderick, who took up the top role in 2018, for an initial three-year term.

Ireland should not "mimic the UK" by seeking to turn away asylum seekers, human rights campaigners have said amid an escalating row over arrivals to Ireland from the UK. The Irish government has said it believes around 80 per cent of international protection applicants who have arrived in Ireland in

Matheson lawyers were among participants in the Savills Ireland Cork Charity Challenge in aid of The Crann Centre which took place at Penrose Dock last week.

Legislation giving homeowners 30 years to bring compensation claims in relation to defective buildings will be brought to the Northern Ireland Assembly shortly. Communities minister Gordon Lyons yesterday confirmed that the Executive had approved the proposed Defective Premises Bill, which will "bri

The European Commission has launched action against 20 airlines for allegedly spreading "vague or false" claims about the environmental impact of their flights. The airlines, which have not been named, have been told to bring their practices in line with EU consumer laws within 30 days.

The English courts have been confronted with the question of whether severe rain that caused a Butlin's camp to close was a storm or a flood. Last September, Butlin's biggest camp, in Somerset, was forced to close following a deluge of rain.

Personal injury lawyers have expressed disappointment with the outcome of a consultation carried out ahead of a review of Northern Ireland's personal injury discount rate. The Department of Justice recently published its response to a consultation on the parameters for the 2024 review of the rate, w

The Legal Aid Board has set out its plans to enhance the delivery of civil legal aid and family mediation services to the public over the next three years. The statement of strategy for 2024–2026 places a strong focus on community service, alternative dispute resolution, and civil justice refo

Scottish solicitors are abandoning talks on reforms to legal aid, having "lost confidence" in the Scottish Government after progress stalled for two years. The Law Society of Scotland said it would no longer participate in discussions on the creation of a review mechanism for legal aid fees, Scottis

Matheson has become the first organisation in Ireland to achieve the Investors in Diversity Gold accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity for a third time. The firm, which became the first organisation to receive the top accreditation in 2020, remains the only law firm in Ireland to hold th

Dermot Durack, associate director at Quigg Golden, has been appointed as chairperson of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Ireland. Mr Durack is a chartered quantity surveyor, arbitrator, adjudicator and mediator and one of three Quigg Golden employees who are members of the Construction

A man has been acquitted of drink-driving following his diagnosis with a rare condition that leads to the production of alcohol in the body. The 40-year-old Belgian man, who has not been named, insisted that he had not been drinking despite failing roadside breath tests on two occasions in 2022, VRT

The Department of Justice has been challenged to explain how it determined that 80 per cent of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland in recent months have come via the UK. Justice minister Helen McEntee is expected to bring legislation to the Oireachtas providing for the designation of the UK as a 'saf

Northern Ireland's High Court has listed three test cases in relation to the PSNI data breach scandal for hearing on liability only for 26 June 2024. An unprecedented PSNI data breach last year saw the names, roles and other personal details of all serving police officers and civilian staff ina