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Legal service prices in Ireland have risen by more than 10 per cent in the past three years, a new report from the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) has revealed. The NCC's Costs of Doing Business in Ireland 2017 report notes that while the price of legal services "dipped for a brief period in

Darragh Mackin The solicitor acting for four victims of convicted Waterford paedophile Bill Kenneally has welcomed the appointment of retired Circuit Court judge Barry Hickson to an inquiry into An Garda Síochána’s handling of the investigation.

Lawyers for the Minister for Justice have said they are not trying to “usurp” the Irish courts by asking the High Court to refer a Supreme Court decision to the European Court of Justice. The assertion came a day after the Minister for Justice was accused of insulting the Irish courts by seeking

The European Court of Human Rights has announced the start of a new procedure allowing for more detailed reasoning to be given when a judge declares an application inadmissible. Since Protocol No 14 came into force in 2010, a single judge has been able to declare an application inadmissible.

John Finucane Belfast solicitor John Finucane has made a police complaint over three tweets mocking the murder of his father, solicitor Pat Finucane.

Robin Allen QC A leading Bar Council of England and Wales figure has urged "positive action" to increase the number of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) judges.

Criminal proceedings have been commenced against a Conservative candidate in the upcoming general election, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has confirmed. Craig Mackinlay, who is running again next week, is accused of overspending in the 2015 general election campaign along with his agent Nathan

Staff at William Fry have triumphed in the Business Journalists Association of Ireland (BJAI)'s annual Corporate Challenge quiz.

Staff at Belfast firm Carson McDowell have raised nearly £800 for the firm’s chosen charity of the year, the Child Brain Injury Trust.

A soldier whose parachute failed to open properly on his first training jump, has been awarded €80,000 in damages for injuries sustained because of the Army’s negligence. The soldier suffered a severe fracture dislocation of his ankle, and could no longer serve as a front-line soldier due to thi

Pictured (l-r): David O’Donnell and David Mangan Dublin-based Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has appointed David Mangan as lead partner in the firm's New York office.

Gráinne Larkin BL The Bar of Ireland and the Irish Medical Organisation will today host a joint conference for women barristers and doctors, based around exploring the concept "Definitions of Success".

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has today commenced the Courts Act 2017, which will provide a third payment option for road traffic offences.

In its Chamber judgment in the case of Trabajo Rueda v Spain the European Court of Human Rights held, by six votes to one, that there had been: a violation of article 8 (right to respect for private life) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The case concerned the seizure of Mr Trabajo Rueda�

A total of 3,340 mortgages were approved in April, an 11.7 per cent year-on-year increase. The new figures from the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) also record a 11.6 per cent month-on-month fall.