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Two key pieces of legislation overhauling the appointment and oversight of Irish judges are set to be discussed by the Cabinet today. Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald will seek her colleagues' approval to proceed with the Judicial Appointments Bill and the Judicial Council Bill.

The child of a deceased parent should be able to apply to court to make inheritance claims if their parent died intestate, the Law Reform Commission has recommended. The Commission's Report on Section 117 of the Succession Act 1965: Aspects of Provision for Children was launched by Ms Justice Marie

A bid to clarify questions about the Brexit process through the Irish courts has been dropped. Jolyon Maugham QC had sought to ask the High Court to seek a ruling from the European Court of Justice on whether the activation of Article 50 can be reversed.

PJ O'Driscoll West Cork solicitor PJ O'Driscoll, partner in PJ O'Driscolls in Bandon, has passed away at 58.

Amnesty International has welcomed news that the Religious Sisters of Charity will give up its role in Ireland's new National Maternity Hospital. In a statement, the religious group said it would transfer ownership of the St Vincent's Healthcare Group (SVHG) to a newly-formed charity called St Vince

FRA director Michael O'Flaherty EU countries must act to protect fundamental rights from attack, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has said in its 2017 report.

Andrew Langdon QC Women barristers are up in arms over a plan to introduce night courts – which they say will make them work antisocial hours, The Times reports.

A Special Needs Assistant has lost her appeal to the Supreme Court, which agreed with the Court of Appeal’s finding that the disciplinary procedures followed by the School were unfair, but did not amount to bullying for which damages should be awarded. The Assistant had initially been awarded over

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) is "not fit for purpose".

The Catholic Church funded legal representation for a retired priest who successfully appealed his conviction for indecently assaulting a schoolboy in the 1970s, according to lawyers for the Director of Public Prosecutions. Last week, Tadhg O'Dalaigh, 73, successfully appealed his conviction for ind

Dr Katherine Zappone Significant improvements have been reported at the Oberstown Children Detention Centre since its reorganisation last June.

An Garda Síochána has spent more than €525,000 on its legal representation in commissions of investigation over the past two years, the Sunday Independent reports. The force spent €237,555 employing seven lawyers over two years as part of the O'Higgins Commission, which investigated allegation

Damien Harris A member of the Labour Party in Northern Ireland has threatened his party with legal action over its continued refusal to stand candidates in elections in Northern Ireland.

Emil Kurbedinov Crimean Tatar lawyer Emil Kurbedinov has been awarded a top international prize for human rights activists at an event in Dublin.

Paul Tweed Belfast lawyer Paul Tweed is representing Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams as he seeks an injunction in the Dublin courts to force the BBC to remove an episode of Spotlight from its website.