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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin has been named as a candidate for UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism. The special rapporteur appointments are set to be confirmed at the 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council

Bill Holohan Solicitor Bill Holohan of Holohan Law has been elected chair of the Irish branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

An air carrier which is unable to prove that a passenger was informed of the cancellation of his flight more than two weeks before the scheduled time of departure is required to pay compensation to that passenger – this applies not only when the contract for carriage was concluded directly between

A billionaire has been ordered to pay £453 million to his ex-wife in the UK's biggest divorce award. Mr Justice Haddon-Cave, sitting in the Family Division of the High Court in London yesterday, awarded her 41.5 per cent of the couple's £1 billion “marital assets”.

Jeremy Corbyn Labour's leaked manifesto pledge to extend abortion rights to women in Northern Ireland has received a mixed reception on this side of the Irish Sea.

Staff at Holmes O'Malley Sexton Solicitors have celebrated the firm's sponsorship of the the HOMS Fittest Company Challenge as part of the Great Limerick Run for the fourth year running.

A company who successfully argued that there had been a breach of its registered trademark, has been awarded €35k in damages for the breach, having been refused an Account of Profits by the High Court in circumstances where their ‘reprehensible behaviour’ towards the defendant company ‘was s

Libby Charlton Barristers have given up their free time to help develop the draft legislation for the Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017, which was approved by Senators yesterday.

Diane Kingston Leading disability rights groups have piled further pressure on the Government to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).

Around 100 local solicitors discussed a wide range of legal topics, including conveyancing, family law and cybercrime, at Laois' first Law Society Skillnet cluster event in Portlaoise.

The UK Supreme Court will hear legal arguments in the “gay cake” case this October. The McArthur family, who run the Ashers Baking Company at the centre of the case, has welcomed news that the court will hold a two-day hearing for legal arguments in the Autumn.

Laura Gillespie Business leaders have just over a year to prepare for major changes in data protection and privacy law, Pinsent Masons has warned.

Martin McAuley The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) has named law graduate Martin McAuley as the party's candidate in North Belfast, where he will compete with Sinn Féin's John Finucane.

Fiona Crowley The trial of Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa has been adjourned in Cairo for the 23rd time, sparking condemnation from Amnesty International.

Jeremy Corbyn A leaked draft of Labour's general election manifesto includes a commitment to extending abortion rights to women in Northern Ireland.