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Following a successful pilot, Belfast firm Carson McDowell has announced it is partnering with the Citizenship Foundation to extend its legal education schools programme across Northern Ireland.

Two teams from the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) recently competed successfully in two international legal competitions.

Construction of Cork's new courthouse is on track to be completed by December, the Courts Service of Ireland has confirmed. It is one of four new courthouses being delivered under the €135 million public-private partnership deal struck in late 2015.

A writer has lost a High Court action alleging negligence and other unlawful conduct against a solicitor he instructed in protracted proceedings against Roddy Doyle and the Abbey Theatre. Finding that there was no causal link between the professional losses suffered by the writer and the actions of

Moyagh Murdock Drivers could have speeding fines linked to their salaries under new proposals, the Irish Independent reports.

A new book by Dr Rónán Kennedy and Dr Maria Helen Murphy designed to be an essential companion for undergraduate and postgraduate students of ICT law is coming soon. Information and Communications Technology Law in Ireland is divided into thematic sections, with the first section contextualising t

The 5th annual UCD Corporate and Commercial Law Study Visit to London took place in March 2017. Twenty second year students from across the Law, Business and Law, Law with Economics and Law with Politics degree programmes were selected to accompany Dr. Oonagh Breen, Head of Alumni and Career Develo

2017 sees the 19th year of the Law Society of Ireland’s Calcutta Run – the legal fundraiser, which consists of a 5km or 10km run/walk taking place on Saturday, 20 May 2017 in the Phoenix Park. In 2016, some 1,200 runners took part and the event raised €180,000, the beneficiaries of which were

Amber Rudd Fifty groups from around the UK who work with refugees have called on the Home Secretary Amber Rudd to reverse a policy "beyond basic morality”, the BBC reports.

Judge criticises Garda chiefs' refusal to send speeding notices by registered post A judge has criticised the “blank, mule-ish refusal” by Garda chiefs to hear his plans on overhauling the rules on prosecuting motorists suspected of speeding, the Irish Independent reports.

in illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances occurring in November 2010. The European arrest warrant (hereafter EAW) was issued in April 2013 and was endorsed by the High Court in February 2016 pursuant to the provisions of s. 13 of the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003, as a

in illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances occurring in November 2010. The European arrest warrant (hereafter EAW) was issued in April 2013 and was endorsed by the High Court in February 2016 pursuant to the provisions of s. 13 of the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003, as a

Figures released by the Office of the Attorney General show that former Tánaiste, Senator Michael McDowell received almost €180,000 in legal fees from the State last year, the Irish Independent reports. The numbers come from a freedom of information request, show that the former leader of the def

Michael Byrne Matheson's Michael Byrne, Anne-Marie Bohan and Aoife Kelly-Desmond outline the details of the GDPR regime ahead of its introduction next year.

A former Bank of Ireland worker who stole €144,089 from the bank to put in her own accounts and those of family members has been jailed for a year. Alice Warnock, 55, told gardaí she was sorry and “felt like a fool” after the six year fraud was uncovered while she was on sick leave in 2012. T