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A man who was acquitted of blackmailing a local vet will not be retried for offences committed alongside former Senator Francis O’Brien. The Director of Public Prosecutions sought an order directing a retrial of the man on the basis that the trial judge erred in law in excluding compelling evidenc

Prisoners in Cork have been forced to sleep on mattresses on the floor in recent weeks, the Irish Prison Service (IPS) has confirmed. According to the Irish Examiner, six prisoners had been placed on mattresses on three occasions, with five prisoners having to sleep on mattresses for two nights.

The High Court has granted leave to a Co Galway man seeking information about his sister who may have died in the Tuam Mother and Baby Home to bring an action against the Child and Family Agency. The case has been brought by Peter Mulryan, whose infant sister Marian Bridget Mulryan is believed to be

The European Court of Human Rights elected a new vice-president – Linos-Alexander Sicilianos (Greece) yesterday. Judge Sicilianos has been elected for a three-year term and will take up his duties on 1 May 2017. The court also elected Robert Spano (Iceland) as section president.

Pictured (l-r): Brendan Sharkey and Peter Kearney of Reddy Charlton, Paul McDonagh-Forde, and Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne Paul McDonagh-Forde has received the Trinity College Law Review's Best Article Award, sponsored by Reddy Charlton and Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne of the Supreme Court.

Lord Wilson Plans in the House of Lords to make ex-wives “stand on their own two feet” by prohibiting the transfer of any non-matrimonial property upon divorce have been criticised by a Supreme Court justice who said “well-meaning” peers too readily believe what they “read in the papers”

Brian McCloskey Matheson advised American household product manufacturer Church & Dwight Co, Inc. on its $160 million acquisition this year of Irish haircare brand Viviscal Limited.

Minister of state David Stanton The Department of Justice has launched a public consultation on regulations governing realistic imitation firearms.

A company which was found to have constructively dismissed a woman who had been employed as a manager for over 8 years, has had its appeal dismissed by the Court of Appeal in Belfast. Delivering the judgment of the three-judge Court, Lord Justice Reginald Weir stated that he was in agreement with th

Paul Joyce, senior policy analyst at FLAC Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has raised concerns over mortgage arrears figures released by the Central Bank.

Fíona Ní Chinnéide, IPRT acting executive director There were 80 prisoners in Ireland for every 100,000 members of the population last year, a slight decline on 2014, according to a new Council of Europe penal statistics report.

Up to 15 new bills in addition to the Great Repeal Bill could be required to deliver Brexit, research by a UK think tank has found. The authors of Legislating Brexit, a paper published today by the Institute for Government, warn that Brexit will place a huge burden on both Parliament and government

Matheson has announced a new partnership with Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI), the non-profit rule of law initiative jointly established by the Law Society of Ireland and The Bar of Ireland.

David Isaac, chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission UK government Brexit plans demonstrate a lack of ambition for equality and human rights standards, one human rights chief has warned.

Lord Neuberger Human rights have been a “new toy” for lawyers which they have favoured over the common law, the President of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger has said.