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The head of the Electoral Commission in Northern Ireland has called for a change in the law to give it a role in investigating allegations about candidate spending. It follows an investigation by The Detail which revealed that campaign spending in the last Northern Ireland Assembly election was much

Irish businessman Denis O’Brien, who has been involved in a long-running legal battle with public relations firm Red Flag, has lost his appeal for the discovery of the firm’s client. Mr Justice Sean Ryan, president of the Court of Appeal, stated that Mr O’Brien would have had a remedy if Red F

Rebecca Ryan, partner at Matheson Matheson has launched a new volunteer programming club for young people in collaboration with CoderDojo.

Pictured: Feargal Brennan addressing the IVCA dinner Feargal Brennan, head of corporate at ByrneWallace, recently addressed hundreds of delegates at the 32nd annual Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) dinner, sponsored by ByrneWallace.

The Mediators' Institute of Ireland (MII) celebrated its 25th anniversary and the passing of the Mediation Act at its 2017 AGM.

Rebecca Keatinge Housing protections in Ireland are "inadequate and insufficient", Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC) has said in the wake of a High Court ruling that reaffirmed there is "no express constitutional right" to housing in Ireland.

Pictured: Catriona Gibson, Arthur Cox Managing Partner (third from left), with current trainees Jacob Gray, Laura McCrea, Charlotte Chestnutt, Conor McAleese and Johanna Cunningham Arthur Cox is offering students the opportunity to learn crucial career skills and gain an insight into the trainee pos

David Snell Law firms are embracing commonplace, but not cutting edge, technologies, according to a new study by PwC.

Over 100 guests attended a commemoration dinner held by The Bar of Ireland and The Honorable Society of King's Inns to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the death of John Philpott Curran.

A 54-year-old woman stole more than £525,000 from her employer, law firm Easthams, to pay a scammer who reeled her in through an online dating website. Pamela Wareing has been jailed for 32 months after pleading guilty to theft in Preston Crown Court.

Courts on both sides of the Irish border have been closed today as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia move across the island. The Courts Service of Ireland confirmed late last night that all court sittings would be called off today.

Objectors’ application for an order of certiorari of the determination of An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission for data centre has been rejected by the High Court. Finding that the appropriate Environmental Impact Statement had been carried out, Justice McDermott stated that it would hav

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The delayed review of the probate system will be completed before the end of the year, Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said.

James Seymour Solicitor James Seymour has been appointed by Cabinet as County Registrar for Tipperary.

Pictured: Mr O'Malley being greeted by UCC School of Law faculty members Kevin O'Malley, a distinguished attorney and former US Ambassador to Ireland, is set to attend a number of events at University College Cork during his week-long visit to Cork.