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Dr Stephen Brittain Dr Stephen Brittain, a law lecturer at the University of Limerick has sprung to the defence of Ireland’s judiciary against the recent comments of independent TD Shane Ross with a stinging rebuttal.

A Derry solicitor has denied making “misleading, false or deceptive” claims relating to Legal Aid forms. Forty-two year old Damien McDaid, from Templemore in Derry, denied a total of 61 charges when he appeared at Belfast Crown Court on Friday.

The State is looking to appeal a judgment which found that the word “unborn” in the Constitution refers to an unborn “child” with rights in addition to that of life, the Irish Independent reports. While the finding was made in an immigration case, it is thought the State has been advised it

A dedicated insurance fraud unit funded by insurers could be established following discussions between them and An Garda Siochana, the Sunday Independent reports. The Garda’s economic crime unit and industry body, Insurance Ireland, are believed to have had a number of meetings to discuss the unit

Paschal Donohoe The Government’s programme of repealing obsolete laws is to be put on hold in order for progress to be made elsewhere, The Irish Times reports.

TD Clare Daly Commercial-scale drug dealing convictions have halved in recent years, The Irish Times reports.

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a solicitor is entitled to damages as a result of negligent misstatement and misrepresentation in respect of oral and written statements made by the former Anglo Irish Bank. Delivering the judgment of the three-judge Court, Mr Justice Gerard Hogan found that even t

Mr Justice Raymond Groarke, president of the Circuit Court, has hit out at the Government for failing to fill vacancies in the Circuit Court. Mr Justice Groarke recently turned down a request by counsel for an early date for a hearing, as required by legislation, due to a shortage of judges.

Stuart Gilhooly, president of the Law Society The Law Society of Ireland has said lawyers have been "vindicated" by a new report on insurance costs.

Emily Logan, IHREC chief commissioner The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has welcomed Taoiseach Enda Kenny's historic move towards State recognition of Traveller ethnicity.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Retired judge Mr Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill has requested more time to conduct a review into protected disclosures made by two serving gardaí.

A range of charities, NGOs and civic society groups benefited from a free advocacy training workshop hosted by The Bar of Ireland.

Pictured (l-r): Eithne Lynch and Rachel Power of PILA; and Mary Brassil and Adam Finlay, partners at McCann FitzGerald McCann FitzGerald and the Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA) have launched a handbook on data protection for NGOs and community organisations.

Tim Scanlon, corporate partner at Matheson An arts initiative supported by Dublin firm Matheson has commissioned a new film work by Irish-born artist Duncan Campbell.

Michael Johnston, managing partner at Carson McDowell Belfast firm Carson McDowell has been awarded the title of Regional Law Firm of the Year in the prestigious Legal 500 rankings for the second time in the past three years.