The new Legal Services Regulatory Authority met for the first time yesterday to begin a phased roll-out of its new regulatory functions.
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The administration of justice will be the "overriding priority" for the Government when it comes to judicial appointments, the Department of Justice has said. There are currently five vacancies in the Irish courts: one in the Supreme Court; three in the Circuit Court; and one in the District Court.
All eyes will be on Belfast tomorrow morning as the High Court delivers its judgment in a case aimed at preventing Northern Ireland from leaving the European Union. The judicial review lodged by victims' campaigner Raymond McCord argues that the United Kingdom's exit from the EU as a whole would be
The number of new mortgages drawn down between July and September was up around 14 per cent on last year, new figures show. The data from the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) shows that a total of 8,133 new mortgages worth €1.56 billion were issued in July-September 2016.
Two High Court judges have warned removing a right to legal representation for guardians ad litem (Gals) is "extremely short-sighted", The Irish Times reports. Ms Justice Bronagh O'Hanlon made a submission to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DYCA) with support from fellow judge Mr Justi
A major medical conference hosted by Carson McDowell heard that the medical profession in Northern Ireland is likely to face increasing complaints in the future. Complaints Management: A Practical Guide heard that complaints are likely to increase as budgetary and time pressures take their toll on t
Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has commended staff at Hydebank Wood College following the latest inspection reports from the Criminal Justice Inspectorate NI (CJINI) and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP).
Maurice Pratt, Business in the Community Ireland and An Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald pictured with Julian Yarr, Managing Partner A&L Goodbody A&L Goodbody has become the first Irish law firm to be awarded the Business Working Responsibly Mark by Business in the Community Ireland.
The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal (NICA) refused to re-open the appeals of six individuals previously sentenced in joint enterprise murder convictions, advising that the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) was the more appropriate route to follow where the NICA had already dismissed the appea
Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has announced court closures planned by her predecessor will no longer go ahead.
Finance Minister Michael Noonan Ireland is bidding to become the new home of the European Banking Authority (EBA) after the United Kingdom leaves the EU, the Government has announced.
Mr Justice Nial Fennelly Mr Justice Nial Fennelly delivered UCD Sutherland School of Law's annual Walsh Lecture on the judicial legacy of the late Mr Justice Adrian Hardiman.
Pictured (l-r): John McGrane, Director General, British Irish Chamber of Commerce, Niall FitzGerald KBE DSA and Julian Yarr, Managing Partner, A&L Goodbody A&L Goodbody addressed leading businesspeople on the implications of Brexit for Ireland and the possible opportunities at a private even
James Chalmers, regius professor of law at the University of Glasgow A legal academic has qualified the Scottish government's announcement that it will legislate to pardon those convicted for same-sex sexual activity under offences that no longer exist, saying that the pardon will have “no practic
Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds was formally sworn in as a High Court judge at a ceremony before the Supreme Court yesterday. A former barrister and daughter of ex-Taoiseach Albert Reynolds, Ms Justice Reynolds was educated in UCD and the King’s Inns and called to the Bar in 1993 before her appointment