Clare Bailey MLA, deputy leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland Concerns have been expressed over plans to start recovering overpaid benefits directly from workers' salaries later this year.
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Finbarr Flood, an Irish businessman and former chairman of the Labour Court, has passed away at the age of 77. In 1998, he became the first former managing director of a private sector company - Guinness - to chair the Labour Court.
Prime Minister Theresa May The UK's Prime Minister Theresa May has said she is seeking a "practical solution" to issues around the border between Ireland and the UK.
The Communication from the Commission on aid to the banking sector is valid, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. In particular, burden-sharing by shareholders and subordinated creditors as a prerequisite for the authorisation, by the Commission, of state aid to a bank with a
Green MSP Andy Wightman Ukrainian prosecutors have alleged that a Lanarkshire-based firm was used to skim nearly $2 million from the Ukrainian government's sale of cannon shells to the United Arab Emirates.
The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has succeeded in his appeal against a High Court decision (N.M. v. Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform IEHC 638), with the Court of Appeal declaring that the trial judge had erred in concluding that the remedy of judicial review was in its
Barristers have expressed misgivings over the High Court's decision to allow a former judge to return to practising as a barrister. Members of the Law Library told The Irish Times that they felt the decision damaged the independence of the judiciary, and said they would feel uncomfortable practising
Former Justice Minister David Ford Northern Ireland's former Justice Minister David Ford is among a group of politicians and human rights activists who have threatened a judicial review over Brexit.
Marion Campbell Court delays in Ireland have brought the processes of divorce and separation almost to a halt, a family law solicitor has said.
A plan to reclassify land in Dublin’s city centre could hamper the development of the proposed family court complex on Hammond Lane. The Court Service of Ireland has written to local authority CEO Owen Keegan to object to council proposals to rezone part of the site for use as a recreational and o
When a worker puts an end to their employment relationship they are entitled to an allowance if they could not use up all or part of their right to paid annual leave, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. Hans Maschek, a civil servant of the city of Vienna, retired, at his own reques
The Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) has introduced a new online booking system for immigration appointments at its Dublin Burgh Quay office. The new system, launching today, enables people registering with immigration to book an appointment for a time that suits them.
Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Muslim community leaders across Ireland have expressed concerns over Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald's recent remarks about the deportation of suspected Islamic extremists.
Pictured (l-r): Partners Brian Gill, Christopher Callan, Roger Murray, John Duggan, John Kelly and Niamh Ní Mhurchu Two partners at Sligo-based firm Callan Tansey have celebrated "an important watershed" in their professional lives, reaching 50 years of combined legal experience.
The father of three children aged 13, 10 and 9, who were born in the jurisdiction of England and Wales, has succeeded in his application to the High Court for their return pursuant to Article 12 of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction 1980. In April 2016, the three children w