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The High Court has ruled that retired judge Barry White can return to work as a barrister, The Irish Times reports. Following Mr Justice Max Barrett's ruling, Mr White, 71, will be allowed to practice before the Circuit Courts and beyond once more, without having to be a member of the Law Library.

Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has called on the State to take a human rights based approach to budgeting in its 2017 pre-budget submission to the Department of Social Protection. Ciarán Finlay, FLAC's legal and policy officer, said: “Such a framework would ensure that budget

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald A "strong and competent team" is now in place at the head of the new Legal Services Regulatory Authority following Oireachtas approval, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said.

Malicious prosecution can exist in civil proceedings as between private individuals, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. Mr Gubay controlled a leisure company, Langstone, of which Mr Willers was a director. Mr Willers was later dismissed as director of Langstone and in 2010 Langstone sued Mr Willers for

In a speech entitled “People and principle in the developing law”, delivered at the University of Cambridge, Lord Carnwath of the UK Supreme Court discusses three cases he heard while a judge in the Chancery Division. He said: "I find it interesting to revisit my assessment of the people concern

Maya Foa UK Foreign Office concerns over Egypt’s human rights record have led to a “step-change” in the UK’s approach to that government, according to a new FCO human rights report.

An Irish language solicitors' group raised £350 in support of the Law Society of Northern Ireland's chosen charity for 2016.

Although the State’s appeal was ultimately dismissed due to the absence of any substantive effect flowing from the decision, the Supreme Court has unanimously agreed with the State that legislation should not amount to legitimate expectation that can be breached and therefore result in the pursuan

TDs today approved the appointment of eleven members to the new Legal Services Regulatory Authority. Appointments to the Authority must be approved by both Houses of the Oireachtas before they take effect.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald A bill to provide Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) officers with the power to seize and detain property suspected to be the proceeds of crime has been approved by the Oireachtas.

Belfast firm Tughans has topped the Experian Deal Review and Advisor League Tables for the number of deals done in Northern Ireland in the second quarter of 2016. The Experian Deal Review Report indicates Tughans was the most active legal advisor in terms of volume for the first six months of 2016,

ed by a flood in her engine room. Her main engine was damaged beyond repair. The flood was caused by (i) the crew’s negligence in failing to close the sea inlet valve in the emergency fire pumps, (ii) damage to the pumps, (iii) the negligence of previous contractors who had failed to seal bulkhead

Evan O'Dwyer, partner at O'Dwyer Solicitors Mayo firm O'Dwyer Solicitors is teaming up with the Berlin office of US firm Hausfeld to prosecute Volkswagen in the European Union over the emission's scandal.

Ian Bowell Dublin firm Leman Solicitors has announced the recent appointment of Ian Bowell as chief operating officer.

Large numbers of files that were due to be released have been withheld from the latest batch of files from the National Archives, despite promises that restrictions on many documents would be lifted. Documents on “Mark Thatcher and the Omanis”, relations with the Soviet Union, Anglo-Irish negoti