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Dr Delia Ferri Dr Delia Ferri, a lecturer at Maynooth University Department of Law, has been appointed as an affiliated researcher of the Dirpolis Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa, Italy.

The Court of Appeal has found that the High Court incorrectly granted itself jurisdiction under the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 when ordering a father to make additional payments to the mother of his children to cover her legal fees in an ongoing legal dispute over the maintenance of their chil

Brian Keegan, director of taxation at CAI Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) has warned the Government that plans to freeze property tax in Ireland could potentially be challenged in court.

Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe Gardaí will be equipped with new drug testing machines next year in a bid to crack down on drug driving, Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe has said.

Chief Commissioner Les Allamby The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) will today take over as chair of the Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions.

An Garda Síochána needs to recruit more women and people from an ethnic minority background in order to better reflect Irish society, new figures show. Figures released by Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald show that only a quarter of gardaí are women, while a forthcoming report by the Garda Ins

A solicitor based in Limerick has been awarded €55,000 after an employment tribunal found she had been constructively dismissed by a local legal practice. Roisin O'Connell, who had been given a full position in Melvyn Hanley Solicitors in 2001, resigned in 2013 after her employer broke promises an

Justice Minister David Ford has praised the work of Victim Support NI while addressing attendees at its Annual General Meeting in Clifton House, Belfast. The theme of the event was Supporting people affected by crime in Northern Ireland.

Alex Salmond Scotland's former First Minister, Alex Salmond MP, is set to be presented with the Praeses Elit Award by the Trinity College Dublin (TCD) Law Society later today.

Justice of the UK Supreme Court, Lord Sumption Justice of the UK Supreme Court, Lord Sumption, delivered the James Wood lecture at the University of Glasgow.

Alastair Ross MLA, chair of the committee Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly met with staff and students at Ulster University yesterday in order to find out more about the university's work across the legal sector.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald The remaining provisions of the Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Act 2015 come into force in Ireland today, including the new court review where a mortgage lender rejects the borrower’s personal insolvency proposal.

Victims Commissioner Judith Thompson Northern Ireland's Victims and Survivors Forum has demanded an apology from party leaders and the Irish and British governments over their failure to resolve issues related to the legacy of the Troubles.

A 15-year old schoolboy from Co Antrim, Northern Ireland is taking legal action against the Department of Justice after he was named by media outlets in connection with the high-profile TalkTalk hack. Lawyers acting for the boy say he was named due to a legal loophole brought around because Stormont

Employment Minister Ged Nash Five hundred migrant workers who are illegally working in Ireland's fishing industry will be given work permits following an inter-Departmental agreement.