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Lord Wilson Plans in the House of Lords to make ex-wives “stand on their own two feet” by prohibiting the transfer of any non-matrimonial property upon divorce have been criticised by a Supreme Court justice who said “well-meaning” peers too readily believe what they “read in the papers”

Brian McCloskey Matheson advised American household product manufacturer Church & Dwight Co, Inc. on its $160 million acquisition this year of Irish haircare brand Viviscal Limited.

Minister of state David Stanton The Department of Justice has launched a public consultation on regulations governing realistic imitation firearms.

A company which was found to have constructively dismissed a woman who had been employed as a manager for over 8 years, has had its appeal dismissed by the Court of Appeal in Belfast. Delivering the judgment of the three-judge Court, Lord Justice Reginald Weir stated that he was in agreement with th

Paul Joyce, senior policy analyst at FLAC Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has raised concerns over mortgage arrears figures released by the Central Bank.

Fíona Ní Chinnéide, IPRT acting executive director There were 80 prisoners in Ireland for every 100,000 members of the population last year, a slight decline on 2014, according to a new Council of Europe penal statistics report.

Up to 15 new bills in addition to the Great Repeal Bill could be required to deliver Brexit, research by a UK think tank has found. The authors of Legislating Brexit, a paper published today by the Institute for Government, warn that Brexit will place a huge burden on both Parliament and government

Matheson has announced a new partnership with Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI), the non-profit rule of law initiative jointly established by the Law Society of Ireland and The Bar of Ireland.

David Isaac, chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission UK government Brexit plans demonstrate a lack of ambition for equality and human rights standards, one human rights chief has warned.

Lord Neuberger Human rights have been a “new toy” for lawyers which they have favoured over the common law, the President of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger has said.

The UK’s biggest commercial law firms are failing to make their female lawyers partners, with the number promoted remaining flat over the past 12 months, The Brief reports. Less than 20 per cent of the partners at the top ten commercial practices in the City of London are female, according to figu

Dr Wolfgang Richter Legal business DWF has announced plans to open an office in Berlin in order to strengthen its financial services, real estate and corporate/M&A service lines and continue expanding its European footprint. The office will open 3 April 2017.

A man released following 32 years in prison after prosecutors admitted he was not given a fair trial has said he is not bitter. Andrew Wilson, 62, smiled as he was reunited with his family after being released from Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail to cheers from the university law students wh

The National Parks and Wildlife Service has successfully appealed a claim in negligence in which a woman was awarded €40,000 for tripping on a boardwalk provided by the service in Wicklow. In the judgment published yesterday, Mr Justice Michael White found that the service had not been negligent,

Solicitor Pádraig Mawe and Cephas Power BL are set to be appointed as prosecutors for Limerick, the Limerick Leader reports. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) said the men were selected for appointment "following competitive processes".