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Retired High Court judge Mr Justice Robert Eagar has passed away. A graduate of University College Dublin, he qualified as a solicitor in 1978 and joined Garrett Sheehan and Partners in 1984.

An octogenarian who was attacked with a machete after knocking on the wrong door by mistake managed to fend off his attacker with a pair of nunchucks. The would-be victim told police that he knocked on the door in Youngstown, Ohio and heard an irate man shout that he had the wrong apartment.

Airlines have won a stay on the implementation of Dublin Airport's summer passenger cap pending the outcome of a legal challenge. Aer Lingus, Ryanair and Airlines for America took High Court action after the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) set a seat capacity limit of 25.2 million seats for the summe

Dillon Eustace has promoted Shane Harron to partner in the firm's Dublin-based restructuring and insolvency and commercial litigation teams. Mr Harron has over 12 years’ experience advising both private and commercial clients in all aspects of commercial litigation, insolvency, corporate

Vulnerable children are falling through the cracks because of a shortage of care placements and overcrowded courts, according to a report from the Child Law Project. The analytical report identifies trends emerging from three years of court reporting and marks the conclusion of the Project's three-y

A free CPD webinar on the implications of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the O'Keeffe v Ireland case will take place on Thursday. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is hosting the online event, which will examine the implications of the ruling on the right

A new approach to managing sexual offenders, with a particularly strong focus on rehabilitation, has been adopted by Irish prisons. The new model of intervention, called 'New Chapters', was developed by the Irish Prison Service following a review of the Building Better Lives (BBL) programme conducte

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against Chinese e-commerce giant Temu under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The probe will assess whether Temu may have breached the DSA in areas linked to the sale of illegal products, the potentially addictive design of the service, the systems

An untrained law student enjoyed the rare opportunity to conduct a 60-person orchestra following a social media appeal. Ella Eroniemi, 22, responded to a post from Finnish national broadcaster Yle seeking a member of the public with no experience of conducting to try conducting the Radio Symphony Or

Barrister Siobhán Caslin has been appointed to the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Ms Caslin, who has over 12 years' experience in public and regulatory law, is one of four new Council members appointed with effect from today until 3 November 2028.

Over 100 criminal barristers gathered outside the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast this morning during a one-day strike over legal aid fees. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA), which represents criminal barristers within the Bar of Northern Ireland, is holding a full-scale day of action today.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Iran executes German-Iranian dissident

Eversheds Sutherland NI has celebrated after being named 2024 Property Legal Team of the Year at the Belfast Telegraph Property Awards.

A mural commissioned by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) warns that Garda use of facial recognition technology could lead to innocent people being misidentified as criminal suspects, with women and people of colour at increased risk.

Four in 10 Irish businesses are unprepared to handle unannounced regulatory inspections, known as 'dawn raids', according to a survey by Mason Hayes & Curran. The business law firm said the findings of its recent poll of over 180 professionals highlight a significant lack of readiness despite in