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A new book by legal historian Dr Niamh Howlin is to set out the history of the barristers' profession "from the turbulent twenties until the Celtic Tiger years". Barristers in Ireland: An Evolving Profession Since 1921, to be published by Four Courts Press in October, draws upon interviews conducted

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The District Court scale of costs has been updated for the first time since 2014, with increases of at least five per cent across the board. The District Court (Costs) Rules 2023 set out a new schedule of costs for solicitors in various categories of civil proceedings, as well as briefing fees for c

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The courts.ie website is back online after a weekend outage, though some "intermittent problems" remain. The website — including its extensive database of judgments — was unavailable for most of the weekend and Monday.

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Long-established Galway firms MG Ryan & Co and Kieran Murphy & Co are to merge, creating a new firm called MG Ryan Kieran Murphy LLP. The merger will take effect from 1 September 2023, creating a new law practice comprising four partners, four solicitors and a total staff of 20 people.

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Dublin firm McGrath Mullan LLP has welcomed Elaine O'Sullivan, Eoghan McMahon, Hannah Clinton and Taise Azevedo as partners. In a statement, the firm said: "The entire team at McGrath Mullan LLP is excited about this new chapter. As we welcome our new partners, the firm is not only poised for contin

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A TV news crew preparing to film a segment about a rise in armed robberies was robbed at gunpoint yesterday. TV network Univision said its reporter and cameraman were preparing to film in Chicago on Monday morning when they were suddenly approached by three armed and masked men in two vehicles.

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A record number of divorce applications were brought to the High Court last year, with a 10 per cent increase in cases with more than €3 million in assets at stake, according to reports. There were 53 divorce cases initiated in the High Court and 5,498 in the Circuit Court in 2022, the Irish In

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The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is aiming to grow its programme of work as part of a five-year strategy, it said on the launch of its 2022 annual report. The human rights organisation's latest annual report sets out a summary of its work in 2022 on areas including policing reform, fair

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Thieves have robbed a donation box on one of Switzerland's most challenging mountain climbing routes. Around 500 Swiss francs (about €520 or £450) was taken from a donation box on the level 5 via ferrata — the highest ranking for "extremely difficult" routes.

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Legislation strengthening restrictions in relation to the practice of cropping the ears of dogs will come into effect this Friday. Agriculture minister Charlie McConalogue has signed the Ear-Cropping of Dogs Regulations 2023 into law with effect from 1 September 2023.

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