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McCann FitzGerald partner Karyn Harty and project services head Paula Fearon examine a recent decision on the importance of carefully considering the framing of requests for discovery. A recent High Court decision reiterates the importance of giving careful consideration to the framing of requests f

A draft of Ireland's next state report under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) has been published for consultation. Ireland is due to submit its combined fifth and sixth state report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child in February 2022, with an oral hearing before the comm

PRIME Commitment, an alliance of law firms across the UK and Ireland created to improve socioeconomic diversity within the legal profession, is marking its 10th anniversary with an online conference reflecting on its first decade, and looking ahead to further action law firms should take to improve

The victims of historical abuse at Celtic Boys Club are to take legal action in one of the first cases of its kind in Scotland. The class action case will see the club facing a claim in Scotland's highest civil court of many millions of pounds in damages. There are around 25 people seeking damages f

Investing money recovered from criminal activity back into communities "builds confidence in the justice system", justice minister Naomi Long has said.

The Bar of Ireland has congratulated 23 barristers – 18 men and five women – who have been called to the Inner Bar today.

Essay mills – companies offering to provide students with essays in exchange for money – are to be made illegal in England under plans announced by the UK government yesterday. The government intends to make it a criminal offence to provide, arrange or advertise these "cheating services

A man who paid nearly €4,500 to a psychic to have her remove a curse on his marriage is suing her after his relationship failed to improve. California man Mauro Restrepo was told by "psychic love specialist" Sophia Adams that his marriage was suffering because an ex-girlfriend had him cursed by

Ronan Daly Jermyn (RDJ) has announced the appointment of JP Gilmartin as partner-in-charge of the firm's Galway office. He succeeds Padraic Brennan, who will continue to focus on the firm's healthcare practice, advising both public and private health systems on complex healthcare cases.

The average fraudulent insurance claim in the UK has risen by six per cent since 2019, with figures reaching £12,000, according to the latest figures published by the Association of British Insurers (ABI). According to the figures, the number of detected fraudulent claims fell to 96,000 down 1

Family lawyers in Northern Ireland stand to lose out from the proposed introduction of standard fees for certain cases, on top of an existing 25-year freeze in legal aid fees, the Law Society of Northern Ireland has said. The Department of Justice recently consulted on the introduction of standard l

The Court of Appeal has reduced a personal injuries award by €35,000 on the basis that the trial judge failed to adequately set out reasons for the original award of €210,000. While the court agreed that the accident in the proceedings was “horrendous”, the court held that the

An expert panel appointed to help design a victim-centred independent investigation into mother and baby homes and Magdalene laundries in Northern Ireland has called for a statutory public inquiry. The independent truth recovery panel, comprising social worker Deirdre Mahone and legal academics Dr M

Funding has been secured for the completion of the family law complex at Hammond Lane, a new forensic science lab and the redevelopment of Limerick Prison. The government has committed under the newly-published National Development Plan 2021-2030 to investing over €270 million every year for th

Constitutional law expert Dr Mariana Velasco-Rivera has joined Maynooth University Department of Law as an assistant professor. Dr Velasco-Rivera, whose research explores the relationship between constitutionalism, constitutional design and democracy and how political norms and practices shape legal