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A single mother-of-two who was refused access to the one parent family payment on the basis she failed to satisfy the habitual residence condition has succeeded in a review with support from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. The Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO) overturned the refus

Les Allamby, the outgoing chief commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC), reflects on the human rights landscape in Northern Ireland ahead of the end of his term early next week. Human rights remains a contested space, both publicly and politically. Nonetheless, as I refl

A historic building which temporarily housed Cork Circuit Court will be redeveloped into a 194-bed hotel under plans approved by Cork councillors.

Court sittings in Kilrush, Co Clare have been moved to Ennis until further notice following the discovery of a bat roost in the attic of the town's historic courthouse. The Courts Service wrote to solicitors, gardaí and other court users yesterday to confirm the courthouse will not be able to

Kildare firm D'Arcy & Co Solicitors has expanded into Portlaoise with the opening of a new office across from Portlaoise Courthouse. Associate solicitor Deirdre Nolan has been appointed to lead the new office, which will offer family law, conveyancing and litigation services.

A court ruling that a 16-year-old transgender girl does not require court permission to access hormone blockers will "bring comfort" to other young trans people in Northern Ireland, a solicitor has said. In a judgment handed down in May and published earlier this month, Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan sa

A repatriation system for Irish prisoners abroad should be put in place "as a matter of urgency", a charity has recommended. The Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas (ICPO), which is in touch with around 1,100 Irish citizens in prisons in 30 countries around the world, said the Covid-19 pandemic had

Eugene F. Collins partner Margaret Austin and solicitor Kate Liddy-Cormican examine a recent decision with implications for transparency in decision-making processes. A recent decision of Judge Max Barrett regarding the duty of An Bord Pleanála to give reasons for its planning decisions has b

Former solicitor Colm Kincaid has been appointed by the Central Bank as its new director of consumer protection. Mr Kincaid, who practised as a solicitor in London and Dublin prior to joining the Central Bank in 2004, will take up the senior role from 1 October 2021.

Aircraft leasing legal expert Catherine Kearns has been appointed as general counsel of SKY Leasing, based in Dublin. Ms Kearns has more than 25 years' aircraft leasing legal experience, previously holding senior legal roles at BOC Aviation, Sky Aviation Leasing International, and ORIX Aviation.

Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has announced the appointment of Liam Flynn as a senior partner in the firm’s financial services team. Mr Flynn works with financial institutions, including insurers, banks and fintech firms, to help them respond to today's challenging regulatory

The man who appeared nude as a baby on the cover of Nirvana's best-selling Nevermind album is suing the band and others for $2.5 million, claiming the photo represents "commercial child pornography". Spencer Elden, now 30, has filed a lawsuit in California seeking $150,000 in damages from 15 parties

A petition demanding that all depictions of Wales' national animal, the Red Dragon, include an erect penis will be considered by Welsh legislators. The bizarre online petition has gathered enough signatures to be considered by the Welsh Parliament's petitions committee, Nation.Cymru reports.

Nine more US lawyers who attempted to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election in favour of Donald Trump have been sanctioned. Sidney Powell, Lin Wood and seven others could be disbarred after a federal judge ruled that their lawsuit in Michigan "represents a historic and profound abuse