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Housing assistance payment (HAP) will no longer be taken into account by the Legal Aid Board when calculating entitlement to civil legal aid. The immediate measure was agreed by ministers late last week and comes ahead of a broader review of the civil legal aid scheme.

The right to disconnect should be incorporated into Irish law through legislation, a new report has recommended. The 33-page report, from the Covid-19 Law and Human Rights Observatory at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), outlines the existing law and argues that it is insufficient to provide adequate an

Eversheds Sutherland Ireland has paid tribute to its founder Rory O'Donnell, who retired from practice yesterday. One of Ireland's best-known property lawyers, Mr O'Donnell founded O'Donnell Sweeney in 1967, which developed a relationship with international law firm Eversheds in the 2000s and later

OFX founding partner Frank O'Flynn has been conferred with honorary life membership at Cope Foundation's 62nd AGM. Mr O'Flynn was recognised by the non-profit organisation, which supports children and adults with intellectual disabilities and/or autism, for his decades of service as one of its board

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Age discrimination complaints to employment tribunals in Great Britain have increased in volume by nearly three-quarters in the last year, according to new analysis. Ministry of Justice figures show there were 3,668 age discrimination complaints lodged in Great Britain in 2020, up by 74 per cent fro

Digital forensics experts tend to find more or less evidence to implicate or exonerate suspects depending on the contextual information about investigations, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Oslo gave 53 digital forensics examiners from eight countries, including the UK, th

Hundreds of police dogs trained to sniff out illegal drugs are enjoying early retirement following the legalisation of cannabis across swathes of the United States. Cannabis is now legal for recreational use in 17 states and in Washington, D.C., and has been decriminalised in a further 13 states.

The High Court has awarded £125,000 to Arlene Foster arising out of a defamation action taken against celebrity doctor Christian Jessen. Giving judgment in the case, Mr Justice Gerry McAlinden stated that it was an “outrageously bad libel” which caused significant upset to the Firs

Beauchamps chairperson Imelda Reynolds has been appointed as president of the Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD), the membership body representing directors and business leaders. Ms Reynolds was elected to succeed Harry Lorton at the Institute's AGM last night following the completion of his tw

Holmes O'Malley Sexton LLP has launched a new brand, Holmes, as part of a new strategy to grow its portfolio of corporate, insurance and public sector clients.

The vast majority of in-house counsel want virtual dispute resolution processes to continue past the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, a survey has found. William Fry surveyed over 100 in-house counsel at its CounselConnect virtual conference this week, where counsel were asked to reflect on how Covid-1

John O'Connor Solicitors LLP has moved to new premises in Ballsbridge following its merger with AG Graham & Co Solicitors. The firm, founded in 1988, has moved to 60 Merrion Road, a five-minute walk from its former premises at 168 Pembroke Road.

The Department of Health (DoH) paid £32.8 million on clinical and social care negligence cases in 2019/20, a 12 per cent increase on the previous year. A new statistical bulletin shows that £23.2 million was paid in damages in the year ending 31 March 2020, £6.6 million was paid in

Comyn Kelleher Tobin (CKT) has sponsored a new scholarship supporting one postgraduate student on the LLM Children's Rights and Family Law at UCC School of Law. To apply for the Comyn Kelleher Tobin Scholarship, students must secure a minimum grade of 2.1 in an approved primary degree or equivalent,