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Dublin-based Dillon Solicitors has announced the appointment of Conor White as a solicitor. Mr White graduated from NUI Galway with a Bachelor of Corporate Law (International) and Scotland's Edinburgh University with an LLM in Innovation Technology and the Law.

There is no imminent referendum on Ireland's ratification of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) despite misleading reports to that effect, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has said. The Law Society Gazette claimed this week that Robert Troy, minister of state for trade promotion, had a

The first legacy inquest to take place under the five-year plan set out by the Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, is set to begin at the end of the month. The 10 inquests set to be heard in the first year of the Lord Chief Justice’s plan to clear the entire backlog of 56 outstanding legacy

A man who was discriminated against by a letting agency for being a recipient of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) has won compensation through the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). The 32-year-old had already viewed the property, agreed a tenancy, signed the agreement and paid a deposit when

A strategy aimed at reducing recidivism by supporting employment options for people with convictions has been launched by Justice Minister Helen McEntee. The Working to Change strategy for 2021 to 2023 is the product of collaboration between the Irish Prison Service, the Probation Service and the De

The government reaffirmed its commitment to restorative justice at a webinar co-hosted with Restorative Justice: Strategies for Change (RJS4C).

Ireland's largest-ever National Moot Court Competition is due to come to a head tomorrow.

The 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Nuremberg Trials is to be celebrated with a ceremony this evening.  The event, to be held in Courtroom 600 – the historic site of the trials at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany – will comprise a speech and a pane

The criminal justice system is being brought “to its knees” in England and Wales, James Mulholland QC has said. The chair of the Criminal Bar Association told The Guardian that the pandemic had worsened the crisis but that severe cuts to the Ministry of Justice since 2010 had left it dan

A new report published by Eversheds Sutherland in partnership with KPMG IMPACT highlights the need for companies to take greater account of climate risk and move towards decarbonisation. The Climate Change and Corporate Value: What Companies Really Think report collates the views of 500 corporate le

The Vatican has launched an investigation after the Pope appeared to like a titillating photo on Instagram. A photo of Brazilian model Natalia Garibotto in a revealing "schoolgirl" outfit was briefly liked by the Pope's account, @franciscus.

The Court of Appeal, in a judgment delivered by its president, Mr Justice George Birmingham, has allowed the State’s appeal challenging an order that it pay half the legal costs of a murder victim’s family. Background

Solicitors are facing potential misconduct investigations over the alleged non-payment of hundreds of thousands of euros in fees due to barristers, in one case dating as far back as 15 years ago, new figures reveal. Data obtained by Irish Legal News shows that the Legal Services Regulatory Authority

The Law Society of Ireland and the King's Inns should not have a monopoly on training solicitors and barristers, the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has suggested in a new report. In its 105-page report, the legal regulator called for the development of a clear definition of the competenc

A man with an intellectual disability has gone to the High Court to challenge laws preventing him from marrying. The man, known only as V, was prevented from marrying his fiancée last year following an application to the High Court to have him made a ward of court.