News

Solicitors working in asylum and immigration law have come together to form the Irish Immigration Lawyers Association (IILA). The IILA has been founded in order to promote and improve advice and representation in the areas of immigration and asylum law, by providing regular training and an online fo

All criminal prosecutions linked to killings during the Troubles would be brought to an end under deeply controversial proposals announced by the UK government yesterday. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis yesterday told MPs that the government wants to introduce a "statute of limitations, to

A new report by the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has highlighted several gaps in policy and practice where the needs of children with a parent in prison are being overlooked. The report, Piecing it Together: Supporting Children and Families with a Family Member in Prison in Ireland, is being laun

Residential property prices were up by nearly six per cent year-on-year at the end of May, according to new figures. The latest residential property price index from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows that residential property prices in Dublin rose by 4.9 per cent in the year to May 2021 and

The Law Society of Ireland has invited legal professionals to take place in this year's virtual Calcutta Run on 17-26 September 2021. Now in its 23rd year, the Calcutta Run has raised over €4.6 million to help fight homelessness in Dublin and Kolkata. This year, the event has set an ambitious f

Poland's judges have defied a European court order to undo the country's judicial reforms, casting doubt on its future as a member of the EU. Stanisław Piotrowicz, a senior judge, said the interim measures of the Court of Justice of the European Union were “not in line” with the Polish

The General Court of the European Union has dismissed an action brought by Nike and Converse against the European Commission's decision to initiate a formal State aid investigation in respect of their tax arrangements in the Netherlands. In 2019, the Commission decided to initiate a formal investiga

A judge who admitted offering his 12-year-old daughter up for "partner-swapping" online has been dismissed. Olivier Bailly, 55, has been removed from his post as a vice-president of the law courts in Dijon, the capital of Burgundy.

A state-approved dating app has been released in Iran to stem the tide of divorces. Hamdan, which means "companion" in Persian, claims to find matches "only for bachelors seeking permanent marriage" and just one wife.

The High Court has granted an interlocutory injunction against Ms Gemma O’Doherty for defamatory comments that she made about Beaumont Hospital and its director of nursing. The court applied section 33 of the Defamation Act 2009 and held that Ms O’Doherty had no defence that was reasonab

Strategic housing developments (SHDs) are set to be scrapped and replaced following a series of judicial review challenges in a shake-up of planning law for large-scale residential developments (LSRDs). A new bill, which the government hopes to enact in the autumn, will introduce alternative streaml

The Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021 has passed through all the legislative stages in the Oireachtas and will now be sent to the president for signature. The bill will amend the Companies Act 2014 to provide a new dedicated rescue process for small and micro-co

The government has approved the heads of a bill to make over 120 amendments to the Mental Health Act 2001, including strengthening provisions for consent to treatment. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said: "The heads of bill introduce guiding principles for adults and children into the Act, to enha

The government has announced plans to amend the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 following an extensive review of the operation of Ireland's lobbying regime. Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Michael McGrath said: "The public want to be reassured that government policy is formulated in

Matthew Howse, partner at Eversheds Sutherland in Belfast, considers whether resort to litigation will become more common again as we move into the post-Covid world. Back in March 2020, the pandemic brought a halt to all but the most urgent legal proceedings in the Northern Irish courts. Courts had