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Four people, including a solicitor and a barrister, have been nominated by ministers for appointment to the Policing Authority. Shalom Binchy, Elaine Byrne, Dr Donal de Buitléir and Stephen Martin are set to fill the four vacancies on the nine-member watchdog body.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has received Government approval for legal amendments that would allow parents to speak publicly about their deceased child in cases where the child was unlawfully killed. This action is being taken in order to address the main issues arising out of the Court of Appeal

Stormont's Executive Office is under a legal obligation to fund a pension for people who suffered severe injuries in the Troubles, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The scheme opens for applications in March but it is not yet clear who will fund the payments, as Stormont and Westminster have been engag

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Arthur Cox partnered with US firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and UK firm Macfarlanes to advise Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc on its agreement to acquire GW Pharmaceuticals plc.

Judith Curtin, partner at O'Flynn Exhams Solicitors LLP, looks at the new Code of Practice on bullying. The Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work came into effect on 23 December 2020.

Should men be able to reject fatherhood without attracting legal obligations? Benjamin Bestgen considers this and other questions around abortion in this week's jurisprudential primer. See his last one here. Abortion remains the subject of one of the most contentious social debates of the

A lawyer who appeared before a judge on Zoom as a cat was unable to switch the filter off.

The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal against a personal injuries award for a man who slipped and fell down set of steps at work. The plaintiff, Mr Terry Morgan, has been awarded €110,000 in the High Court for the accident. However, on Friday, the three-judge panel overturned the decision a

Augustus Cullen Law LLP has announced the appointment of Deirdre Courtney as a partner in the Dublin and Wicklow firm's commercial litigation department. With over 25 years' experience in the areas of commercial litigation and dispute resolution, Ms Courtney has acted for national and international

An additional courtroom will become available for Crown Court trials in the Laganside Courts this week as the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) tries to boost capacity in the face of a growing trials backlog. Two courtrooms in the complex are being modified to allow for trials to

The vast majority of companies in Ireland are set to benefit from a proposed new stand-alone process which will allow for them to be rescued without going to court as part of the examinership process. The proposed "summary rescue process", now out for consultation, was designed by the Company Law Re

A ban on the sharing of intimate images without consent, even if there is no specific intent to cause harm, has come into effect. Justice Minister Helen McEntee marked Safer Internet Day today by commencing the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020, which the government ca

Friends and colleagues of Katie Dawson BL have paid tribute to the "young and talented barrister" after she passed away yesterday. Ms Dawson, a graduate of UCC School of Law and the King's Inns who called to the Bar in 2002, was widely known for her work in the family and childcare courts.

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan considers Fixed Term Work Act contracts and their interaction with the Unfair Dismissal Acts 1977-2015 and the Maternity Protection Act 1994. There are very strict time limits in the Workplace Relations Act 2015. Under section 44(3), an appeal to the Labour Co

Gardaí can fine residents of Northern Ireland for making non-essential trips south of the border under new regulations now in effect. Residents of Northern Ireland were previously able to avoid punishment if stopped by gardaí under Covid-19 regulations, but will now have their name and