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The Cabinet has approved the plans of Transport Minister Shane Ross to introduce graduated speeding penalties, The Irish Times reports. The proposals seek to impose sanctions on drivers according to the extent to which they exceed the speed limit.

Carson McDowell has expanded its specialist legal healthcare team in Dublin and announced additional recruitment in response to growing demand for its services in Ireland. Led by managing partner Roger McMillan and partner and head of clinical claims Jacqueline McAleese, the team works predominantly

Cleaver Fulton Rankin has made a number of promotions across the firm, recognising the talent and achievements of its multi-disciplinary team of legal professionals.

A High Court jury has become the first to assess damages in a case where defamation was admitted and an apology given, under the “offer to make amends” procedure, following a landmark Supreme Court decision last year. While it was intended to encourage parties to settle their disputes qu

ByrneWallace is supporting UCD Sutherland School of Law’s Annual Irish European Law Forum, taking place on 6 December 2019. Now in its 22nd year, the Forum will focus on "Employment Law in a Time of Uncertainty". Topics covered will include:

Via Clíona Kimber SC: Attendees of the Employment Bar Association Annual Conference 2019 are pictured above – (L-R): Feichin Mc Donagh SC, Clíona Kimber SC Chair EBA, Judge L Reynolds High Court Chairing Session 2, Cathy Smith BL and Peter Ward SC.

Millar McCall Wylie has announced its support for Annadale Hockey Club, the latest in a string of cross-community sporting sponsorships for the firm.

Students from Mercy College Coolock took part in a ‘mock court’ competition in UCD’s Sutherland School of Law this week, marking the conclusion of the Legal Eagles schools project, a 10-week education programme on the legal system run by Community Law & Mediation.

A man sued a videogame company after his friend sold his character in the game Justice Online, worth almost £1.1 million, for £429. The Chinese man filed suit against Netease and his friend – who said he had mistakenly sold it for 3,888 yuan to a shrewd in-game buyer due to dizzine

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland has refused to quash a sentence which it found to be unduly lenient because the Director of Public Prosecutions sought to advance an entirely new case on appeal – amounting to “conspicuous unfairness” to the respondent and to the trial judge.

Confidence in the legal sector has dipped dramatically in the past 12 months, according to a new report. The results of Smith & Williamson’s 8th Annual Survey of Irish Law Firms 2019/20 show that only 19 per cent of all firms and none of the top 20 largest firms believe the legal sect

Criminals drawing social welfare payments have been stripped of more than €11 million by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) over two decades, the Sunday Independent reports. A doctoral thesis on the CAB has also revealed it recovered €178.5m in taxes and €26m in seized assets over the s

Lawyers for the families of nine of those killed on Bloody Sunday have asked the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) to look again at its decision not to prosecute nine soldiers for murder and attempted murder, The Irish Times reports. The lawyers also argue that Solider F, the former member of the Bri

Contempt of court proceedings against Facebook and Twitter, where the identities of the two boys who murdered schoolgirl Ana Kriegel were shared, have been stuck out, despite the continuation of "alarming posts" online. An injunction compelling Facebook Ireland Limited and Twitter International Comp

A lawyer is facing jail after admitting to stealing almost £1 million from the accounts of clients, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Graham Keys, 64, also admitted he had defrauded a Belfast law firm – where he had formerly been a partner – of nearly £300,000.