Nearly 4,000 couples applied for a divorce in 2018, according to new figures from the Courts Service of Ireland. There were 3,864 applications to the Circuit Court for divorce and 1,238 applications for a judicial separation, the Irish Examiner reports.
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A footballer who broke his contract by driving the wrong car has been ordered to sign autographs for Audi employees as punishment. Kingsley Coman, who plays for Bayern Munich and the French national team, narrowly avoided a €50,000 fine after arriving at a training session for Bayern in a McLar
The first-ever remote hearings in the Irish courts began in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal this morning as part of a pilot of the new technology. The pilot was announced earlier this month in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the administration of justice.
A six-and-a-half year prison sentence for a loyalist killer who became a "supergrass" after his arrest has been found unduly lenient by the Court of Appeal. However, UVF man Gary Haggarty will not return to prison as he was released and placed in a witness protection programme in May 2018, according
Corporate law firm BHSM has announced the appointment of Trea McGuinness as a senior associate in the firm's private client team. Ms McGuinness specialises in the areas of wills and estate planning, trusts and the administration of estates. She advises domestic and international clients, both privat
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced the appointment of Yvonne Quinn as a managing associate in Dublin. Ms Quinn joins the firm's real estate and finance team from Value Retail, where she worked as senior legal counsel.
Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates flags up a legislative flaw that could have a major impact after the coronavirus pandemic. Section 678 of the Companies Act 2014 is a problem in the making for employment lawyers. You might wonder why it would have any releva
Global business advisory firm FTI Consulting has appointed lawyer Gráinne Bryan to head up its technology practice in Ireland. Ms Bryan joins the firm as a managing director from a major corporate law firm, having worked for over two decades in the legal industry.
The next government should commit to a root and branch review of the civil legal aid scheme, legal rights group FLAC has said. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael leaders are currently in talks to form a historic coalition government on the basis of a paper published earlier this week.
Controversial proposals to tighten Poland's already-strict abortion laws have been effectively shelved by MPs. The bill, which was introduced under a citizen's initiative mechanism by the right-wing Life and Family Foundation, would have removed fatal foetal abnormality as a grounds for abortion.
A book by the late Polly Higgins, who proposed the crime of ecocide, has been republished to celebrate her life and work. Ms Higgins, who died of cancer last year at the age of 50, grew up in Glasgow, where she attended St Aloysius’ College before studying at Aberdeen, Utrecht and Glasgow Univ
A lesbian judge in the USA has been disciplined for flying a rainbow flag in her courtroom. The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct ruled that Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez breached strict impartiality rules by flying the flag, Texas Lawyer reports.
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A man who dropped his wallet while robbing a bank has still not been identified because someone snatched the wallet before police arrived. Police in the US state of Colorado are appealing for the wallet to be handed in to help identify the robber, Denver7 News reports.
The High Court has ruled against the Health Service Executive and St James’ Hospital Board in their application to set aside the renewal of a Personal Injury Summons granted by Mr Justice Anthony Barr in May 2019. Background