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The Oireachtas justice committee should include a review of the judicial appointments process in its work programme for 2021, its chairperson has said. Chairperson James Lawless, a qualified barrister and Fianna Fáil TD for Kildare North, told The Irish Times that the committee should make re

Proposals to retrospectively tax the Covid Pandemic Unemployment Payment may breach the Constitution, legal rights group FLAC has warned. A legal opinion prepared by FLAC's lawyers in relation to section 3 of the Finance Bill 2020 has been circulated to TDs and Senators ahead of the bill's considera

The Dáil is expected to reject a motion proposing the removal of Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe from the Supreme Court bench by a large margin. A removal motion submitted by socialist TDs Paul Murphy and Bríd Smith is due to be debated this week, but both government and opposition par

Senator Ivana Bacik, a qualified barrister and legal academic, makes the case for the government to support the Labour Party's Citizenship Bill. Throughout the past year, despite the horrific consequences of the Covid-19 epidemic for so many individuals, families and societies, both in this country

A number of properties in Northern Ireland have been seized by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers, working as part of the Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF), following a High Court order.

The parents of Harry Dunn have failed in their High Court battle against the Foreign Office over whether the alleged killer of their son enjoyed diplomatic immunity. Mr Dunn, 19, was killed in a hit-and-run in 2019 when his motorcycle was hit by a car near Croughton, Northamptonshire. The car was dr

A man who held a cardboard sign with a smiley face outside of a police station has been arrested for taking part in an illegal protest. Jolovan Wham was arrested in Singapore after the brief one-man demonstration in solidarity with arrested climate activists, The Guardian reports.

The High Court has quashed the decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission for a development in the “Connolly Quarter” development scheme. The development included 741 “build-to-rent” apartments behind Connolly Station in Dublin. Background

Global law firm Dentons has announced the appointment of real estate lawyer Andrew Muckian as a partner in its newly-established Dublin office. Mr Muckian joins the firm from William Fry, where he was formerly head of real estate. Prior to this, he headed the real estate team at Matheson.

Belfast firm Millar McCall Wylie has welcomed two recently-qualified solicitors and two new trainees as part of a continued commitment to supporting new legal talent despite economic uncertainty. Newly-qualified solicitors Hayley Cummings and Ross White have joined the firm's corporate law team and

Prominent Limerick solicitor Harry Fehily has been elected as chairman of the University of Limerick Foundation. Mr Fehily, managing partner of Holmes O'Malley Sexton Solicitors, previously served as a board member for a number of years and succeeds Dr Loretta Brennan Glucksman in the role.

An Irish solicitor who is retraining in Canada has joined the Board of the Ireland-Canada Chamber of Commerce Vancouver (ICCCVan). Arthur Cullinan practised as a mergers and acquisitions solicitor in Dublin prior to relocating to Vancouver, where he is now pursuing requalification. He expects to be

Gearóid Corrigan, senior associate at Kennedys, gives an Irish market update on solicitors' professional indemnity insurance. After years of relative calm and stability in the professional indemnity market and ahead of the traditional 1 December renewal, we look at whether recent developments

Over 100 solicitors from Cork and Kerry have attended the annual Practitioner Update Cork & Kerry 2020, which took place online for the first time. Organised by the Law Society Finuas Skillnet in association with the Southern Law Association and Kerry Law Society, the conference provided an oppo

The King's Inns Law Review has announced special €500 prizes for the best articles submitted for inclusion in its 10th anniversary edition. The KILR is published independent by the students of the King's Inns every year to promote and foster legal scholarship across Ireland.