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Ireland should take measures to improve women's representation in the judiciary and in leadership roles at law firms, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has said. In a submission to the Citizens' Assembly, which is currently examining the issue of gender equality in Ireland, the

The Southern Law Association has recognised the first woman to be admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Cork. Finola Foley (née O'Connor), the wife of Frank Foley of O'Connor & Foley Solicitors, qualified as a solicitor in January 1931.

Campaigners have renewed calls for the UK Government to bring the Widowed Parent's Allowance scheme in line with human rights laws a year and a half after a landmark UK Supreme Court ruling. Belfast solicitor Laura Banks acted for Siobhan McLaughlin in the case which led to a ruling that the legisla

Proposed new domestic violence laws will take up to a year to come into effect to allow for training across the justice system, Justice Minister Naomi Long has said. Ms Long is planning to introduce legislation to make it an offence for a person to engage in a course of abusive behaviour (on two or

The number of deportations from Ireland rose sharply last year, with almost twice as many deportations in 2019 as in the two previous years. The Department of Justice carried out 293 enforced deportations in 2019, compared to 163 in 2018 and 140 in 2017, the Irish Independent reports.

Lady Hale, former president of the UK Supreme Court, will launch the latest volume of the Trinity College Law Review later this month. The former judge, who stepped down in January, has written the foreword to Volume XXIII and will join editor-in-chief Celia Reynolds in addressing the launch event.

Trainees at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) triumphed over law students at Queen's University Belfast to win the Northern Ireland heat of the Client Consultation Competition 2020. Amira Graham and Ross White from the IPLS took on QUB students Taylor Derrien and Brandon Lijdsman in

Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has been named Ireland's best law firm for contentious trade mark matters for the second year in a row. The firm's intellectual property team triumphed in the Trade Mark Contentious Firm of the Year - Ireland category at the Managing IP Awards in London.

A statue of the late Russian socialist leader Vladimir Lenin will be erected in a western Germany city for the first time after a court ruling. The statue, made in the Soviet Union in the 1930s and bought at an auction, will be installed in front of the Gelsenkirchen headquarters of the Marxist-Leni

The High Court has found that a house and a watch found inside the house were acquired using the proceeds of crime. Mr Justice Alexander Owens found that the property at 18 Mallin Avenue, Rialto and the watch found in the search of the property are items of property acquired using the proceeds of cr

Contingency plans are being drawn up for the possibility of courthouses being closed due to coronavirus, Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said. Mr Flanagan yesterday addressed a special sitting of the Dáil to set out preparations in the justice sector for the possibility of a COVID-19 ou

Rosalind Carroll has taken up the role of chief executive officer at the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB). Previously the CEO of the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) since 2016, she was appointed to the PIAB last year and took up the role with effect from 2 March 2020.

A portrait of Ms Justice Mary Laffoy by award-winning artist Hetty Lawlor has been unveiled as part of The Bar of Ireland’s International Women’s Day celebrations.

A High Court action by a German human rights lawyer against Google over what he claims are several attempts by parties based in the Middle East to hack his private email account has been adjourned generally. Mark Somos claims that, in recent weeks and months, he has been subject of attempts to unlaw

Articles exploring legal history, personal injury law, corporate insolvency and life imprisonment are among the articles published in the latest edition of the Irish Judicial Studies Journal. The first 2020 edition of the quarterly journal, which includes contributions from judges, lawyers and legal