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The president of the High Court has reserved judgment on whether the first interim report of the inspectors investigating Independent News and Media (INM) can, at this stage, be disclosed to INM, the Central Bank, or any other party. The inspectors were appointed by Mr Justice Peter Kelly last Septe

James O'Dwyer, a former chairman and managing partner at Arthur Cox, has left €25 million in his will, the Sunday Independent reports. Mr O'Dwyer passed away in New York last August at the age of 71 after a short illness, as reported in Irish Legal News at the time.

DWF Group plc, with offices in Belfast and Dublin, has acquired a Polish legal services business for £3 million. Lawyers formerly employed by K&L Gates Jamka will now be running a DWF office in Warsaw with 11 partners as well as 45 lawyers and 31 support staff in a deal expected to complet

A Polish national convicted of a series of offences and accused of other crimes in his home country who claimed before the Scottish courts that extradition to Poland would breach his human rights has had his legal challenge dismissed in a test case. Patryk Maciejec, 27, argued that new laws and

From Belfast, from Dublin and from London – barristers and judges are heading to Edinburgh as the Faculty of Advocates hosts one of the most eagerly-awaited events in the legal calendar. The Four Jurisdictions Conference is held annually in one of the participating countries, and this year it

Taxpayers must foot the bill for a fail fraud prosecution brought by a millionaire solicitor, a judge ruled yesterday. Judge Phillip Matthews ordered that the public cover the legal costs of Ashok Patel, 68, of central London.

A retired pastor has called on European countries to pardon tens of thousands of people who were convicted of witchcraft and executed from the 1400s to the 1700s. Hartmut Hegeler, 73, is a long-time campaigner for the rehabilitation of witches in Germans and has inspired towns like Cologne, Leipzig

A woman who allegedly trespassed at CIA headquarters four times while asking to speak to "Agent Penis" has been arrested. Jennifer G. Hernandez, 58, first showed up in April claiming that she had applied for a job with the CIA and was told to come directly to the facility.

The Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC) has had its application for the trial of a preliminary issue of law refused in the High Court. IBRC contended that a woman's claim for damages in relation to alleged negligent investment advice was statute-barred. However, Mr Justice Senan Allen said the

A major new campaign to overhaul Ireland's defamation laws has been launched to coincide with World Press Freedom Day 2019. NewsBrands Ireland, the representative body for major Irish news publishers, claims the Irish laws are among the most restrictive in Europe and the English-speaking world.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said he is concerned by the preliminary findings of the Inspector of Prisons on allegations of covert surveillance in Irish prisons. Patricia Gilheaney was asked by Mr Flanagan last November to examine allegations that private conversations between solicitors an

A solicitor who refused to return a mother and daughter's passports because of a dispute over €1,500 has been told she must hand them over. Mr Justice Peter Kelly, president of the High Court, said it was "disproportionate and wholly unreasonable" to withhold the documents over such a "miniscul

Representatives of three Northern Ireland NGOs will travel to Geneva next week to address a key UN committee on the UK's compliance with international treaty obligations on preventing torture. Solicitor Gemma McKeown will represent the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ), while Andr&eac

Mr Justice Ian Huddleston addressed senior judges, lawyers and stakeholders at the launch of a new journal which aims to provide a new source of information for practitioners dealing in all aspects of elder law and capacity.

The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) has announced a review of access to books within Northern Ireland prisons following a public controversy. Dr Marisa McGlinchey criticised the service after it emerged that prisoners were not allowed copies of her recently-published book, Unfinished Business