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A group of students at the King's Inns are collecting Christmas gifts for children and families in Direct Provision centres in Dublin. A fundraising appeal has been launched by the students in conjunction with the Movement for Asylum Seekers in Ireland (MASI).

Walkers has announced a new conservation partnership with The Little Museum of Dublin to help secure the future of the collection. The partnership will see the international law firm's Dublin office sponsor one of the museum's most treasured artefacts, a first English edition of James Joyce’s

The Limerick Solicitors' Bar Association (LSBA) has presented a cheque for €1,500 to the Munster Heart Foundation.

A court report from a trial for racial abuse should not have included an uncensored racial slur, the Press Council of Ireland has ruled. A complaint was brought to the Press Ombudsman in connection with a court report published in the online edition of The Irish Times on 17 July 2019.

Venture capital funding into Irish firms fell by a fifth in the third quarter of 2019 compared to last year, according to a survey published by the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) and William Fry. The VenturePulse survey found that overall venture capital funding fell to €136 million i

Lawyers for a dentist who was filmed removing a patient's tooth while riding a hoverboard have apologised for his behaviour. The video shows dentist Seth Lookhart gliding into an exam room on a hoverboard, pulling a tooth from the sedated patient, and then spinning around in the hallway.

Two men challenging their surrender to Northern Ireland to face trial for the attempted murder of two PSNI officers have had their applications for discovery of evidence gathered by gardaí dismissed in the High Court. Describing the applications as a fishing expedition, Mr Justice Donald Binc

ByrneWallace has announced the appointment of Helen Gibbons as a partner in the firm's litigation and dispute resolution team. Ms Gibbons brings over 18 years' experience as a commercial and corporate litigator and advisor, specialising in advising senior management of corporate and public-sector bo

Just over one in ten of sexual offences reported to gardaí last year led to a suspect being charged, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The agency has published recorded crime detection figures for the first time in three years, having suspended them over conce

The full implementation of key capacity law reforms is "not getting the political attention which it merits" more than four years after the legislation was approved, a senior legal academic has warned. Professor Mary Donnelly made the remarks ahead of a UCC School of Law conference aimed at preparin

Academics and survivors of historical institutional abuse have called on the Government to withdraw legislation which would seal abuse records for at least 75 years. In a letter to The Irish Times, the group called for the "immediate withdrawal" of the Retention of Records Bill 2019 and for minister

Paul Bradfield, former prosecution lawyer at the International Criminal Court, considers the future of the court. The International Criminal Court is at a crossroads. It seeks a new chief prosecutor to succeed the incumbent, Fatou Bensouda. For her successor, huge challenges – both legal and p

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has welcomed a focus on asylum policy and victims' rights at the first Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting since the new European Commission took office. Ministers were given the opportunity to meet the new Commissioners over the course of two days of meetings

The Government has established a Joint Labour Committee (JLC) for the English language education sector on the recommendation of the Labour Court. JLCs provide a wage-setting mechanism that determines terms and conditions of employment, as well as setting minimum rates of pay for workers in certain

The requirement for parental consent in order for minors to change their legal gender can be "restrictive and problematic", according to a report prepared by Dentons. Only Adults? Good Practices In Legal Gender Recognition for Youth identifies 'good practices' in eight European jurisdictions: Norway