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In March 1817, Peter Blake brought Mary Wilkins to Court seeking compensation for breaking a promise of marriage. Mary Wilkins was a wealthy woman in her sixties, whose husband had died over 40 years earlier, leaving her the bulk of his fortune. 

Scots lawyer and author Willie McIntyre was highly impressed with Scottish advocate Stephen O'Rourke's debut novel. I was fortunate enough to be sent an advance reader copy of Stephen O’Rourke’s historical novel, The Crown Agent, which I raced through one Sunday afternoon recently; it&r

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The former head of a global law firm has been jailed for a month after paying to rig his daughter's college entrance exam. Gordon Caplan, 53, who resigned as co-chairman of Willkie, Farr and Gallagher after his arrest, is the latest parent convicted in the college admissions bribery scandal sweeping

A woman who had to travel to England for a termination after being told that her unborn child had a fatal foetal abnormality has been successful in her challenge to Northern Ireland's abortion law. Following the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that the relevant legislation is incompatible with Artic

Almost half of the young people detained at Oberstown in the first three months of the year had previous remand or detention orders, new figures show. There were 75 young people – 72 men and three women – detained in Oberstown Children Detention Campus during the first quarter of 2019, w

Belfast firm Millar McCall Wylie has been awarded top-tier firm status in the Legal 500, with more of its lawyers listed than ever before. Managing partner Peter McCall and partners Damian McParland, Jan Cunningham, Conor Wylie and Scott Kennedy were recognised on the Leading Lawyers listing.

The refurbishment of Carndonagh Courthouse has been put "on the long finger" after its closure in March, a local councillor has suggested. Court sittings in Carndonagh were relocated to Buncrana at the start of March to allow for the courthouse to be examined and eventually refurbished.

The Irish-American Law Students Association and the International Law Society at Brooklyn Law School have hosted a panel on Brexit.

The Galway Solicitors' Bar Association (GSBA) is hosting a dinner dance in association with COPE Galway to help raise funds for the charity's new domestic abuse service and refuge. The new Modh Eile House will provide a safe space in Galway city centre where women and children can be free from viole

A&L Goodbody has won recognition at the Chambers Ireland CSR Awards for its collaborative project with the Irish Refugee Council (IRC) independent law centre.

Matheson has congratulated Eimear Hannon, founder and MD of Hannon Travel, on being named Matheson Women Mean Business (WMB) Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2019. The award was announced at the 2019 WMB conference in Dublin and presented to Ms Hannon on behalf of Matheson by partner Deirdre Dunne, w

Barrister Nuala Butler SC and solicitor Barry Magee delivered a Dublin seminar tailored towards public bodies involved in decision-making that can be the subject of judicial review.

Staff at Holmes O'Malley Sexton presented a cheque for over €6,800 to charity partner Headway Ireland to help fund its new "Wellness Vault".

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