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A new legal code of practice will be brought forward by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission to promote greater employment of disabled people, the body has said. Once completed, the code, prepared under the Commission's statutory powers, will be legally admissible in evidence in court, Wor

The Mail on Sunday has publicly apologised for an article which made false allegations against KRW Law and Madden & Finucane. The article, published in March, alleged that the firms "were behind a probe and 'witch hunt' into killings by British Troops during the Irish troubles and were secretly

Judges, lawyers and court officials at Cork District Court have paid tribute to retiring court registrar Noreen Collins. Judge Olann Kelleher and Judge Con O'Leary led tributes to Ms Collins, highlighting her work, professionalism and her years of organising the staff Christmas party, the Irish Exam

More than nine in ten whiplash patients at a Dublin pain management clinic stopped attending treatment after completing their personal injury litigation, according to research. The unpublished finding was referenced in a presentation at recent European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) c

Civil society organisations have called on TDs and Senators to urgently clarify the rules around the "money message" mechanism amid fears it is allowing the Government to effectively veto legislative proposals. Representatives of 25 organisations, including the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU),

Belfast solicitor Donald Thompson was locked up on Friday – as part of a fundraising challenge in aid of International Justice Mission (IJM).

Over 3,000 transition year students have completed the Law Society of Ireland's Street Law programme since its roll-out six years ago.

Denial of the holocaust is not a human right, the European Court of Human Rights has unanimously ruled. A neo-Nazi politician, Udo Pastörs, who had been convicted in his native Germany after denying the Holocaust in a speech, made a complaint under article 10: freedom of expression.

The widow of a barrister who died on safari with his daughter will have her case heard in an English court despite the law of Egypt being applicable. Lady Brownlie is to sue the Egyptian branch of the Four Seasons hotel chain over the death of Sir Ian Brownlie QC, The Times reports.

A Thai judge is recovering after shooting himself in an apparent suicide bid at the end of court proceedings in which he sharply criticised alleged interference with the judicial process. Judge Khanakorn Pianchana, 49, a senior judge at Yala Provincial Court in the south of Thailand, pulled out a pi

Right to light claims can stop developers in their tracks. They can frustrate major projects, make developments more expensive and create tension between residents and developers.

A young man who says he overslept and missed jury duty was sent to jail for 10 days by a furious judge. Deandre Somerville, 21, was summoned to his own court hearing after failing to show up for the civil trial where he was supposed to be a juror.

An EU citizen minor has “sufficient resources” not to become an unreasonable burden on the social assistance system of the host member state even if their resources are derived from income obtained from unlawful employment, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. In

The establishment of the new Judicial Council must be "legally robust" and shouldn't be rushed, the Chief Justice, Mr Justice Frank Clarke, has said. Legislation to establish the new body was passed by the Oireachtas in July, and the Government is aiming to complete its rollout by the end of the yea

Sexual offence laws in Ireland have not "kept pace with developments in online technology and the almost universal use of internet-enabled devices", a legal expert on rape and sexual assault has said. Caroline Counihan BL, legal director at Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI), gave evidence to the Oi