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Cork solicitor Catherine Kirwan is set to launch her new crime novel, Darkest Truth, in Cork next Thursday. The #MeToo-themed thriller follows a solicitor called Finn Fitzpatrick who is approached by a man to investigate his daughter's suspicious suicide, believing that she was groomed and abused by

“No negligence where the doctors disagree” used to be the approach of the courts to expert evidence in medical cases. That deference has eroded in recent years.

The US Navy has finally abandoned an archaic practice of locking misbehaving sailors in the brig with only bread and water. The so-called bread-and-water punishment was scrapped by the British Navy in 1891, but has only come to an end in the US as of the start of 2019.

A man whose suspended sentence for driving offences was reactivated after he was convicted of dangerous driving causing death and serious bodily harm has successfully argued that he is entitled to the benefit of the declaration of unconstitutionality in Moore. Delivering the leading judgment of the

A&L Goodbody (ALG) has grown in Belfast with the appointment of six newly-qualified solicitors and the welcoming of seven new trainees.

A Dublin law firm transferred around €97,000 to cyber-criminals after falling victim to a bank transfer scam, the Law Society of Ireland has revealed. The loss, incurred after fraudsters intercepted emails about a mortgage redemption and changed the bank account details, will be covered by the

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has revealed it is preparing internally for an increase in complex merger notifications after Brexit. Last year was the most active year on record for merger and acquisition activity notified to the CCPC and the former Competition Authority,

Bangor solicitor Hugh Desmond Murray, founding partner of Murray Kelly Moore Solicitors, has passed away at the age of 89. The Law Society of Northern Ireland has extended its condolences to Mr Murray's family, friends and colleagues.

Fergal Mullins, solicitor in the healthcare team at Hayes solicitors, writes on recent cases where solicitors sent their clients for medical assessments. The practice of solicitors sending their clients for specialist assessment by medical personnel without a GP referral has been the subject of rece

Suzanne Rice, president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, will take part in a panel discussion this week following a Belfast screening of RBG. The new biopic looks at the life and career of Ms Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who acted in a number of landmark gender equality cases before her

Employment lawyer Cathy Maguire has suggested that schoolgirls could challenge sexist uniform rules through the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), the Irish Independent reports. Ms Maguire, a barrister who specialises in labour and employment law, said girls who didn't want to wear skirts could b

Judges are the main source of bullying in the legal profession while sexual harassment and propositioning remain a problem, a survey for The Times has revealed. More than half of 1,500 barristers surveyed by the Bar Council thought there was still a problem with bullying and older male barristers se

Nine retired gardaí will be asked to repay thousands of euros because their pension entitlement was miscalculated, The Times reports. The former assistant and deputy Garda commissioners were overpaid between €7,000 to €24,000 each between 2012 and 2018 because the provisions of sect

Potential witnesses to the Ballymurphy massacre have been urged to come forward ahead of the recommencement of inquests into the ten deaths later this month. Evidence will be heard from 21 January 2019 on the ten deaths that occurred on 9, 10 and 11 August 1971.

Courts in Saudi Arabia will notify women by text message when they have been divorced under a new regulation aimed at ending secret divorces. In a statement, the Saudi justice ministry said women will now "be notified of any changes to their marital status via text message".