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A judge in the Court of Appeal has said it was "almost inconceivable" that one of Ireland's most experienced criminal trial judges would simply forget to instruct the jury on the presumption of innocence in a rape trial. Mr Justice John Edwards yesterday quashed the conviction of Mohamed Okda, 33, w

Ronan Daly Jermyn partner Sean O'Reilly and Adam McCarthy consider the implications of smart contracts. There is a great deal of excitement surrounding smart contracts. Smart contracts have the potential to be traceable, transparent, and irreversible. As for security, they can record an indisputable

Both the number and total value of small claims and High Court judgments in Northern Ireland have decreased in the first half of 2019 compared to the same period the previous year, according to new figures. According to the Registry Trust, there were 3,721 defaults and small claims judgments in Nort

The King's Inns has congratulated barrister-at-law graduates on being called to the Bar this week. Cillian Bracken, Simon Gillespie and Clare Kelly, pictured above, were among the new barristers called by the Chief Justice of Ireland, Mr Justice Frank Clarke.

International law firm Pinsent Masons has been recognised as one of the best multinational employers for LGBT+ staff in Stonewall's 2019 Top Global Employers index. The firm is one of 14 organisations to be named in the list that highlights multinational businesses for the progress they have made in

A&L Goodbody's aviation and transport finance team has won recognition for its innovative work on a $575.4 million securitisation last year.

A significant number of public bodies who have a right under legislation to use the controversial Public Services Card (PSC) have said it does not benefit them, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said. The civil liberties group surveyed 164 bodies who are either directly or indirectly

Richard Pigott was a journalist who worked with several nationalist newspapers across the island of Ireland, including the Ulsterman and the Nation. For most of his life, Pigott appeared to support the Fenian movement and had been imprisoned for seditious libels on the government during his career.

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A fight between two men over who had reserved a sunbed on a cruise ship is set to be resolved in court. Their wives are among witnesses who have been summoned to appear before the district court in the German town of Auerbach, Saxony next month.

A man whose application for citizenship was rejected because he spent 100 days outside the State in the year prior to his application has lost an application for judicial review of the decision in the High Court. Finding that the requirement for "one year's continuous residence in the State immediat

Nasc, the Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre, has announced the appointment of barrister Julie O'Leary as its new legal service manager. Ms O'Leary, a graduate of UCC School of Law and the King's Inns, was called to the Bar in 2013 and has practised in immigration law, social welfare law, employment

Solicitor Susan O'Halloran has been appointed chief legal officer of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA). Ms O'Halloran joined the NTMA in 2012 and served as head of the NTMA's legal unit prior to her appointment as chief legal officer.

Solicitor Helen Martin has been appointed as chief executive of the Charities Regulator. She has been performing the functions of the CEO on an acting-up basis since last October, and prior to that was director of regulation at the regulatory body.

The new Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, Marie Anderson, has formally taken up her role with a promise to build on the independence of the organisation and ensure the investigation of complaints meets modern Ombudsman standards. Ms Anderson, a solicitor by profession, is the fourth person to h