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A sixteenth-century manuscript which contains some of Ireland's oldest surviving literature and legislation will be discussed at a two-day seminar in Dublin next month. The Book of Ballycummin, held by the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) since the 1850s, preserves "legal texts, poetry and wisdom literatur

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The Irish Times has published an obituary for construction lawyer Max Abrahamson, who passed away last October at the age of 85. Mr Abrahamson, who was born in Dublin and qualified as a solicitor in 1955, authored a leading textbook on engineering law, consulted on projects in more than 60 countries

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The Prison Service in England and Wales is considering plans to house transgender prisoners in separate prison wings, The Sunday Times reports. Justice minister Ed Argar confirmed that new guidelines would be issued after a trans woman who had not undergone gender reassignment surgery was convicted

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An elderly crime wave appears to be sweeping Japan because pensioners are seeking jail time in a bid to save money. Over-65s now make up one in five convictions in the Asian country, up from one in 20 just over two decades ago.

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International legal business DWF, with offices in Belfast and Dublin, has confirmed plans to go ahead with an initial public offering in March 2019. The firm first announced plans to list on the London Stock Exchange last month, and submitted necessary documents for approval to the UK's Financial Co

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Immigration lawyer Catherine Cosgrave has been appointed to a key national body bringing together stakeholders in children and young people's policy and provision. Ms Cosgrave, managing solicitor at the Immigrant Council of Ireland, was appointed alongside five others to the national advisory counci

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Belfast solicitor Norman Nesbitt, formerly of Nesbitt Solicitors, has passed away. Mr Nesbitt has practised as a solicitor for over six decades after opening his firm, first known as J Norman Nesbitt, in east Belfast in 1954.

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Naomi Gaston, senior associate at Mills Selig, writes on the importance of security at major cryptocurrency exchanges. It has been reported that users of Canada’s largest Cryptocurrency Exchange, QuadrigaCX are unable to access most of their funds amounting to around C$180m (£105m) as th

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