Professor Hector MacQueen of the University of Edinburgh writes for our sister publication, Scottish Legal News, about a new biography of the influential philosopher David Hume which he finds absorbing and worthy of the great man. Long ago I was introduced to the philosophy of David Hume (1711-76) b
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Eilean Duane Eilean Duane of Cantillons Solicitors in Cork writes for Irish Legal News about the response to the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2015.
The gavel, a device never used in the English courts, features on the cover of Confessions of a Barrister – and is a harbinger of things to come. The book is an anonymised account of the trials and travails of criminal barrister, “Russell Winnock”, who called in 1999. But, the title notwithsta
It may surprise some readers that the last Communard of this title is not Jimmy Somerville, the shrill voice of the 1980s, but Adrien Lejeune who as a young free-thinker reluctantly took the side of the Commune revolutionaries when the people of Paris rose up against the reactionary French governmen
Orla Keane Orla Keane of Arthur Cox writes about the demise of generous personal injury claims.
What Paintings Say is a wonderful study of 100 masterpieces, lavishly illustrated and packed with history presented in an accessible and readable way.
Tom Bower is a barrister turned investigative journalist, a species that is all but extinct in modern Britain. He has produced a string of debunking biographies of the rich and famous and has successfully defended libel actions from the likes of Richard Branson, Robert Maxwell and Richard Desmond. M
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Rosemary Lundy Rosemary Lundy, employment law partner at Arthur Cox's Belfast office, outlines how Brexit will affect employment law in Northern Ireland.
Paul Sullivan Paul Sullivan, director at Sullivans Law in Belfast, discusses recent developments in the law surrounding vicarious liability.
James Nolan, member of the the International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC), retired deputy director of interpretation, meetings & publishing at the United Nations, and retired head of linguistic services at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea writes on the status of
GIllian Mawdsley is impressed by Cal Flynn's first novel – inspired by the discovery that one of her ancestors was Angus McMillan, the leader of the notorious Highland Brigade that massacred aborigines in 19th century Australia while Connor Beaton delves into the darker side of the Internet to exp
Melissa Gowan Melissa Gowan, partner at Cantillons Solicitors in Cork, writes on the challenge posed to access to justice by delays in solicitors receiving their fees.
Professor Stephen Tierney Following the victory for Leave in the EU referendum, Professor Stephen Tierney sets out the next steps in the constitutional process.
Director Jeanette Donohoe and solicitor Maria McNally of Cleaver Fulton Rankin in Belfast explain bankruptcy restriction orders. Pursuant to the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, the Official Receiver and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) has power to apply to the Cou