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A judge has held that survivors of child sexual abuse in National Schools cannot be excluded from the State's ex-gratia payment scheme on the basis that they have not established a prior complaint against their abuser. Mr Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill was appointed in 2017, in the wake of a landma

The Law Society of Ireland has commended a Sinn Féin TD for "exposing the soaring super-profits" of insurance companies, who have blamed high insurance premiums on fraudulent personal injury claims. Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin's finance spokesperson, challenged representatives of major i

The State is failing to meet its international legal obligations by not carrying out vulnerability assessments of asylum seekers, the Irish Refugee Council (IRC) has warned. Nick Henderson, IRC chief executive, told RTÉ's This Week programme that such assessments are a "major feature" of the

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has settled a case against the Department for Communities to back-pay state pension entitlements to a transgender woman. Frances Shields, who received her Gender Recognition Certificate in February 2015 and applied for her State pension in April 2

The UK government's practice of making substantial changes to bills late in the legislative process, which inhibits proper scrutiny, should be brought to an end, a House of Lords committee has recommended. The Lords Constitution Committee makes the recommendation in its Passage of Bills Through Parl

Staff at KOD Lyons have raised over €7,500 for adult respite centre Cúnamh Iveragh by taking part in the famous Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle.

A student librarian has received a prestigious Ulster University award supported by international law firm Allen & Overy. Geraldine Colgan from Ballyduff, Ashford has become the second recipient of the award, presented annually to the student who achieves the highest marks on the library and inf

The UK government’s bulk surveillance powers will be examined by the highest chamber of the European Court of Human Rights this week, the latest stage in a long-running legal battle over the UK’s use of previously-secret surveillance powers and its sharing of massive amounts of private c

A man driving a hearse in a carpool lane was rapped after being told his dead passenger didn't count. The driver was pulled over after police spotted him driving solo in an "HOV lane", reserved for vehicles with at least one passenger.

The Chief Justice of Ireland, Mr Justice Frank Clarke, highlighted a number of initiatives to create a stronger online presence for the courts at today's launch of the Courts Service annual report for 2018. The report highlights an increase in domestic violence complaints, strong sentences in rape c

Belfast firm Millar McCall Wylie has announced the appointment of solicitor and former barrister Clare Lenaghan as head of the firm's family and matrimonial law team. Ms Lenaghan, who has more than 25 years' experience as a barrister and has now qualified as a solicitor, will lead the established te

The Government has granted patents of precedence entitling 13 barristers to admission to the Inner Bar. The four women and nine men will be called to the Inner Bar on a date fixed by the Chief Justice of Ireland, Mr Justice Frank Clarke.

Mercy Law Resource Centre, which provides free legal advice to homeless people, has announced the appointment of solicitor Sinead McGarrigle to its legal team. She will work alongside managing solicitor Rebecca Keatinge, solicitor Paul Dornan and volunteer solicitor Aoife Gillespie to provide legal

A newspaper editor has been fined €4,500 after being found guilty of contempt of court for a front-page headline and article that "posed a real risk" to the trial of two boys convicted of murdering 14-year-old Anastasia Kriégel. Sebastian Hamilton, editor of the Irish Daily Mail, must pa

The Child Care Law Reporting Project (CCLRP) has published its first volume of case reports for 2019, featuring 47 cases including six from the High Court and one from the Court of Appeal. The issues raised in the cases include severe mental health issues among teenagers, the question of the appropr