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A company which was refused planning permission for one of the tallest windfarms in the country, has been unsuccessful in its application for judicial review of the decision of An Bord Pleanála. In the High Court, Mr Justice Twomey refused to grant the applicants an order for certiorari of the Boar

Fiona Finn Rights groups have issued a "clarion call" for the Irish Government to bring Ireland's immigration-related detention practices in line with the State's international human rights obligations.

A judge in the High Court has asked the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for a ruling on the effect of recent legislative changes in Poland which are "so immense" that the court has been forced to conclude that the rule of law has been "systematically damaged" and democracy in Poland ha

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has recorded a 60 per cent rise in paramilitary punishment shootings and beatings in the last four years, The Guardian reports. There were 101 shootings and beatings by dissident republicans and loyalists last year, up from 64 in 2013, according to the l

Carla Fraser and Julie Tierney Two lawyers at Edwards & Co. Solicitors have been recognised as specialist family lawyers by a leading UK child abduction charity.

Lord Lloyd-Jones Welsh legislation could take the form of US-style codes dealing with particular subjects in the future, a Supreme Court justice has suggested.

The UK government has failed to produce solutions on how consumers will be protected in the wake of Brexit, according to the House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee, which has published the government’s response to its report Brexit: will consumers be protected?. The committee’s report, publishe

Pictured (l-r): Competition judge David Gaston, students Abena Aduse-Poku and Doreen Awuah, and competition judge Colin Mitchell Students at Queen's University Belfast have emerged as winners of the Client Consultation Competition 2018.

A third of company directors in Ireland are concerned about the compliance costs associated with the introduction of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a new survey has found. The Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD) surveyed 254 members on their GDPR preparedness, including chief

Anti-terror laws in Spain have had a "profoundly chilling effect" whereby people are "increasingly afraid to express alternative views, or make controversial jokes", according to a new report from Amnesty International. The human rights group said the "broad and vaguely-worded" Article 578 of the Sp

A man who was convicted of burglary has had his conviction quashed by the Supreme Court, on the basis that he had been deprived of a fair trial. Allowing the appeal, Justice Iseult O’Malley said that the defence was entitled to notice of the DPP’s evidence, and that “course taken by the prosec

Pictured (l-r): Partners Declan Murphy, Dario Di Murro and Richard O’Sullivan OSM Partners has announced the appointment of Dario Di Murro as partner and head of the firm's property department.

Many lawyers who left Ireland after the financial crisis are considering a return home, according to a new report on the Irish legal market. The Irish Legal Market 2018: Lawyer Engagement and Salary Report from Aperture Partners is based on a survey of just under 700 professionals.

Dr Padraic Kenna The vast majority of home repossession cases before the Irish courts involve home-owners who are not legally represented, according to a new study.

Dublin-born lawyer Gail Slater has been appointed to a senior advisory role in the White House by US President Donald Trump. Ms Slater, a graduate of UCD Sutherland School of Law, is taking up the role of adviser to the US president on technology, telecommunications and cybersecurity, The Irish Time