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Retired judge John Gerard Buchanan, the longest-serving judge in the Circuit Court, has died at the age of 91, The Irish Times reports. Judge Buchanan, who was educated at Trinity College Dublin and the King's Inns, called to the bar in 1949 and took silk in 1973 before his appointment to the bench

The first issue of a new journal designed for solicitors and barristers practising in personal injury litigation has been published. The Tort Law and Litigation Review published by Clarus Press is also intended to provide an effective research tool for academics and students working within the field

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has appeared before the Court of Appeal as an amicus curiae in a case concerning the right of a person detained in a psychiatric institution to initiate a review of his detention. “AB” was initially detained in St. Loman’s Hospital on foot of an a

A graduate is suing her university for providing her with nothing more than a “Mickey Mouse” degree. Pok Wong, 29, is suing Anglia Ruskin University for more than £60,000, claiming the institution made fraudulent claims about a “quality education and prospect of employment after graduation”

LK Shields sponsored the recent France Ireland Chamber of Commerce (FICC) business lunch, which welcomed Tánaiste Simon Coveney as a guest speaker.

A woman whose husband died over 30 years ago and has not had an Article 2 ECHR compliant investigation into his death has successfully argued that the decision of former First Minister, Arlene Foster, not to permit a paper on legacy inquests to go before the Executive Committee was unlawful. Directi

Grainne Teggart Amnesty International has called on Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley to urgently release funding for legacy inquests following yesterday's ruling by Justice Sir Paul Girvan.

Health Minister Simon Harris The Government has published a six-page policy paper on abortion, setting out its plans for abortion legislation provided the upcoming referendum results in the repeal of the Eighth Amendment.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on the Government to urgently implement concrete legislative reform following the largely symbolic ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The Dáil voted earlier this week in favour of ratifying the

The recruitment process for the next Garda Commissioner has been launched. The process is being undertaken by the Public Appointments Service under the auspices of the independent Policing Authority for the first time.

A court battle over the future of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme could make it to the UK Supreme Court following a decision on costs. The Renewable Heat Association for Northern Ireland (RHANI), which represents half of RHI boiler owners, took the Department for the Economy to court over

A&L Goodbody marked International Women's Day by hosting a panel discussion on Women in Sport in its offices.

Drivers caught speeding outside Anahilt Primary School in Co Down were given the option to appeal before a panel of children in "Kids' Court" as an alternative to penalty points and a fine.

The Supreme Court has reversed the High Court’s finding that the unborn is a child for the purposes of Article 42A of the Constitution. Delivering a lengthy judgment from the seven-judge Court, Chief Justice Frank Clarke held that there was nothing in statute or common law to support the High Cour

Cathy Smith Cathy Smith, a barrister practising in employment and company law and a committee member of the Irish Women Lawyers Association, writes for Irish Legal News on International Women's Day.