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The Policing Authority has said the appointment of the next Garda Commissioner may take up to six months, The Irish Times reports. The process of finding a successor to former commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan, who unexpectedly retired this month, remains at an early stage.

Fake lawyers bearing drug-soaked letters have been taking advantage of legal mail privileges in a prison to smuggle narcotics to addicted inmates. A report on HMP Wealstun, in West Yorkshire, found letters are being sprayed with new psychoactive substances including Spice.

A man who complained that his human rights were breached by members of the police service when attempting to recruit him as an informer, has lost his appeal to bring judicial review proceedings because an alternative remedy was open to him in the form of the Tribunal established under section 65 of

Judges in the High Court are taking longer to render their judgments, with some being delayed for several years, according to new figures. The majority of reserved judgements are issued within three months but data obtained by The Irish Times shows that some judges are taking more than a year to iss

A district judge has described as “woefully inadequate” the sentences he is able to impose for domestic violence cases which involve acts including choking. At Londonderry Magistrates Court, Judge Barney McElholm severely criticised laws dating from 1861 as he was sentencing a 27-year-ol

Pictured (l-r): David Browne, partner at BDM Boylan Solicitors & Business Advisory, Georgina O’Halloran and John Boylan, managing partner

Dorcas Crawford Major legal action could see up to 70,000 Northern Ireland drivers affected by the Volkswagen emissions scandal compensated.

A crackdown on unregistered charity shops has seen seven change names, three close and one prosecuted since 2016. The Charities Regulator, which has published an update on it work, received 28 complaints about shops believed to operating as charity shops.

Patricia O'Brien The Irish Women Lawyers' Association, in collaboration with Law Society Skillnet and The Bar of Ireland, has announced that its Annual Women Celebrating Women Lawyers Gala Dinner will be held on 14th October 2017 in the Presidents' Hall, Law Society of Ireland.

Arthur Cox Managing Partner, Brian O' Gorman and Chairman, Ciaran Bolger were delighted to host Governor-General of Australia, The Honourable, Sir Peter Cosgrove at its offices recently for an Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce business breakfast.

Marc Willers QC Schoolchildren in Portugal affected by one of the country’s worst forest fires are crowdfunding to sue 47 European countries over their failure to address climate change, which they say is threatening their right to life.

Major US-based law firm Covington & Burling is set to open a base in Dublin in the wake of the Brexit vote, Law.com reports. The international firm is reportedly hiring Maree Gallagher to run a life sciences and technology practice in Ireland, which is currently awaiting regulatory clearance fro

Michael Jackson The trade relationship between Ireland and the United States is a "substantive one ... with opportunities for both sides", the managing partner of Matheson has said.

A new guide to Build to Rent in Ireland has been launched in partnership with Dublin law firm Mason Hayes & Curran.

Most people are taking up their right to have a solicitor present when being interviewed by gardaí after an arrest, a conference will hear today. The conference at Blackhall Place, organised by Dr Vicky Conway and Dr Yvonne Daly at the Socio-Legal Research Centre in DCU, will hear from a range of l