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The High Court has suggested referring questions regarding repossession orders to the Court of Appeal, in a case which could potentially impact “many hundreds of other cases” and was therefore of considerable public importance. Proposing four questions which could be considered, Mr Justice Noona

Irish judges are increasingly conducting international diplomacy following the Brexit vote, according to The Irish Times. There have been 78 foreign trips by Irish judges between June 2016 and July 2017, according to figures obtained by the newspaper, most of which were to legal conferences.

The UK Supreme Court will sit in Belfast for the first time in April next year, where it will - among other cases - hear the appeal in Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd, the so-called "gay cake" case. The Court will sit in the Inns of Court Library at the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast, where Pres

Wendy Lyon An immigration lawyer who criticised Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan's announcement of a new family reunification scheme claims she has been vindicated by his recent statement in the Dáil.

The Disclosures Tribunal is the best placed to look into the alleged smear campaign against Garda Sgt Maurice McCabe, the tribunal judge has asserted. Mr Justice Peter Charleton said the Oireachtas had decided a public inquiry "was the most appropriate way to investigate" matters.

More than half of European Arrest Warrants issued by Ireland last year resulted in people being returned to the State, new figures show. Ireland issued 84 such warrants last year and 46 people were returned on foot of them, according to the annual report for 2016 on the operation of the European Arr

Margaret Martin Men who kill their female partners receive less jail time than men who murder other women, according to analysis by Women's Aid Ireland.

Dublin solicitor Aonghus McCarthy has appeared in court accused of bringing cocaine into Mountjoy Prison for an inmate, The Irish Times reports. Mr McCarthy, represented by solicitor Michael Hanahoe, appeared before Judge Anthony Halpin in Dublin District Court last week - directly across the road f

Karen Connolly A Belfast solicitor has helped to develop a free domestic and sexual violence app launched today by the Belfast Area Domestic & Sexual Violence and Abuse Partnership.

Lawyers once again bore down upon politicians on an exceedingly chilly Saturday afternoon at Donnybrook Stadium. This time, it was The Bar of Ireland’s side that met with the Dáil & Seanad XV, the latter having narrowly lost to the Law Society men last Saturday.

BDM Boylan Solicitors has been named Cork Law Firm of the Year 2017 at the annual Cork Business Awards.

A man who exercised his right to remain silent while being interrogated for murder in 2007 has successfully challenged the constitutionality of s. 9(1)(b) of the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 – with which he was charged for failing to disclose information regarding the murder for

Ken Murphy The Law Society of Ireland has called on the Government to deliver on its commitments and prioritise the modernisation of the family courts.

Wendy Lyon A lawyer who brought judicial review proceedings on behalf of women excluded from the Magdalene laundries redress scheme says the actions have been "vindicated" by the Ombudsman's findings.

Simon Coveney The Irish Government has criticised UK government plans to introduce a statute of limitations to block the investigation of crimes committed by security forces during the Troubles.