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Zurich have been successful in their application to be joined as co-defendants in personal injury proceedings, despite declining to insure the policy holder in the proceedings. Mr Justice Meenan rejected arguments put forward by the plaintiffs’ that there had to be exceptional circumstances for Zu

Mark O'Sullivan Business opportunities on the US West Coast are "unrivalled", according to Matheson, the first Irish law firm to open an office there.

The Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland is now accepting online submissions from individuals and organisations on all issues relevant to the Commission’s terms of reference. The commission website says that submissions "will form an important input to the Commission’s report on the f

Darragh Mackin The family of Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa are preparing a lawsuit against Egypt over delays to his trial in Cairo, The Irish News reports.

A woman who brought a case against her former employer under the Disability Discrimination Act with support from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has been awarded £11,840. An Industrial Tribunal found that Charles Hurst Limited failed in its duty to make reasonable adjustments for Marie

Pictured (l-r): Carol Gibbons, Enterprise Ireland; Shane Nolan, IDA Ireland; Paul Sweetman, Technology Ireland; Adrian Mullett, Bank of Ireland; and Catherine Guy, ByrneWallace. ByrneWallace has announced it will sponsor the Annual Irish Software Awards - now in its 25th year - for the second year i

A man awaiting trial on rape charges has been given permission to travel to the UK to attend two music festivals, the Irish Independent reports. The man, appearing in Letterkenny District Court yesterday, was granted a variation in his bail conditions allowing him to leave the country for eight days

A parking firm that took a barrister to court over a £85 fine has been ordered to pay £1,550 in costs after a judge dismissed the case. ParkingEye sued Nicholas Bowen QC (pictured), who refused to pay the fine after exceeding a free two-hour parking period when he stopped for a nap at Membury Serv

An application for judicial review by two same-sex couples was dismissed on the basis that the Strasbourg Court does not recognise a right to same-sex marriage, with Justice O’Hara stating that he was bound by the Ullah principle. Sympathising with the applicants, Justice O’Hara stated that he h

Lucinda Creighton, a former Irish minister for European affairs The Irish Government's annual legal costs will increase after Brexit because the UK will no longer influence negotiations on its behalf or help to transpose EU legislation into common law.

Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon The Department of Social Protection has been challenged by the data protection watchdog to set out the legal basis for the public services card (PSC).

Padraig Ó Muirigh Northern Ireland's political crisis does not excuse delays to legacy inquests, a lawyer representing the family of a man shot in 1972 has said.

Pictured (l-r): Mal Donaghy, Michael Ward BL, Andy Waterworth, and Eoghan Mckenna Inspired to promote positive mental health, members of the Belfast Solicitors Association (BSA) have challenged their barrister colleagues to a charity football match in aid of charity Inspire.

Shane O'Donnell The first six months of 2017 have proven to be a dynamic period for Ireland's merger and acquisitions (M&A) market, according to a mid-year report from William Fry and Mergermarket.

The courts have been told they cannot ban journalists after the media were prevented from entering a building where a judge was a hearing a foster case, The Times reports. Security staff were told not to allow reporters into the East London Family Court yesterday, which was looking at the case of a