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Amnesty International has brought a High Court challenge against a Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) order that it return a Swiss based foundation's donation of €137,000 for a campaign to increase support for a referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. The donation

Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, Lord Mance, gave the 40th Annual FA Mann Lecture at Middle Temple Hall in November 2017. Reflecting on some of Dr FA Mann QC’s (Hon) (1907-1991) own legal interests, the lecture explores traditional conceptions of non-justiciability in British courts in ca

A woman who defamed her ex-husband on Facebook is facing a £200,000 legal bill after losing her appeal, The Brief reports. Nicola Stocker, 50, posted Facebook comments accusing ex-husband Ronald Stocker, 67, of trying to kill her. The comments were aimed at his new partner, Deboragh Bligh.

Jennifer Halpin, partner in McCann FitzGerald’s real estate group, has been recognised at the 2018 Client Choice Awards.

The Minister for Agriculture, Ireland, and the Attorney General have lost their appeal against a finding of liability for economic loss resulting from negligent advice given to commercial fishermen, which caused their arrest and a fine for engaging in commercial scallop fishing. Upholding the findin

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The new Letterkenny Courthouse was officially opened today at a ceremony attended by Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan and the Chief Justice of Ireland, Mr Justice Frank Clarke.

Pictured (l-r): Marie O'Riordan, Alan Murphy and Terry O'Malley Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Terry O'Malley and Marie O'Riordan as partners to the firm’s growing real estate practice.

Richard Martin Ronan Daly Jermyn has relocated its Dublin office to The Exchange at the IFSC to accommodate its expansion and need for additional space.

A continued decline in the number of people jailed for defaulting on fines has driven a stark drop in the prison committals, the Irish Examiner reports. Provisional figures for 2017 show a total of 9,332 committals last year, a 38 per cent drop from 15,099 committals in 2016 and a 46 per cent drop f

France's Constitutional Council has upheld the constitutionality of a law preventing the commercial use of images of buildings protected as "national domains" without permission. Under section L.621-42 of the Heritage Code, the commercial use of "the image of the buildings that constitute the nation

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The Department of Justice (DOJ) has responded to more than 3,750 Freedom of Information requests over the past five years.

Pictured (l-r): Maurece Hutchinson, Managing Director; Jonathan McKeown, Chairman; and Olivia Meehan, Legal Services Director JMK Solicitors handled more personal injury cases than any other firm in Northern Ireland for a fourth consecutive year in 2017.

Steven Keown The Belfast Solicitors' Association (BSA) is hosting a quiz night in April to raise cash for spina bifida charity SHINE.

The Garda Representative Association (GRA) have lost their appeal to the Supreme Court regarding the legality of sick leave Regulations introduced in 2014. The GRA argued that there was a legal entitlement to be consulted prior to the making of regulations which significantly reduced the level of re

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Asylum seekers can apply for employment permits under the terms of the Employment Permits Act 2003 from today under "strictly temporary measures".