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Mrs Justice Susan Denham The outgoing Chief Justice of Ireland, Mrs Justice Susan Denham, will distribute a discussion document later this week on the use of social media during court proceedings.

The Courts Service of Ireland has slashed its running costs by more than half in just nine years, according to its annual report for 2016. The Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Susan Denham, presented the annual report to Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan at an event in Dublin today.

Cahir O'Higgins Lawyers earned €29.3 million through the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme last year, The Irish Times reports.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar The next Chief Justice of Ireland is expected to be named by Cabinet tomorrow, The Irish Times reports.

Richard Grogan Richard Grogan & Associates Solicitors are moving to larger Dublin offices on Monday.

Darragh Mackin A complaint has been made to the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (PONI) by a Tamil widow whose relatives were massacred in 1986 by an elite Sri Lankan police unit which maintained a close relationship with the RUC.

James Anstey Daniell, a former director of criminal justice in the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), has died at the age of 67. The Belfast Telegraph has published a full obituary.

Polish president Andrzej Duda has announced he will veto two bills which would have given the Government greater control over the judiciary. Legislation proposed by the governing Law and Justice Party (PiS) would have forced the resignation of all Supreme Court judges, and given Parliament control o

Production on a second series of RTÉ's Striking Out, Ireland’s first home-grown legal TV drama in years, is now underway. Amy Huberman, Rory Keenan, Neil Morrissey return for the second series, as do supporting cast members Emmet Byrne and Fiona O'Shaughnessy.

A man who was convicted of murder based on DNA evidence which was found on items he discarded after shooting a man in Dublin, has had his appeal dismissed in the Supreme Court.In the joint judgment of Mr Justice Clarke, Ms Justice Dunne, and Ms Justice O'Malley, it was held that the man’s right to

The Law Society of Ireland and The Bar of Ireland have jointly written to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to express their concerns over threats to the rule of law in Poland. The president of the Law Society and the chairman of the council of The Bar, in a letter sent late Friday afternoon, said the independ

Paul Tweed Belfast lawyer Paul Tweed is leaving Johnsons Solicitors to set up his own practice focused on taking out defamation actions on behalf of north African and Middle Eastern clients.

Ceann Comhairle Séan Ó Fearghaíl An expert forum is set to be established to examine the issue of Dáil privilege.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has welcomed new procedures at property website MyHome.ie to prevent adverts breaching equality legislation. After engaging with IHREC, MyHome.ie has developed "practical methods to identify, monitor and block discriminatory advertising".

The High Court has refused to order the extradition of Ian Bailey to France in relation to the death of Sophie Tuscan du Plantier on grounds that it would an abuse of process, among other reasons. Mr Bailey, 60, denies involvement in the death of Ms du Plantier, who was found dead outside her holida