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Lord Neuberger (pictured) has explored the different approach adopted by the courts towards former spouses on one hand and former cohabitees on the other in a lecture given by the President of the Supreme Court to the family law ‘At a Glance’ conference held in London towards the end of last mon

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Former IRA member Kieran Conway has said an apology from Michael Hayes to the families of the Birmingham pub bombing victims is a “courageous” move. Mr Conway, now a solicitor in Dublin, ran the IRA’s intelligence operation until 1975. Mr Hayes told the BBC that he took “collective responsib

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A firefighter has succeeded in overturning Rocommon County Council's decision to dismiss him. Sean Callaghan, a part time retained firefighter based at Castlerea Fire Station sued his employer over its decision to terminate his employment claiming he had breached his contractual obligation to live w

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A firefighter has succeeded in overturning Rocommon County Council's decision to dismiss him. Sean Callaghan, a part time retained firefighter based at Castlerea Fire Station sued his employer over its decision to terminate his employment claiming he had breached his contractual obligation to live w

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A man who took his employer to court after it said it would not pay the spouse’s pension to his civil partner in the event of his death has had his appeal unanimously allowed by justices in the Supreme Court who found a provision of the Equality Act 2010 incompatible with EU law. John Walker, the

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A man who took his employer to court after it said it would not pay the spouse’s pension to his civil partner in the event of his death has had his appeal unanimously allowed by justices in the Supreme Court who found a provision of the Equality Act 2010 incompatible with EU law. John Walker, the

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A woman who challenged a ban imposed by three Belgian municipalities on wearing clothing concealing the face in public suffered no discrimination, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Dakir v Belgium the European Court of Human Rights held, unani

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Lady Hale (pictured) has called for clarity on the operation of CJEU jurisprudence in the wake of Brexit. In a lecture to Canadian and British lawyers at the University of Cambridge last week, the Deputy President of the Supreme Court said: "We in the courts want the clearest possible guidance from

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John Joy, Principal of John M. Joy & Co. Solicitors has announced that Aidan Leahy has joined the firm which is expanding and strengthening its existing personal injury litigation practice. John M. Joy & Co., based in Clonmel Co. Tipperary has been practising for many years and specialise in

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