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Paul Tweed Defamation lawyer Paul Tweed has secured substantial damages, said to be €130,000, from RTÉ over its treatment of his client, former presidential candidate Sean Gallagher, during the televised election debate in 2011.

A solicitor's practising certificate has been suspended by the High Court after he failed to co-operate with an investigation by the Law Society of Ireland, The Irish Times reports. Sean Brown, of Sean Brown Solicitors in Co Louth, was directed by the court to hand over files and documents and faile

Lawyers acting for the "Hooded Men", men allegedly tortured by the British Army in 1978, are seeking permission to bring their case straight to the UK Supreme Court if a recent High Court decision is appealed, The Irish News reports. It follows this year's ruling quashing the PSNI's decision to not

Irish law firms have welcomed recognition in the latest report from Monterey Insight on the state of the investment funds industry. The latest Ireland Fund Report, covering the year to 30 June 2017, names Matheson as Ireland's leading practice by assets under management, while Dillon Eustace advised

In a landmark judgment, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that Uber provides "a service in the field of transport", rather than a simple "information society service". The court said Uber provides, by means of a smartphone application, a paid service consisting of connectin

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that prisons in England and Wales are exempt from the smoking ban under the Health Act 2006. President Lady Hale said provisions of the Act prohibiting smoking in offices, bars and enclosed areas were not extended to government or Crown sites because under

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Six Garda stations are set to reopen following a report from the Garda Commissioner.

Feargal Brennan (top) and Lisa Cawley (bottom) A team of ByrneWallace lawyers advised Dundalk-based Multihog Limited on its €7 million investment funding round.

A man who was convicted of murdering another in Crumlin in 2001, has successfully appealed his conviction on the basis that the trial judge made impermissible comments to the jury that could have been construed as advocating the prosecution case. In the five-judge Supreme Court, the appeal was allow

A man who was convicted of murdering another in Crumlin in 2001, has successfully appealed his conviction on the basis that the trial judge made impermissible comments to the jury that could have been construed as advocating the prosecution case. In the five-judge Supreme Court, the appeal was allow

Convicted sex offender and legal academic Brian Doolan has launched a High Court challenge over being disciplined by the Arbour Hill Prison authorities for comments posted on his website crticising the victim's support group 'One in Four.' Doolan who taught law at the Dublin Institute of Technology

The secretive judicial execution of two men earlier today reflects the Japanese government’s unrepentant contempt for the right to life, Amnesty International said. Teruhiko Seki, 44, who was convicted of murder and robbery, and Kiyoshi Matsui, 69, who was convicted of murder, were executed early

Dates have been set for the appeal of former Rehab chief executive Angela Kerins. Ms Kerns is appealing against the rejection of her damages bid over the Dáil Public Accounts Committee’s hearings relating to public funds given to Rehab.

A group safeguarding migrants’ rights has asked whether parts of the McMahon Report into the direct provision system have been enacted while saying others were “slower and more piecemeal than we would like”. Nasc was involved in producing the McMahon report as part of the Working Group on the

A judge has recused himself over a perceived conflict in the case of Gayle Dunne, wife of developer Seán Dunne, who is appealing over his bankruptcy, the Irish Independent reports. Mr Justice Seán Ryan, president of the Court of Appeal bought a house from Mr Dunne’s firm and had once met him.