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A man who married two women in Lebanon, before seeking asylum in Ireland, has been granted a declaration that the marriage to his first wife in 1975 was valid as of the date of its inception. The issue regarding the first marriage arose because the man’s second wife was granted asylum on the basis

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan mounted a robust defence of Máire Whelan's appointment to the Court of Appeal as a row over her appointment came to a head.

Karen Kearney Claims that a statutory offence of perjury will reduce fraudulent claims in the courts have been met with scepticism by members of the legal community.

Mr Justice Peter Kelly Mr Justice Peter Kelly, president of the High Court, has criticised the absence of legislation addressing the lifetime care needs of the catastrophically injured, The Irish Times reports.

Harry Fehily HOMS Solicitors has extended its reach outside Ireland for the first time by establishing an office in the heart of London.

Pictured (l-r): Lorna Kehoe, HR Manager; Geoff Moore, Partner; Kieran O’Brien, Associate; Taoiseach Leo Varadkar; Brian O’Gorman, Managing Partner; Grainne Hennessy, Partner Taoiseach Leo Varadkar praised Arthur Cox's leadership as he launched the Dublin-based law firm's LGBT+ network yesterday.

Imelda McMillan The Law Society of Northern Ireland's Mentoring Programme continues to go from strength to strength as it enters its fourth successful year.

The High Court in London has ruled that the application of the benefit cap to lone parents with children under two is unlawful because of its discriminatory impact upon children. The challenge was brought by four lone parent families for whom the reduced benefit cap has, or will have, severe effects

Richard Tromans Leading lawyers have predicted that artificial intelligence (AI) will make paralegals redundant within years, The Brief reports.

More than 20 members of the Belfast Solicitors’ Association (BSA) got on their bikes to support charity partner Inspire.

The UK Supreme Court welcomes visitors from all over the world. But it has ignored one important audience – bears! However, with the help of artist Isobel Williams, the bears have produced a special guide to the historic building which they are proud to call their habitat – the highest court in

A woman who has commenced personal injury proceedings against the Health Service Executive and a pharmaceutical company responsible for distributing a swine flu vaccine in Ireland has had the majority of her categories of discovery refused pursuant to the principles established in Framus v. CRH plc

Pictured (l-r): Sinéad Lynch, John Dallas, Maria McElhinney, managing partner Julian Yarr, and Barbara Creed A&L Goodbody has announced the appointment of four new partners across its Dublin, Belfast and New York offices, bringing the total number of partners in the firm to 91.

A “cottage industry” has grown up around lawyers challenging the alleged vagueness of criminal offences, according to a High Court judge. Patrick McNamee, a man with 164 previous convictions, is charged with being unlawfully at large, by way of breaching a condition of temporary release from Mou

Pictured (l-r): Brian Kuhn, Global Leader and Co-Creator of IBM Watson Legal; Jonathan McCrea, Founder of Whipsmart Media and Technology Journalist and Broadcaster; Rebecca Ryan, Matheson Litigation Partner; and Anne-Marie Bohan, Matheson Technology Partner Lawyers of the future will need to underst