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The Government has agreed to put the possible introduction of class action lawsuits – or multi-party actions – to Mr Justice Peter Kelly as part of his ongoing review of civil justice administration. Government minister Catherine Byrne announced the decision in the Dáil last night during a deba

Advocate General Bobek Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems may be able to rely on his consumer status in order to sue Facebook Ireland before the Austrian courts, according to Advocate General Bobek.

The president of the High Court has hit out at the State's overstretched mental health services after a vulnerable man could only be accommodated at a Garda station, The Irish Times reports. Mr Justice Peter Kelly ordered on Monday that the man, a ward of court who is vulnerable and intellectually d

Ibrahim Halawa and Darragh Mackin Since being restored to his freedom and returned to Ireland after four years in pre-trial detention in Egypt, Ibrahim Halawa has started to speak publicly about his experience.

David Haggan, former Assistant Chief Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland, has passed away at 91, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Mr Haggan, originally from south Belfast, died in Surrey following a distinguished legal career.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evj56_n35T8 Michael Quinlan, president of the Law Society of Ireland, sets out his priorities for 2017/18 in a new video published on YouTube.

Noel Waters The secretary general of the Department of Justice is set to retire after just a year in the role.

Pictured: New solicitors Jenna Watt and Bradley Duncan Johnsons Solicitors has announced the appointment of two new solicitors and two new trainee solicitors in Belfast and Dublin.

Former Justice Minister Alan Shatter has been successful in appealing the decision of the Data Protection Commissioner, who found that the former TD had breached the Data Protection Acts when he alleged that Mick Wallace TD had dodged penalty points for using his phone while driving. Mr Justice Meen

Pictured (l-r): Dr Laura Cahillane, Mr Justice Richard Humphreys, David Kenny of TCD, Emily Logan and Dr Des Fitzgerald Senior judges turned a critical eye to the 80-year history of Bunreacht na hÉireann at a University of Limerick conference over the weekend.

Baroness Tani Grey-Thompson Baroness Tani Grey-Thompson addressed the Law Society of Northern Ireland's sixth annual Sports Law Conference on Friday on the subject of her widely-discussed report on the duty of care owed by sporting authorities to athletes.

Christine O'Donovan A new survey by Mason Hayes & Curran has concluded Ireland's aviation industry needs to assign higher priority to gender and diversity.

A judge of the High Court has said the €500,000 legal bill for a woman's judicial separation from her husband exposes a "serious flaw" in Ireland's legal system, The Irish Times reports. Mr Justice Michael Twomey also noted that the costs did not include separate divorce proceedings which have yet

An inexperienced 36-year-old lawyer has been approved for appointment as a federal judge in Alabama following his nomination by US President Donald Trump, the Los Angeles Times reports. Brett J. Talley has only practised law for three years and has never brought a case before a US court, opponents h

The European Commission today launched a public consultation on fake news and online disinformation and has set up an expert group comprising academics, online platforms, news media and civil society organisations. The work of the expert group and the results of the public consultation will contribu