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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has faced a backlash for his decision to abolish the post of special envoy for Northern Ireland. The diplomatic position was created in 1995 with the appointment of former US senator George Mitchell, who went on to chair the talks that led to the Good Friday Agree

A boy who was found guilty of numerous dangerous driving charges involving stolen vehicles, has been given a Deferment of Detention Order in the District Court. In a recently published judgment, Judge John O’Connor stated that, since the child had engaged well recently with his Bail Support and wi

John Lynch Dublin firm Whitney Moore has rebranded as part of its ongoing growth and expansion.

Richard Masters Pinsent Masons has appointed Richard Masters as chairman of company operations for Northern Ireland and Scotland.

The State is facing lawsuits from dozens of motorists who were wrongly convicted in the fixed charge notice scandal and say they do not consent to gardaí appeals on their behalf. Killarney solicitor Padraig O'Connell told the Irish Examiner that the State and gardaí are appealing a number o the wr

Cathal Maher Most passengers affected by a raft of Ryanair flight cancellations will be entitled to substantial compensation, an Irish solicitor has said.

Joe Charles Over 70 per cent of people in Ireland have no will, according to a new study by mutual life insurance and pensions company Royal London Ireland.

Mark Solon Trade publication Solicitors Journal is to close after 160 years in print, with seven editorial jobs to be lost.

Lawyers led by a human rights NGO are calling for the UK-UAE Extradition Treaty to be suspended after multiple UK court rulings have rejected UAE extradition requests due to the “real likelihood of human rights violations”. Radha Stirling, CEO of NGO Detained in Dubai, a UK-based organisation sp

Lawyers in Nebraska may accept cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin as payment for legal services, a local state ethics committee has determined. The eight-member Lawyers' Advisory Committee said in an advisory dated 11 September 2017 that Nebraska attorneys can accept a cryptocurrency as long as they i

The father of two children who were wrongfully removed from their habitual residence in England in July 2015 has had his application for their return pursuant to The Hague Convention refused in the High Court. Whilst it was accepted that the mother had engaged in subterfuge and concealment in respec

Pictured: Judge Rosemary Horgan, president of the District Court and Keith Walsh, solicitor, chair of the Law Society of Ireland's family & child law committee. Photograph: Jason Clarke Photography. Leading family law practitioners from across Ireland gathered at Blackhall Place yesterday for th

The Bar of Northern Ireland has opened a new purpose-built facility for out-of-court mediation and arbitration services.

Legal educators from across Ireland, the UK and the United States met at the Law Society of Ireland yesterday to kick off a two-day conference on the Street Law initiative.

Fine Gael TD Josepha Madigan A referendum on modifying Ireland's Constitution to allow quicker divorces is set to take place next November, TheJournal.ie reports.