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The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) should be tasked with prosecuting cross-border terrorism, the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has said. The primary function of the EPPO, as set out in the Lisbon Treaty, is to investigate and prosecute fraud against the EU bu

Failte Ireland is cracking down on properties being advertised as hotels without being registered with the tourism body, The Times reports. Regulations introduced with effect from 1 January 2017 make it an offence for any premises to advertise itself as a hotel without being registered with Failte I

An updated edition of a popular book on the principles and rules of construction and post probate issues has been published. The Construction of Wills, Second Edition, updates the 2001 book to take account of recent case law as well as new legislation, such as the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Ac

Tributes have been paid to a legal secretary at Boland & Company Solicitors in Kilkenny who suddenly died on Saturday. Sonja Wayland, 34, from Co Kilkenny, died suddenly at her home in Co Wexford on Saturday morning, the Irish Independent reports.

Pictured: IRLI's rugby blitz last year Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) will hold its annual rugby blitz and sports day in Blackhall Place at the end of this month.

Local businesses in Portlaoise have discussed potential future uses for the town's courthouse building, but failed to reach agreement, the Leinster Express reports. The Courts Service of Ireland is planning to build a new courthouse in Portlaoise, leaving the future of the Main Street courthouse in

Allied Irish Bank has been unsuccessful in its application for a summary judgment for amounts owed under a guarantee provided by the partner of a man who did not explain to her what she was signing. Referring the matter to plenary hearing, Mr Justice Max Barrett stated that the Court could not prope

Eilis Barry, chief executive of FLAC Legal rights group FLAC has called on the Minister for Housing to make an immediate clarification regarding a circular which it believes was misapplied to deny emergency accommodation to a seriously ill homeless man.

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of two new financial services partners, Barry Walsh and Ronan Armstrong.

The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill has passed its second reading in the House of Commons by 326 votes to 290. The bill, which repeals the European Communities Act 1972, was debated over two days and its passage marks a significant step towards the UK's exit from the European Union. It will now mov

Home Secretary Amber Rudd A loyalist paramilitary group closely linked to the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) has applied to Home Secretary Amber Rudd for deproscription.

International law firm Eversheds Sutherland has won a Chambers Ireland award for its pro bono work on a case concerning a visually impaired man's right to vote by way of secret ballot.

Pictured: President of the CPLA, Terence O’Keeffe, Kerie Doyle and Rose O'Dea Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind with guide dog Cyril. The Corporate and Public Lawyers' Association (CPLA) has held its 11th annual lunch in aid of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Shaun O'Shea A team of lawyers at Beauchamps Solicitors advised one of Ireland's largest non-life insurance brokers in relation to the buyout of its business by its senior management.

The relationship between the law and technology is set to be explored in a new book by Dr Rónán Kennedy and Dr Maria Helen Murphy. Information and Communications Technology Law, published by Clarus Press, examines the way in which the development of information and communications technology (ICT)