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Seth Tillman Ireland's new Court of Appeal has not succeeded in dealing with a backlog of appellate cases, a law lecturer at Maynooth University has said.

Sir James Munby has said the family courts are not fit for purpose in a “world without lawyers”. The judge said the system is designed with legal representation in mind but that in reality "across vast swathes of the family justice system, the typical litigant now has no legal representation".

Chief Commissioner Les Allamby Six new part-time commissioners have been appointed to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC).

Maya Foa, director of Reprieve The National Crime Agency has been forced to admit that it acted illegally in assisting Thai police investigate, arrest and convict two young Burmese men sentenced to death for the murder of British backpackers Hannah Witheridge and David Miller.

The second series of Irish legal drama Striking Out will be longer than the first, star Amy Huberman has revealed during filming. Ms Huberman, who stars as fictional solicitor Tara Rafferty, told RTÉ News: "It's great to be back because you never really know how it is going to go down.

Pursuant to the An Garda Síochána (Compensation) Act 1941-1945, a former Garda has been awarded €50,000 compensation for injuries sustained while arresting a woman in Dublin in 2003. Sitting in the High Court, Mr Justice Bernard Barton was satisfied that the medical evidence submitted on behalf

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar yesterday discussed the case of Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa with his Egyptian counterpart, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Mr Varadkar expressed his disappointment at the further adjournment of the trial on Monday.

Valuable archives and documents at the offices of Patrick J O'Doherty Solicitors in Carndonagh have been destroyed in a flood. Around ten feet of water flooded the office when the nearby Glentogher river burst its banks.

Three Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers and a staff member are under investigation in connection to rogue social media accounts, including one which issued derogatory tweets about a solicitor, The Irish News reports. One of the officers is alleged to have breached personal security

Rachel Lee Dublin-based firm LK Shields has welcomed associate solicitor Rachel Lee to the firm's litigation and dispute resolution department.

Neasa Quigley Belfast firm Carson McDowell has advised a provider of cloud-enabled managed services to global capital markets on a significant investment by a New York-based private equity firm.

The Courts Service of Ireland has spent €166,000 over twelve years to lease accommodation for court sittings in Tuam, The Connacht Tribune reports. The town's courthouse building was closed in 2005 for health and safety reasons and has laid empty ever since. There have been periodic calls for the

Plans to transform a former courthouse in Ballyjamesduff into a community centre have been given the go-ahead by councillors. Ballyjamesduff Community Council has been granted permission for the project by Cavan County Council, The Anglo-Celt reports.

Retired Dublin solicitor and former property tycoon Brian O’Donnell exited bankruptcy yesterday, The Irish Times reports. Ms Justice Costello formally discharged him from bankruptcy at a sitting of the High Court yesterday.

A woman who bought her home from the council in 2005 has been granted an order of certiorari quashing the decision of Meath County Council, which refused her permission to sell her home and relocate now that her children have grown up and moved out. Directing the Council to reconsider the woman’s