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Laurence Bond Laurence Bond has been named director of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.

Paschal Donohoe Government plans to require Irish passport and driving license applicants to hold a public services card have been criticised by civil rights groups.

Professor Geoffrey Shannon Gardaí require additional powers to enforce new laws concerning the solicitation and grooming of children, a leading expert has said.

Brexit has been blamed for a dip in revenue growth at continental law firms that are not outposts of British or American firms. Revenue growth at European firms slipped 0.5 per cent last year before an overall increase of 4.1 per cent. This compares with revenue growth of five per cent in 2014. Turn

An hour-long docu-drama to be broadcast on Cork radio this Thursday will revisit a landmark trial in Irish legal history. The Price of Liberty, to be aired on LifeFM at 3pm on Thursday, and again at 5pm on Saturday, explores the 1780 case of Father Neale and Lord Doneraile.

A QC who was cautioned by police after she was found having sex with a solicitor outside Waterloo station in London has had her criminal record expunged after claiming she was drunk. The barrister admitted outraging public decency when she was arrested along with Graeme Stening, 53, after being spot

Pinsent Masons has celebrated being named Construction Law Firm of the Year for the 10th year in a row at the Who's Who Legal Awards ceremony in London.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald An overhaul of Ireland's coronial legislation will be put to the Oireachtas as a matter of priority, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has announced.

Leo Varadkar Fine Gael leadership contender Leo Varadkar has come under criticism after he said a government led by him would ban certain public sector strikes.

Owen O'Sullivan The High Court's decision to hold a company director liable for the costs of a failed legal action by his company should not discourage legitimate claims, a leading litigation lawyer has said.

Pictured (l-r): Paddy Mullarky, Imelda McMillan, Joe Moore Patrick Mullarkey has joined Belfast firm O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors as a clinical negligence partner, the firm has announced.

Up to 40 pro-choice lawyers responded to a call to get organised ahead of an anticipated referendum on the Eighth Amendment. Lawyers for Choice, part of the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment, aims to "create opportunities for lawyers to participate in the campaign for reproductive justice in

Richard Grogan Anonymisation of Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) rulings is a "shield for employers, rather than a shield for employees", a leading employment lawyer has said.

McCann FitzGerald is sponsoring two students representing Ireland in the prestigious International Negotiation Competition in Oslo this Summer.

A woman has been awarded over £50,000 in damages after another driver drove into the back of her car, resulting in £3,000 worth of repairs. In the High Court in Belfast, evidence was adduced that the woman was impecunious, was unable to foot the bill for the repairs; and that she could not afford