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A legal academic who authored a popular guide to Irish law is serving a 10-year prison sentence for sexual abuse, The Irish Times reports. Brian Doolan, former senior law lecturer at Dublin Institute of Technology, was jailed a year ago but could not be named at the time.

Lawyers who support abortion law reform are meeting tonight to get organised in anticipation of a referendum on the Eighth Amendment. Lawyers for Choice, part of the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment, aims to unite those from the Irish legal community, in Ireland and abroad, who support free,

Attorney General John Larkin QC Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin QC will give a lecture at Clough Non-Subscribing Meeting House in Co Down next week.

Over 1,150 runners and 100 cyclists took part in the Law Society of Ireland's Calcutta Run, now in its 19th year.

Terence Casey, coroner for South and East Kerry, retired over the weekend, the Irish Examiner reports. Mr Casey, a solicitor, became deputy coroner in 1994 and later became full-time coroner.

A boatman who brings visitors to Skellig Michael has brought High Court action over the Minister for Transport's decision to limit the season passengers can land at the UNESCO world heritage site. The action has been brought by Sean Murphy, who claims the minister's decision has reduced by one third

President of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger In an address delivered at the Northern Ireland Personal Injury Bar’s Inaugural Conference in County Down earlier this month, President of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger reflects on shifts in the underlying principles in the law of negligence and t

Over 12,000 people joined a Belfast demonstration calling for the implementation of an Irish Language Act over the weekend.

Professor Liz Campbell The preservation of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) scheme is preferable to a system of bilateral agreements, a new paper argues.

A woman who was awarded a lump sum of €3.8 million, in addition to substantial property and monthly payments of €20,000, has had her case dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Delivering the judgment of the Court, Ms Justice Irvine held that the personal and financial misconduct of the woman’s ex-

Alan Connell Alan Connell has joined Eversheds Sutherland as a partner and head of the firm’s tax practice.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald The first piece of Irish legislation dedicated specifically to dealing with cybercrime today completed its passage through the Oireachtas.

Putting the needs of children at the centre of the Justice system was one of the key themes discussed at a conference organised and hosted by the Law Society of Northern Ireland.

Kevin Winters KRW Law has been nominated for two prestigious Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) awards.

A woman has denied trying to "blackmail" accountancy firm Grant Thornton into paying her €1 million to resolve actions over an alleged data protection breach. At the High Court, Mr Justice Paul Gilligan heard that Grant Thornton mistakenly sent data to Gerardine Scanlon in September 2015, includin