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Richard Grogan Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates Solicitors writes on parental leave.

The Law Reform Commission has now published over 300 Revised versions of Acts – Acts as amended – online. Many lawyers are unaware of the Commission's Revised Acts page, which includes all Acts from 2005 onwards which are textually amended (other than Finance and Social Welfare Acts) and around

A third-country national may, as the parent of a minor child who is an EU citizen, rely on a derived right of residence in the EU, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. The fact that the other parent, an EU citizen, could assume sole responsibility for the primary day-to-day care of

IVCA chairman Michael Murphy Irish high tech SMEs raised €247m in the first quarter of 2017, up four per cent up on the same period last year, according to a Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) published in association with Dublin-based firm William Fry.

Judge James Oakley A judge in Texas has been reprimanded after suggesting on Facebook that a black murder suspect should be given "a tree and a rope".

A third-country national may, as the parent of a minor child who is an EU citizen, rely on a derived right of residence in the EU, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. The fact that the other parent, an EU citizen, could assume sole responsibility for the primary day-to-day care of

Kathleen O'Toole Kathleen O'Toole, chief of the Seattle Police Department, will chair the "root-and-branch review" of An Garda Síochána, the Department of Justice has announced.

Dublin-based Beauchamps has announced the appointment of Dorit McCann, a recognised expert in procurement and competition law, as a partner and head of its EU, competition & procurement team.

The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has faced a political backlash following its decision to charge ex-soldier Dennis Hutchings with attempted murder. Mr Hutchings, 75, is accused of killing John-Pat Cunningham, 27, as he ran away from an army patrol in Benburb, Co Armagh in 1974.

The collapse of the Northern Ireland Executive leaves victims of historical child abuse with "no alternative" but to seek redress through the courts, a lawyer has said. Claire McKeegan of Belfast firm KRW Law told the Belfast Telegraph that the political deadlock meant the report of the Historical I

Judges in the European Union have expressed solidarity with the Polish judiciary following reports that the government is interfering with the independence of the country’s judges. The Network of the Presidents of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union pointed to interventions by Polish

A partner at Limerick firm Holmes O'Malley Sexton Solicitors has been appointed as a member of Innovate Limerick's advisory group.

The Bar of Northern Ireland presented a cheque for £22,500 to The Boom Foundation after a year of fundraising events and activities.

Guy Lougher UK workers are showing significant resilience in the face of Brexit uncertainty, according to research commissioned by Pinsent Masons.

A solicitor who successfully brought a case against TV3 for “unintentionally” defaming him in the course of a 9-second broadcast in 2013, has had his award of damages reduced from €140,000 to €36,000 by the Court of Appeal. Delivering the judgment of the three-judge Court, Mr Justice Gerard