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Doireann O'Mahony Ms Justice Mary Irvine of the Court of Appeal will deliver the keynote address at an event focussed on a serious condition affecting the spinal cord.

Provisions of the State Immunity Act 1978 preventing employees of foreign embassies bringing claims for compensation again employer states are unlawful, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. Judgment was handed down yesterday in the case of Janah v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs a

Simon Coveney The Government is to erect a permanent memorial to human rights defenders worldwide.

A nurse summarily dismissed after using an inhaler she took from the medical cupboard on her ward has successfully appealed the finding that she was fairly dismissed. Delivering the majority judgment, Lord Justice Deeny held that her actions could not constitute “deliberate and wilful misconductâ€

Ireland's top seven law firms earned €720.2 million last year, almost a third of the €2.3 billion total earned across the legal profession, according to a new report by The Lawyer. The revenue figures in the European 100 report suggests the "Big Seven" are in rude financial health, despite uncer

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The Government has said it will oppose a private member's bill allowing coroners to return a verdict of "medically induced suicide", where the suicide is attributed to medication taken by the deceased.

The Government's controversial Judicial Appointments Bill has moved on to the committee stage today, with over 190 amendments set to be considered. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan told TDs: "The Government is not proposing any amendments at this stage. As minister, I will not be agreeing to any am

Over 130 local solicitors gathered in Castlebar, Co Mayo at a conference late last week to discuss regional community issues, cybersecurity and managing the affairs of distressed mortgage holders.

The opening of the new Limerick Criminal Courts Complex has been delayed until next year, the Limerick Leader reports. The multi-million euro building, with six courtrooms, custody areas and offices, was originally intended to be completed by the end of October.

Aaron Moore Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin is hosting a trainee open evening early next week.

The Court of Appeal has said it "cannot and will not interfere" with the verdict of a jury finding a man guilty of raping and sexually assaulting his former partners' daughters. The 46-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the victims' identities, was found guilty by a Central Criminal Court

Lawyers for the State have told the High Court that there is no "unenumerated right to an environment" contained in the Irish Constitution. The State was responding to claims contained in an environmental group's challenge against a decision to extend the length of planning permission granted to the

The head of the Electoral Commission in Northern Ireland has called for a change in the law to give it a role in investigating allegations about candidate spending. It follows an investigation by The Detail which revealed that campaign spending in the last Northern Ireland Assembly election was much

Irish businessman Denis O’Brien, who has been involved in a long-running legal battle with public relations firm Red Flag, has lost his appeal for the discovery of the firm’s client. Mr Justice Sean Ryan, president of the Court of Appeal, stated that Mr O’Brien would have had a remedy if Red F

Rebecca Ryan, partner at Matheson Matheson has launched a new volunteer programming club for young people in collaboration with CoderDojo.