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Two Dublin men wanted in Northern Ireland on charges including the attempted murder of a PSNI officer have been granted leave to apply for judicial review. The applications concern an alleged failure by gardaí to provide them with information and records following their arrest in 2015.

An employee of the Health Service Executive has been granted an injunction directing the HSE to restore her to her contractual position as Area Director of Nursing. The Court of Appeal had previously granted the woman a declaration to the effect that her unilateral reassignment was a breach of contr

Mrs Justice Susan Denham The outgoing Chief Justice of Ireland, Mrs Justice Susan Denham, will distribute a discussion document later this week on the use of social media during court proceedings.

The Courts Service of Ireland has slashed its running costs by more than half in just nine years, according to its annual report for 2016. The Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Susan Denham, presented the annual report to Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan at an event in Dublin today.

Cahir O'Higgins Lawyers earned €29.3 million through the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme last year, The Irish Times reports.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar The next Chief Justice of Ireland is expected to be named by Cabinet tomorrow, The Irish Times reports.

Richard Grogan Richard Grogan & Associates Solicitors are moving to larger Dublin offices on Monday.

Darragh Mackin A complaint has been made to the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (PONI) by a Tamil widow whose relatives were massacred in 1986 by an elite Sri Lankan police unit which maintained a close relationship with the RUC.

James Anstey Daniell, a former director of criminal justice in the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), has died at the age of 67. The Belfast Telegraph has published a full obituary.

Polish president Andrzej Duda has announced he will veto two bills which would have given the Government greater control over the judiciary. Legislation proposed by the governing Law and Justice Party (PiS) would have forced the resignation of all Supreme Court judges, and given Parliament control o

Production on a second series of RTÉ's Striking Out, Ireland’s first home-grown legal TV drama in years, is now underway. Amy Huberman, Rory Keenan, Neil Morrissey return for the second series, as do supporting cast members Emmet Byrne and Fiona O'Shaughnessy.

A man who was convicted of murder based on DNA evidence which was found on items he discarded after shooting a man in Dublin, has had his appeal dismissed in the Supreme Court.In the joint judgment of Mr Justice Clarke, Ms Justice Dunne, and Ms Justice O'Malley, it was held that the man’s right to

The Law Society of Ireland and The Bar of Ireland have jointly written to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to express their concerns over threats to the rule of law in Poland. The president of the Law Society and the chairman of the council of The Bar, in a letter sent late Friday afternoon, said the independ

Paul Tweed Belfast lawyer Paul Tweed is leaving Johnsons Solicitors to set up his own practice focused on taking out defamation actions on behalf of north African and Middle Eastern clients.

Ceann Comhairle Séan Ó Fearghaíl An expert forum is set to be established to examine the issue of Dáil privilege.