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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin has been appointed UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.

As Ireland is on course to become an International Legal Hub, a New specialist Legal Recruitment Company, ASSIGN Legal Recruitment Limited has launched in Dublin to meet the growing recruitment needs of the legal profession in Ireland and the UK. It aims to service expanding Irish Legal firms and b

A man who was granted asylum in 2008, but had his asylum status revoked upon being found guilty of false imprisonment and sexual assault; has had his application for leave to apply for judicial review decisions regarding his deportation order refused in the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland.

Paul McGarry Paul McGarry, chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland, has called for investment in Ireland's underfunded judiciary, RTÉ News reports.

Ian Huddleston, president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland The European public can now easily look up lawyers in Northern Ireland through the European Commission's e-Justice portal, the Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Legislation providing increase guidance for the courts and greater transparency in the bail process has been approved by the Oireachtas.

The Law Society of Ireland has named the winners of this year's Justice Media Awards, the longest-running media awards in Ireland.

Patrick Corrigan Amnesty International has called for a review of Northern Ireland's hate crime laws, with the aim of bringing them in line with Britain's.

Advocate General Sharpston has clarified the criteria for determining an "emanation of the state" for the purposes of establishing the bodies against which an individual may bring a claim based on rights under an EU directive which has not been transposed correctly into national law. The concept of

Tara Doyle Tara Doyle, Matheson’s head of asset management and investment funds, has been named Best in Investment Funds at the Euromoney LMG Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2017.

Staff at O’Flynn Exhams Solicitors visited Museum of the Moon on the first day of its installation in Cork Institute of Technology.

A man who married two women in Lebanon, before seeking asylum in Ireland, has been granted a declaration that the marriage to his first wife in 1975 was valid as of the date of its inception. The issue regarding the first marriage arose because the man’s second wife was granted asylum on the basis

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan mounted a robust defence of Máire Whelan's appointment to the Court of Appeal as a row over her appointment came to a head.

Karen Kearney Claims that a statutory offence of perjury will reduce fraudulent claims in the courts have been met with scepticism by members of the legal community.

Mr Justice Peter Kelly Mr Justice Peter Kelly, president of the High Court, has criticised the absence of legislation addressing the lifetime care needs of the catastrophically injured, The Irish Times reports.