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The Director of Public Prosecutions has been granted an order remitting dangerous driving proceedings to the District Court, which had previously been prosecuted summarily in error. The DPP sought to prosecute the man involved in a five-vehicle accident on indictment on a single charge of dangerous

Patricia Gilheaney Patricia Gilheaney has been appointed new Inspector of Prisons, effective from 7 May 2018.

Lisa McKenna McKenna & Co Solicitors have announced the opening of their new office at 56 Fitzwilliam Square North in the heart of Dublin.

Helen Dixon Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon has announced an investigation into an alleged data breach at Independent News and Media plc.

Poor box payments to charities are set to be published by the Courts Service in coming weeks. In a letter, the Courts Funds Office said: "In the public interest and in the interest of greater accountability and transparency the Courts Service intends to publish all poor box payments issued on the Co

Donald Tusk Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, will address UCD Law Society next week.

An anonymous barrister's book about the state of the criminal justice system will be sent to all 650 MPs in the House of Commons. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) and Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL) raised over £10,000 through an online crowdfunding campaign to pay for 650 copies of The Secret Bar

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has announced a review of the legal protection extended to complainants in rape and sexual assault trials in the wake of a high-profile rape trial in Belfast.

Pictured (l-r): Zara Duffy and Pamela McCreedy from Chartered Accountants Ulster Society, and Michael Neill from A&L Goodbody A&L Goodbody has announced a new partnership with Chartered Accountants Ulster Society which will see the law firm support a series of key events and provide webcasts

Marie Hans Lawyers acting for Paddy Jackson, acquitted of rape after a high-profile nine-week trial, have announced the launch of defamation proceedings against Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin in connection to a tweet.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Frank Murray, the Irish Government's nominee on the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains, has passed away.

Pictured (l-r): Triumphant team members Neil McDonagh, Belinda Widocka, Rebecca-Jane Kelly and Ben Lowry A team of first-year undergraduates at Ulster University (UU) have become the first from the university to win an external moot.

Criminal barristers in England and Wales have gone on strike over "relentless cuts" which have pushed the criminal justice system to collapse. In a document circulated to members, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) said barristers "should consider not taking any work under representation orders from

Failure to hand over evidence undermining the prosecution case is often deliberate, it has been revealed in a dossier seen by The Times. Police officers are being trained to withhold evidence that might undermine their case, according to the documents.

Angelyn Rowan Eversheds Sutherland has advised the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) on the procurement of a public-private partnership (PPP) agreement for the construction of two new buildings at DIT's Grangegorman campus.