Pictured (l-r): Julie Austin, Barry Fagan, JP McDowell, Sinéad Taaffe McDowell Purcell has announced the appointment of three new partners to its offices in Dublin.
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Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said he is "delighted" with the progress of improvements across Ireland's courts system.
An order requiring employment tribunal claimants to pay a fee in order to bring a claim has been declared unlawful under both domestic and EU law as it prevents access to justice, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. Parliament has conferred statutory rights on employees, including through legislation gi
Simon Coveney The prosecution case against Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa has come to a close, Government officials have confirmed.
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd The Lord Chief Justice has highlighted the “major advantages” of English law and dispute resolution in the UK, The Law Society Gazette reports.
Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The findings of a review of crime counting and detection rules by the expert group on crime statistics have been published.
Ronnie Armour The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) has launched a discussion paper examining how it can contribute to a reduction in offending.
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.