News

Courts across England and Wales are asking visitors to sip from any bottles they have in order to prove they do not contain acid, following a spate of attacks over the past few months, The Times reports. The test is intended to prevent attacks against lawyers, judges, defendants, witnesses, jurors a

The Board of Management of a secondary school in Athenry have been granted an order of certiorari, quashing the decision of an appeals committee which had directed the school to admit a pupil contrary to its enrolment policies. Ms Justice Úna Ní Raifeartaigh found that the committee had erred in c

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Employers, trade unions, educational institutions and members of the public are to be invited to contribute to a public consultation on tackling the gender pay gap.

Robert O'Shea The newly-appointed head of Dublin-based firm Matheson's corporate and commercial department has said Ireland remains the best small country in the world to do business.

New figures have revealed a 11.6 per cent increase in Irish residential house prices over the past year, contrasted against a 3.7 per cent decline in Northern Ireland over the same period. Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that residential property prices in Dublin increased by 1

A child abuse survivors' group has spoken of hope that interim payments for historical child abuse victims could be agreed this week with David Sterling, head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service. Margaret McGuckin of Survivors and Victims of Institutional Abuse (SAVIA) is on the expert panel meeti

People in Northern Ireland could face a fine of up to £1,000 for riding an electric bicycle without a motorcycle license, it has been revealed. The Department of Infrastructure has confirmed that NI laws have not yet been brought in line with the rest of the UK, where a license is not required to r

Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders New advice to be issued to prosecutors will urge them to present more evidence about the relationship and sexual history of male defendants in rape trials, the London Evening Standard reports.

Six books have been shortlisted for the Peter Birks Book Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship. The award will be handed out at the annual Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) conference dinner at The Honourable Society of King’s Inns in Dublin early next month.

A woman who admitted liability and agreed damages at £200,000 for knocking down a school employee while collecting a child on school grounds has failed to prove in the High Court that the South-Eastern Education and Library Board was negligent in its failure to make the road safe for pedestrians. B

District Court proceedings in Dublin are among the slowest in the country, The Irish Times reports. New figures from the Courts Service of Ireland show that Dublin had the longest wait - 26 weeks - from receipt of a criminal summons to a scheduled hearing date.

The Law Reform Commission is seeking views on an issues paper on suspended sentences as part of its fourth programme of law reform. It seeks views on issues concerning both the principles that apply to imposing suspended sentences and the procedures that apply to them.

Most sex offenders in Ireland leave prison without taking part in preventative treatment, according to figures released to The Irish Times. Of the 104 sex offenders released last year, about half took part in the voluntary Building Better Lives (BBL) treatment programme introduced in 2009.

Lord Neuberger The President of the UK Supreme Court has told the government that it must provide greater clarity on how domestic law will develop after Brexit.

John G. Murphy An Enniscorthy-based lawyer has urged farmers and landowners to tread carefully when local authorities seek compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) on their land in order to put in wells.