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A continued decline in the number of people jailed for defaulting on fines has driven a stark drop in the prison committals, the Irish Examiner reports. Provisional figures for 2017 show a total of 9,332 committals last year, a 38 per cent drop from 15,099 committals in 2016 and a 46 per cent drop f

France's Constitutional Council has upheld the constitutionality of a law preventing the commercial use of images of buildings protected as "national domains" without permission. Under section L.621-42 of the Heritage Code, the commercial use of "the image of the buildings that constitute the nation

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The Department of Justice (DOJ) has responded to more than 3,750 Freedom of Information requests over the past five years.

Pictured (l-r): Maurece Hutchinson, Managing Director; Jonathan McKeown, Chairman; and Olivia Meehan, Legal Services Director JMK Solicitors handled more personal injury cases than any other firm in Northern Ireland for a fourth consecutive year in 2017.

Steven Keown The Belfast Solicitors' Association (BSA) is hosting a quiz night in April to raise cash for spina bifida charity SHINE.

The Garda Representative Association (GRA) have lost their appeal to the Supreme Court regarding the legality of sick leave Regulations introduced in 2014. The GRA argued that there was a legal entitlement to be consulted prior to the making of regulations which significantly reduced the level of re

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Asylum seekers can apply for employment permits under the terms of the Employment Permits Act 2003 from today under "strictly temporary measures".

Dublin firm KOD Lyons will host a seminar this month for legal practitioners and members of the judiciary to discuss policing reform.

Arthur Griffin A motion calling for Ireland to join Britain in exiting the EU carried the day in a light-hearted debate hosted by the Honorable Society of King's Inns.

A group of British emigrants in the Netherlands have won permission to refer their case for continued EU citizenship after Brexit to the European Court of Justice. The five British nationals asked Amsterdam District Court to refer their case to the ECJ on the grounds that their existing rights could

Karen Kearney Karen Kearney, partner at Cantillons Solicitors, responds to reports that the State Claims Agency has blamed personal injury practitioners for bringing high-profile cases to the Irish courts.

A section of the High Court's judgment on the proposed surrender of Ali Charaf Damache to face international terrorism charges in the US could have “far reaching” consequences for the prosecution of terrorism offences in Ireland, the Court of Appeal has been told. Mr Damache, 51, an Algerian-bor

Laura Lee A law graduate who sought to overturn Northern Ireland's ban on the purchase of sex has passed away at the age of 39.

Bermuda has become the first jurisdiction in the world to reverse the legalisation of same-sex marriage, The Guardian reports. Governor John Rankin has signed into law a bill which reverses the legalisation of same-sex marriage by Bermuda's Supreme Court last year.

Isabel Foley Arthur Cox partner Isabel Foley has been recognised for her work with an award in Product Liability at the Client Choice Awards 2018.