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A firefighter has succeeded in overturning Rocommon County Council's decision to dismiss him. Sean Callaghan, a part time retained firefighter based at Castlerea Fire Station sued his employer over its decision to terminate his employment claiming he had breached his contractual obligation to live w

A man who took his employer to court after it said it would not pay the spouse’s pension to his civil partner in the event of his death has had his appeal unanimously allowed by justices in the Supreme Court who found a provision of the Equality Act 2010 incompatible with EU law. John Walker, the

A man who took his employer to court after it said it would not pay the spouse’s pension to his civil partner in the event of his death has had his appeal unanimously allowed by justices in the Supreme Court who found a provision of the Equality Act 2010 incompatible with EU law. John Walker, the

A woman who challenged a ban imposed by three Belgian municipalities on wearing clothing concealing the face in public suffered no discrimination, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Dakir v Belgium the European Court of Human Rights held, unani

Lady Hale (pictured) has called for clarity on the operation of CJEU jurisprudence in the wake of Brexit. In a lecture to Canadian and British lawyers at the University of Cambridge last week, the Deputy President of the Supreme Court said: "We in the courts want the clearest possible guidance from

John Joy, Principal of John M. Joy & Co. Solicitors has announced that Aidan Leahy has joined the firm which is expanding and strengthening its existing personal injury litigation practice. John M. Joy & Co., based in Clonmel Co. Tipperary has been practising for many years and specialise in

A member of the Green Party has taken the first step in a legal challenge against the deal between the UK government and the DUP, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Lawyers for Ciaran McClean (pictured) issued an application for judicial review of the agreement, claiming it will frustrate the peace proc

A man who sustained a deep laceration of his right hand as a result of a broken door slamming shut on the glass fish tank he was carrying, has been awarded over €15,000 in the High Court. Stating that the man was guilty of contributory negligence due to his knowledge of the broken door, Ms Justice

A legal expert has claimed Sinn Féin’s demand for a standalone Irish language act could fall foul of the Good Friday agreement, The Guardian reports. Austen Morgan (pictured) said such an act would breach a clause in the Good Friday agreement that promotes parity of esteem between all cultures in

Those found guilty of dishonesty have “no place” in the solicitors profession, the President of the High Court has said. Mr Justice Peter Kelly (pictured) said that “Clients have to be able to trust their solicitors to the ends of the earth. There cannot be question marks over their probity an

A Scottish man accused of committing first-degree murder in Florida has had his complaints to Strasbourg that his Convention rights would be violated if he were extradited declared inadmissible. The case Harkins v the United Kingdom concerned the extradition of a British national to the US to face t

Two brothers, against whom Allied Irish Bank Plc obtained a €17.6 million judgment in 2014, have successfully argued that they are entitled to bring a case against the bank for misrepresentation and breach of contract. In the Court of Appeal, President Sean Ryan held that, based on newly revealed

The Citizens’ Assembly has recommended abolition of mandatory retirement ages; elimination of the time gap between retirement and eligibility for the old age pension and that pensions be linked to average earnings, the Irish Examiner reports. The recommendations come after a weekend of hearings du

A Children Court judge has called for the abolition of a law which “criminalises” parents who can be punished as a result of their children’s misbehaviour. Parental Supervision Orders may be imposed on parents of children who commit crimes.

Farmers concerned about losing their homes to the Fair Deal scheme have sought legal advice on transferring them to their heirs at a younger age, the Irish Independent reports. Aisling Meehan, 35, an agricultural solicitor from Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co Clare, said that farmers in their 50s and older