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A company who successfully argued that there had been a breach of its registered trademark, has been awarded €35k in damages for the breach, having been refused an Account of Profits by the High Court in circumstances where their ‘reprehensible behaviour’ towards the defendant company ‘was s

Libby Charlton Barristers have given up their free time to help develop the draft legislation for the Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017, which was approved by Senators yesterday.

Diane Kingston Leading disability rights groups have piled further pressure on the Government to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).

Around 100 local solicitors discussed a wide range of legal topics, including conveyancing, family law and cybercrime, at Laois' first Law Society Skillnet cluster event in Portlaoise.

The UK Supreme Court will hear legal arguments in the “gay cake” case this October. The McArthur family, who run the Ashers Baking Company at the centre of the case, has welcomed news that the court will hold a two-day hearing for legal arguments in the Autumn.

Laura Gillespie Business leaders have just over a year to prepare for major changes in data protection and privacy law, Pinsent Masons has warned.

Martin McAuley The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) has named law graduate Martin McAuley as the party's candidate in North Belfast, where he will compete with Sinn Féin's John Finucane.

Fiona Crowley The trial of Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa has been adjourned in Cairo for the 23rd time, sparking condemnation from Amnesty International.

Jeremy Corbyn A leaked draft of Labour's general election manifesto includes a commitment to extending abortion rights to women in Northern Ireland.

The District Court has extended an Interim Care Order granted to TUSLA Child and Family Agency, in circumstances where the child was illegally removed from another Member State by his mother, and was now in kinship foster care with his maternal uncle. Finding that the father of the child had acquies

The new Judicial Appointments Bill will come before the Cabinet for approval next Tuesday. The bill is expected to provide for the creation of a new Judicial Appointments Commission with a lay majority and chair, despite criticism from parts of the legal profession.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny A referendum on blasphemy could be delayed because there "are quite a number of referenda backed up", Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said.

Ciarán Moynagh and Laura Lacole A humanist couple backed by the British Humanist Association (BHA) have won permission for a judicial review of Northern Ireland authorities for failing to extend legal recognition to humanist marriages.

Richard Grogan Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates Solicitors writes on parental leave.

The Law Reform Commission has now published over 300 Revised versions of Acts – Acts as amended – online. Many lawyers are unaware of the Commission's Revised Acts page, which includes all Acts from 2005 onwards which are textually amended (other than Finance and Social Welfare Acts) and around