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Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin QC will intervene in a High Court case over legal recognition of humanist weddings. Model Laura Lacole and footballer Eunan O’Kane are seeking to challenge laws by which couples wishing to have a humanist ceremony must also have a separate civil regi

Progress continues towards a settlement in a court action brought by thousands of shareholders against the Royal Bank of Scotland, senior counsel has said. The case was meant to begin this week but has been adjourned to allow settlement discussions between the bank and investors to take place.

Staff at ByrneWallace took part in their first choir competition at the National Workplace Choir of The Year Competition.

An employee of the Health Service Executive has been granted a declaration to the effect that the HSE’s unilateral decision to temporarily reassign her from her role as Area Director of Nursing, Mental Health Services to a position within the Programme Management Office, constituted a breach of he

Over 400 lawyers have been welcomed to Belfast for the International Bar Association's Bar Leaders' Conference and Mid-Year Meetings.

Professor Eoin O'Dell A digital rights expert has warned that the State could face repercussions if the Data Protection Bill is not amended to explicitly provide for compensation in case of personal data abuse.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has welcomed a landmark Supreme Court ruling that clarifies the rights of disabled students to receive accommodations within the education system. The test case, brought by dyslexic student Kim Cahill, focused on the nature of the duties owed by the Min

Senator Ivana Bacik A bill mandating companies with over 50 employees to publish information about any pay gap between men and women in their organisation has been approved by Senators.

20 June In the matter of an application by Jason Loughlin for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland)

Kathleen O’Toole The Commission of the Future of Policing in Ireland met for the first time in Dublin yesterday.

Over 100 CEOs, directors and business professionals examined their preparedness for Brexit at a ByrneWallace seminar yesterday. Micheál Martin, leader of Fianna Fáil, was the guest of honour, outlining his party's attitude to Brexit and proposed initiatives to support the Irish business community.

Fíona Ní Chinnéide A penal reform group has raised concerns after the Oireachtas justice committee voted to amend the Parole Bill 2016 to raise the period of ineligibility for parole for life-sentenced prisoners from eight to 12 years.

Mr Justice Peter Kelly Mr Justice Peter Kelly's review of civil justice could be asked to consider the publication of statutory codes of practice for expert witnesses.

Former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Seán FitzPatrick will not face any more criminal charges, lawyers for the DPP have said. His 127-day trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court ended today when Judge John Aylmer told the jury of his decision, revealed yesterday, to direct an acquittal of all 27 charges

Shane Ross Drink drivers will face an automatic three-month driving ban under legislative proposals likely to win support in the Dáil, The Irish Times reports.