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An appeal against a provision of immigration entry rules requiring non-EEA applicants to have a specified minimum income by an applicant who failed to meet this requirement has been unanimously allowed by Justices in the Supreme Court on the basis of extreme interference with family life while four

Lord Lang of Monkton As it publishes its report on the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill today, the House of Lords Constitution Committee has said that while its usual concerns about the fast-tracking of legislation are alleviated by the brevity and simplicity of the bill, this should

Linda Klein Donald Trump’s first draft budget includes a proposal to scrap the Legal Services Corporation, a body which provides legal aid funding to around 2 million poor Americans each year.

The High Court has made orders temporarily freezing the assets of a Co Galway businessman who AIB claims gave untrue evidence when being cross examined about his assets before the Master of the High Court. The application for the Mareva injunction was obtained by AIB Mortgage bank against Mr Joe McC

The High Court has made orders temporarily freezing the assets of a Co Galway businessman who AIB claims gave untrue evidence when being cross examined about his assets before the Master of the High Court. The application for the Mareva injunction was obtained by AIB Mortgage bank against Mr Joe McC

Laura Cahillane The University of Limerick Law School is to host an event to celebrate the publication of Legal Research Methods: Principles and Practicalities edited by Laura Cahillane and Jennifer Schweppe.

Tanya Ward The State has received its lowest ranking in six years in a key report on children's rights in Ireland.

Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has announced the appointment of Hilary Griffith to head its corporate team.

A member of the Gardaí has been awarded €52,000 in respect of a Road Traffic Accident (RTA) that occurred in the performance of his duties in 2002. In the High Court judgment, Mr Justice Bernard Barton accepted that ongoing injuries were unrelated to the RTA, and were largely aggrivated by an ass

Maxine Orr Redundancy within a workplace can arise where there is a diminution or cessation of the type of work that an employee carries out. That can arise as part of a restructuring, or where the duties of the post are redistributed among other staff, writes Maxine Orr.

University College Dublin law students Aisling Tully and Dara Keenan (pictured) have won the team competition at the grand final of The Irish Times Debate 2017. The two students representing the UCD Law Society in the annual student competition were asked to oppose the motion: ‘This House believes

A party that wants to legalise cannabis in Northern Ireland has been struck off the register of political parties and fined £23,000 for forgetting to file accounts on time. Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol is registered separately in Northern Ireland and Britain but it has failed to meet the requirem

The School of Law and Graduate Entry Medical School at the University of Limerick has hosted the 2016/17 Kate Fleming Mediation Competition in Medical Law.

A man who claimed, inter alia, that law firm McCann FitzGerald hired a private detective who threatened him and his family, has had his appeal dismissed by the Supreme Court. The man sought damages for nuisance, and alleged that the actions of McCann Fitzgerald and a number of other solicitors firms

Wendy Lyon Asylum seekers will not be disadvantaged by failing to meet a 20-day deadline to submit complex application forms to the new International Protection Office, the Department of Justice has said.