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Professor James Devenney McCann FitzGerald and University College Dublin’s Sutherland School of Law have jointly announced the appointment of Professor James Devenney has been as McCann FitzGerald Chair of International Law and Business at the university.

Employment caseworker Caroline Maguire Law Centre (NI) has welcomed the conviction of two men for human trafficking offences.

Julian Yarr, managing partner at A&L Goodbody A&L Goodbody has been ranked Ireland's most innovative law firm for the third time in four years in the prestigious Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards 2016.

Irish businesses are not prepared for the implementation of new EU data protection laws in 19 months, according to a joint survey carried out by McCann Fitzgerald and professional services firm Mazars.

In the High Court in Belfast, Justice Horner found that a man’s failure to include a Penal Notice in an agreed order requiring a family to vacate his premises within a specified time did not preclude him from seeking to re-serve the order with the required Penal Notice attached. Background

Pictured (l-r): Benedict Blunnie BL; Mr Justice Frank Clarke; and Sara-Jane O'Brien BL The sixth King's Inns Law Review has been launched at a "very well-attended event" in the Honourable Society of King's Inns.

The solicitor representing victims’ campaigner Raymond McCord in his challenge to the Brexit process in the High Court in Belfast has said he is encouraged by separate proceedings concluding in London today. Ciaran O'Hare of McIvor Farrell Solicitors travelled to London alongside barrister Conan F

Katie Nugent Dublin firm KOD Lyons has appointed Katie Nugent as a solicitor specialising in civil litigation and personal injury law.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has launched a competition to recruit new Parole Commissioners to serve from early 2017 until 8 September 2019.

Survivors of child abuse have set out detailed proposals and costings for a redress scheme which they want the Northern Ireland Executive to set up following the end of the Historic Institutional Abuse Inquiry. The £20 million scheme would provide compensation for thousands of children who suffered

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the initial acquirer of a copy of a computer program, accompanied by an unlimited user licence, may resell that copy and his licence to a new acquirer — however, where the original copy has been damaged, destroyed or lost, the acquirer may not pro

An overwhelming majority of people in Northern Ireland support access to abortions in the case of fatal foetal abnormalities (FFA) or pregnancy as the result of rape, a new opinion poll has found.

A&L Goodbody partner Marie O’Brien Employees at A&L Goodbody are mentoring women looking to re-enter the workforce as part of a partnership with Dress for Success Dublin.

The High Court has granted an application from a hospital to treat a prisoner with intravenous medication notwithstanding the man’s refusal. Justice Humphreys was satisfied that the prisoner lacked the mental capacity to properly understand the consequences of his refusal, but that in any event, t

Emily Logan, IHREC chief commissioner The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has submitted a request that the case of O’Keeffe v Ireland be referred back to the European Court of Human Rights.