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Acting Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Ireland's second Special Criminal Court has become operational from today after Acting Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald signed the rules of court on Friday.

Acting Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald will ask the Government to back emergency legislation to address the uncertainty created in the wake of a High Court ruling on suspended sentences. Last week, Mr Justice Michael Moriarty declared that section 99 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, governing t

The Law Reform Commission has published a consultative paper on section 117 of the Succession Act 1965, which provides that a child of a deceased parent who has made a will can apply to court and claim the parent failed in their “moral duty to make proper provision for the child”. It covers a br

The Law Society of Ireland has criticised the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) for relying on Central Statistics Office (CSO) data on legal costs. A spokesperson for the Law Society told Irish Legal News that it "has consistently criticised" the use of the figures, which the CSO have previousl

McConnell Kelly Solicitors is marking its 25th anniversary with a £2.5 million expansion programme that could include the acquisition of a new head office. The firm, which currently employs 25 people across its Ballyhackamore, Dundonald and Bangor offices, said it will recruit new solicitors, IT pr

Brian O'Gorman, managing partner at Arthur Cox Dublin firm Arthur Cox has been named Ireland Law Firm of the Year 2016 at the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Europe Awards in London.

UK Home Secretary, Theresa May The UK Home Secretary, Theresa May, has said the UK should withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights.

A pair of law students at University College Dublin (UCD) have won the John Smith Memorial Mace at an international debating competition in London. Aodhán Peelo and Clíodhna Ní Chéileachair, who are both studying Law with Philosophy, won a knock-out debate last Autumn and the Irish finals earlie

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has dropped its Supreme Court appeal against the takeover of Breeo Foods by Rye Investments Limited, a subsidiary of Kerry Group PLC. The court was due to hear an appeal at the end of April against the High Court's 2009 ruling which overturne

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court decision in which it was found that the decision of the Minister for Health not to alter the lifetime ban on males who have sex with other males (“MSM”) was irrational and infected with apparent bias. The High Court had also found that the Minister

Two prisoners are bidding to be released from prison in the wake of the High Court's ruling on suspended sentences ruling on Tuesday. The pair appeared before Mr Justice Seamus Noonan yesterday, who granted an application on behalf of the State for the proceedings to be adjourned until today, the Ir

Deirdre Malone, executive director of the IPRT The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has called on the next Government to commit to safeguarding against inhumane treatment in places of detention at a conference in Dublin.

Dominic Raab MP The UK government has proposed an increase of more than 500 per cent in asylum and immigration tribunal fees.

The ban on smoking on hospital grounds will not apply to mental health inpatients following a judicial review lodged by Belfast firm Wilson Nesbitt on behalf of a 23-year-old woman. The High Court yesterday heard that a resolution had been reached between the South Eastern Health and Social Care Tru

ByrneWallace has announced the appointment of Neil Keenan,Paraic O'Kennedy, Emmet Whelan and Helen Flynn as partners in the firm’s corporate, banking, employment and property practices respectively.