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Sinead Carroll, partner in the litigation department of Cantillons Solicitors in Cork A leading litigation lawyer has reissued her call for a "realistic review of the Book of Quantum" following a successful case before the Court of Appeal.
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Pictured (l-r): Emma-Jane Flannery and Catriona Gibson Dublin-based Arthur Cox has announced the appointment of Emma-Jane Flannery as an employment law partner at its Northern Ireland practice.
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Paul Gilroy QC A senior UK lawyer has said the new EU trade secrets directive will serve as a deterrent to potential whistleblowers, The Times reports.
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A man accused of endangering an aircraft after being refused pre-flight snacks has been found not guilty at Antrim Crown Court. American man Jeremiah Thede, 42, was arrested in June 2015 after his United Airlines flight from Italy to the US was diverted to Belfast International Airport.
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Helena Kennedy QC In the aftermath of the Second World War, the 1948 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaimed a set of rights for all humankind, belonging to each of us, simply by virtue of being human. Universalism – the idea that they belong to everyone, everywhere – grounds human
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Two relay teams made up of staff from Carson McDowell have entered the 2016 Belfast Marathon to raise funds for The Simon Community.
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The Court of Appeal has upheld a trial judge’s decision not to give the jury a corroboration warning in a sexual assault case, noting that mandatory corroboration warnings have been abolished, and an appeal judge should only intervene when the decision was made on an incorrect legal basis or was c
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Pictured (l-r): Keith McConnell and Helena Walsh Dublin firm Gore & Grimes has announced the appointment of new property and commercial litigation partners, Keith McConnell and Helena Walsh.
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Catherine Guy, managing partner at ByneWallace ByrneWallace has been awarded the international ‘quality mark of excellence’, Lexcel, from the Law Society of England and Wales for the fourth consecutive year.
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Denise Kirwan The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is being "more proactive" in prosecuting cases in which children have been injured, according to a Cork solicitor.
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Raymond Byrne Former Dublin City University (DCU) lecturer Raymond Byrne has been appointed as the full-time commissioner in the Law Reform Commission.
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Judge Donagh McDonagh has retired from Cork Circuit Court after 11 years on the bench, The Irish Examiner reports. Judge Raymond Groarke, President of the Circuit Court, yesterday led tributes to Judge McDonagh at a special court sitting to recognise Judge McDonagh's career and legacy.
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Barristers have been warned that US authorities could access legally privileged information hosted on cloud storage services like Dropbox. Jacqueline Reid, chair of the IT panel of the Bar Council of England and Wales, has previously warned barristers to "be aware that these surveillance powers can
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Acting Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Acting Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has welcomed the European Parliament's approval of the proposed EU Passenger Name Records (PNR) Directive.
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The High Court has allowed an application for judicial review of the Northern Ireland Prison Service’s policy to video-tape strip searches by force and retain the video for six years, finding that such a policy had no basis in law. The applicant, Gerard Flannigan is a prisoner at HMP Maghaberry, a
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