Legal challenge to guidelines on personal injury awards opensWoman disputes €3,000 award for footpath trip and fall, seeking between €18,000 and €34,000Wed Mar 30 2022 - 08:00
Average award for minor personal injury fell to €13,825 last yearMeath County Council paid €8.7m over five years to meet trip and slip and other claimsWed Mar 30 2022 - 00:00
Have new guidelines derailed the personal injury awards gravy train?One year on from reforms, insurers are waiting to see how claims play out in courtTue Mar 29 2022 - 02:00
Woman in critical condition in hospital after road collision in Co SligoIncident involving lorry, car and van occurred at about 3:45pm on N15 at GrangeTue Mar 29 2022 - 00:22
Look to George Orwell for judgment writing tips, High Court judge tells colleaguesJudge to donate profits from new book on judgment writing to Ukraine reliefSun Mar 27 2022 - 14:45
Dublin Airport passengers report missing flights due to long delays at securityStaff training coupled with high volume of passengers impacting waiting timesSun Mar 27 2022 - 13:43
Chief Justice warns about access to justice and importance of independent courtsSituation in US shows what happens when legal system becomes disconnected, says Donal O’DonnellTue Mar 22 2022 - 20:40
Gerry Hutch wants Supreme Court to halt his trial before non-jury courtHutch and co-accused lost separate High Court applications aimed at quashing DPP’s decision to try them before the Special Criminal CourtWed Mar 16 2022 - 19:28
Web Summit seeks to prevent co-founder’s firm pursuing €5m-10m profit share claimDavid Kelly’s Graiguearidda owns 12% stake in holding company Manders TerraceTue Mar 15 2022 - 10:59
Judge suspends making further directions in action against Russian oligarchTwo top Irish law firms wish to stop representing Dmitry Mazepin and his companyMon Mar 14 2022 - 13:48
Seven-judge Supreme Court to hear appeal by Gemma O’Doherty and John WatersAppeal over refusal to allow pair to challenge constitutionality of emergency Covid lawsMon Mar 14 2022 - 10:05
Priest says he ‘got a bit of a thrill’ when lorry reversed through gates of Russian embassyReverend John Walsh said he ‘would not have minded’ being in the cab of the lorrySun Mar 13 2022 - 16:00
Peter Smithwick was judge ‘who treated everyone’ with respect, funeral toldDaughters say they had a ‘special’ and ‘extraordinary’ fatherFri Mar 11 2022 - 14:59
Ukrainian-born barrister among Irish barristers offering legal aid to refugeesBarrister’s two aunts, aged in their 70s, among those who fled UkraineFri Mar 11 2022 - 03:00
Inspection of Limerick takeaway finds ‘extensive rodent activity’Premises among eight food businesses served with closure orders last monthWed Mar 09 2022 - 15:59
Over 3,000 obsolete laws face removal from Irish statute booksTooth theft law from 1836 among those Law Reform Commission wants abolishedTue Mar 08 2022 - 19:55
Former District Court president Judge Peter Smithwick diesMember of prominent Co Kilkenny brewing family led tribunal into killing of RUC officersTue Mar 08 2022 - 19:16
Law Society president calls for more diversity in professionMichelle Ní Longáin stresses importance of increasing access to leadership for womenMon Mar 07 2022 - 17:21
European Court of Justice to rule next month on Graham Dwyer data retention casePhone data played key role in securing conviction for Elaine O’Hara’s 2012 murderMon Mar 07 2022 - 17:11
Aer Lingus pilot awarded €202,500 damages after earlier payout slashed on appealFalse emails about Capt Padraig Higgins sent by Irish Aviation Authority (IAA)Mon Mar 07 2022 - 11:51
Would a freeze on rents be constitutional in Ireland?The Government argues a rent freeze is not constitutionally possible but are they right?Sat Mar 05 2022 - 06:00
Russian team cannot participate in lawyers’ event, Bar of Ireland saysOpportunity to send ‘signal of disgust’ to Russia must be harnessed, chair saysThu Mar 03 2022 - 21:06
Law Reform Commission seeks to widen response on overhaul of victim scheme‘Plain English’ summary published of consulation paper for compensating crime victimsThu Mar 03 2022 - 14:41
System under ‘real threat’ as barristers leave criminal work – Bar CouncilOrganisation’s chair has written to Minister to highlight concerns over fees and numbersWed Mar 02 2022 - 01:12
Putin ally’s firm faces Dublin contempt hearing over ‘corporate raiding’Latest application in extended international legal battle over ammonia giant shareholdingMon Feb 28 2022 - 18:00
Former Putin ally being sued in ‘corporate raiding’ case in DublinCase alleging $2bn fraud conspiracy is most valuable to come before Commercial CourtMon Feb 28 2022 - 05:47
Web Summit co-founder facing lawsuit over alleged defamationProceedings lodged in the High Court last week against Paddy CosgraveMon Feb 28 2022 - 01:00
European lawyers call for trial of Putin following Ukraine invasionRussia’s actions breach fundamental principles of international law, CCBE saysSat Feb 26 2022 - 10:51
Garda Inspectorate seeks better safeguarding of people in custodyReport sets out 41 recommendations after inspection exposes several deficienciesThu Feb 24 2022 - 17:49
Barristers say they are losing out on work to retired judgesLegal firms suggesting judges as mediators for ‘more lucrative’ mediations, say barristersWed Feb 23 2022 - 21:17
Bill on mother and baby home excavations approved but scepticism persistsEvents at Tuam described by O’Gorman as ‘a stain on our national conscience’Tue Feb 22 2022 - 19:40
State to make submissions on residents' bid to halt developer caseBuilding firm has taken several legal actions against residents opposing developmentTue Feb 22 2022 - 00:59
Judicial misconduct complaints procedure needs to be ‘more transparent’Authors of ICCL report welcome progress on issues but suggest Act requires further workMon Feb 21 2022 - 21:16
Plans to reform defamation laws do not go far enough, ISME saysReports suggest that Minister for Justice Helen McEntee will bring proposals to Cabinet next week for defamation law reformMon Feb 21 2022 - 17:33
Dismay expressed at decision not to prosecute HSE in ‘Grace’ caseConcern that decision will mark ‘end of the road’ for other cases connected to foster homeTue Feb 15 2022 - 00:51
No appeal over decision on obligations of wind farm developersEnvironmentalist describes judgement as most important success he has achievedMon Feb 14 2022 - 20:45
Complaints procedure over refusal of pub entry ‘not fit for purpose’ – IHRECLaw disproportionately impacts disabled people and members of Traveller and Roma communities, says watchdogMon Feb 14 2022 - 07:08
Is there ‘an industry’ in planning objections? Level of successful appeals suggests notPlanning decisions take ages but a move to tighten rules is sparking widespread furySat Feb 12 2022 - 01:00
Rory Montgomery appointed as new chair of Press CouncilRetired diplomat served for 36 years in Departments of Foreign Affairs and TaoiseachWed Feb 09 2022 - 13:52
Law reform body queries State scheme for victims of violent crimeCommission questions whether non-payment of compensation in line with EU obligationsWed Feb 09 2022 - 00:03
Trial of former solicitor Michael Lynn opens on WednesdayHe is accused of stealing €27m from seven mortgage lenders between 2006 and 2007Tue Feb 08 2022 - 15:55
Michael Lynn goes on trial over alleged €27m mortgage fraudAccused alleged to have applied for multiple loans from seven banks on same propertiesMon Feb 07 2022 - 12:05
Legal status of Covid measures still uncertainDismissal of charges against four men in Golfgate case has brought little claritySat Feb 05 2022 - 01:00
Judges vote unanimously to adopt new conduct and ethics guidelinesMeasures will be framework for State’s first judicial misconduct complaints procedureFri Feb 04 2022 - 12:06
Judges to vote on first-ever judicial complaints procedureNew conduct and ethics guidelines to be put before Judicial Council on FridayFri Feb 04 2022 - 06:00
Judicial guidelines to be voted on by State’s judgesProposed standards aimed at assisting in coming to decisions concerning conduct and ethicsFri Feb 04 2022 - 06:00
Schools repair bill of €400m a ‘rough ballpark figure’, senior official saysFigure put to departmental official in action against building firm over alleged defectsTue Feb 01 2022 - 01:00
Supreme court judgment a victory for Travellers’ rightsAnalysis: Onus put on local councils to consider rights of minority group in evictionsMon Jan 31 2022 - 17:47
Former minister Dara Calleary expected to give evidence in ‘Golfgate’ trialTrial of four other men over alleged breaches of Covid regulations due to resume ThursdayMon Jan 31 2022 - 03:55
Dublin ceremony honours millions of Holocaust victimsRise of extremist language and politics across Europe ‘profoundly worrying’, says President HigginsSun Jan 30 2022 - 17:36
