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Judge Marie Quirke obituary: District Court judge who treated everyone the same
She wore her legal expertise lightly and dealt with everyone who appeared before her with courtesy, common sense and good humour
Women’s rise in professions: ‘When I started in the 1980s, women in my position felt delighted to be there’
A retired Supreme Court judge, a barrister and a GP say things have improved for professional women, yet they face ongoing challenges
Multi-agency protocol to speed up rape, murder cases involving children launched by Minister for Justice
Provisions include right of child defendant to youth justice worker to support them and explain every stage of court proceedings
Law Society moves to strike off suspended solicitor Declan O’Callaghan
Strike off application put on hold pending outcome of challenge to procedures of disciplinary tribunal
Elderly businessman wants suspended solicitor’s challenge to strike-off recommendation heard urgently
Tom Fleming (80) has pursued Declan O’Callaghan for years over handling of 2007 land deal
High Court suspends solicitor over ‘serious and extensive’ record-keeping failures
Cormac Lohan, practising as Lohan and Co Solicitors, Athlone, argued there was no loss of funds to any client and he was not guilty of any ‘dishonesty’ offence
Lawyer Simeon Burke cannot get a master. Is this his own fault or due to an arcane system?
Pupillage is mandatory. Without it young barristers are going nowhere. This is the position that now confronts Burke
Cahir O’Higgins: Rise and fall of solicitor from well-known political family
Solicitor jailed in September for assault and found guilty on Friday of theft from a former client was known for being unusually focused on getting clients, law practitioners say
Solicitor accused of ATM theft claimed someone wanted ‘to stitch’ him up because he had ‘annoyed people’
Mr O’Higgins (49) has pleaded not guilty to theft of €400 in 2016 from client and four counts of attempting to pervert course of justice
What Gerry Adams really said to David Trimble in the loo during peace talks
Drama bigs up Adams-Trimble encounter; Saoirse Ronan gets a knock-back; buskers object to Grafton Street development; and Sabina Higgins takes on a woolly role
A Dún Laoghaire law firm, its loan scheme, and the client whose pension money went ‘missing’
Self-administered pension used Thomas Montgomery & Sons but claims money was used to make payments unconnected to the trust fund, leaving a businessman unable to retire
Dún Laoghaire law firm owes €618,834 to pension fund of Dublin businessman, High Court is told
Connie Kelleher is seeking payment of debt from estate of the late David Montgomery, a solicitor who died two years ago at a time when his law firm was under investigation
The Irish Times view on entering the legal profession: antiquated and opaque
New report highlights the chronic lack of diversity in a sector heavily reliant on prior connections and networks
Legal profession must change workplace culture to improve diversity, report says
Young legal professionals almost exclusively ‘white Irish’ and large majority from higher socio-economic background
Law Society seeks investment in ‘critically underfunded’ justice system
Organisation warns in pre-Budget submission that system is failing society’s most vulnerable
Threats and intimidation towards solicitors ‘undermine’ State’s rule of law, says Law Society
Threats of violence and arson directed at Dublin-based solicitor Imran Khurshid ‘utterly unacceptable’
Barrister strike: Bar council warns on further action if ‘impasse’ over criminal legal aid fee cuts continues
Third day of industrial action this month adds to delays in criminal courts
Law Society calls on Minister to intervene in row over enduring power of attorney system
Solicitors’ body says Decision Support Service process to put enduring powers of attorney in place has ‘collapsed’
Declan O’Callaghan: No end in sight as saga of suspended solicitor continues
Law Society awaiting tribunal inquiry into matters surrounding solicitor Declan O’Callaghan
Solicitor Declan O’Callaghan should be struck off for professional misconduct, tribunal finds
Final decision on fate of Declan O’Callaghan will be made by High Court
New guide highlights seven key steps to speed up sale of home
These relate to documentation, planning and taxes, according to guide from Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland and the Law Society
Irish Times reporters scoop two Justice Media Awards
Killian Woods of the Business Post was the overall winner on the night for work on judicial reviews
Elder advocate defends new regime to protect rights of the elderly
Patricia Rickard-Clarke backs new process for enduring power of attorney amid dispute between Law Society and Decision Support Service
Legal care backlog amid Law Society and Decision Support Service dispute
Users complain they cannot complete necessary documents for future care arrangements because of differences between the two sides
Vulnerable people stuck in the middle of impasse over enduring power of attorney
Decision Support Service and solicitors at odds over system lawyers say is overly restrictive and not compatible with their responsibilities
Dispute over the family farm after mother’s death
No-one likes to take legal action lightly but sometimes there can be very limited options otherwise
Justice Media Awards: Irish Times journalists earn 13 nominations in Law Society’s annual accolades
Mary Carolan, Hannah McCarthy, Jade Wilson, Freya McClements, Malachy Clerkin and Conor Pope among those nominated in various categories
Suspended solicitor’s explanation over client account deficit makes situation ‘even worse’, says High Court president
Ronan O’Brien has made ‘very serious admissions’ effectively of dishonesty, says Mr Justice David Barniville
Corporate lawyers fret over paperwork via laws against ‘hostile actors’ acquiring Irish assets
New domestic legislation in line with European moves against unwanted foreign takeovers
‘Impossible is just perception’ – Women with disabilities pursuing legal careers
Three women who have taken exceptional paths explain what drives them, and what challenges them, as they go about their work in law
Tracking down a retired solicitor over query with a will
Q&A: Probate Office query has arisen over validity of will simply because it was not initialled on every page
High legal costs could be reduced by non-binding guidelines and new ‘transparency’ measures - report
Maximum legal costs could be set for personal injury cases concerning awards under €30,000, says independent report prepared for Department of Justice
Former Law Society president apologises to accountant over letter containing ‘incorrect’ allegations
Apology marks end of 14-year-long claim by Bobby Fitzgerald for €50,000 damages for defamation of character
Open verdict returned at inquest into death of solicitor who drowned at Dún Laoghaire marina
David Montgomery, managing partner of Dublin law firm, was under investigation by the Law Society at time of death over €1.7 million deficit in client account
Michael Lynn: The Celtic Tiger solicitor who flew high and fell fast
Former property tycoon who spent years in prison in Brazil fighting extradition is now in an Irish jail
Cost of car insurance claims jumps by 25% amid rising inflation and crash rates
Half of all motor insurance injury claims settled last year were resolved under personal injury guidelines adopted in April 2021
‘I didn’t know much about Ireland but I imagined kindness, freedom and people being open’
New to the Parish: Cristina Stamatescu arrived from Romania in 2008
Solicitor secures redundancy order against insolvent south Dublin law firm
WRC told pratice had shut down when employee was on sick leave
State’s commitment to protect families will not be ‘diluted’, says Attorney General
Judge says Rolls Royce’ commercial court system should be merged with a ‘Rolls Royce’ family court system
Legal services outside major urban areas face uncertain future, says Law Society chief
Survey of solicitors raises prospect of ‘legal deserts’ as pressures mount on small firms
Future of country solicitors at risk as trainee solicitors concentrate in cities, survey finds
Major survey of solicitors shows 11 counties had just one, or no, trainee solicitor last year
Are downloadable wills a wise way to save on legal fees?
They might seem a convenient option but a High Court judge warned this week that such wills are ‘extremely unsafe’
Fewer court applications from Trump than Law Society president facing defamation action, judge told
Maura and Patrick Derivan are being sued for €50,000 damages by Co Tipperary accountant Bobby Fitzgerald
One in five solicitors working for corporate firms or large public sector bodies, says regulator
Five law firms had more than 1,500 solicitors working for them last year
Dublin-based solicitor denies claim he intimidated or harassed law student
Sumaia Samanta has asked court for order restraining solicitor Imtiaz Khan from ‘deliberately and punitively harassing, intimidating and causing her intentional emotional distress’, claims denied by Khan
Irish Sun journalist’s reporting on Gerry Hutch murder trial scoops top award at Justice Media Awards
Michael Doyle beat record 340 entries to receive overall winner award at Law Society of Ireland annual event
Justice Deirdre Murphy on a broken legal system, ‘corporatisation’ and too many barristers
‘Big firms want to brief somebody who will charge a fortune so that they can justify charging a fortune’
New online system for creating enduring powers of attorney ‘too complex’, say solicitors
Decision Support Service says ‘digital first’ service has seen ‘encouraging level of engagement’
Ammi Burke is not as alone as she thinks she is
There is still time to avoid self-sabotage, to negate the sense that she is always on the losing side
‘I earned more as a taxi driver’: Life as a barrister after slashed criminal legal aid
Barrister who organised protests over failure to reverse fee cuts says he earned more as a taxi driver
Mason Hayes & Curran’s new managing partner: ‘I don’t see the robot lawyers taking over just yet’
As the new managing partner of law firm Mason Hayes & Curran, Will Carmody hopes to continue its growth trajectory in Ireland while expanding its activities in Britain and the United States
Law Society seeks six years of bank records from Dublin law firm with €1.7m deficit
Regulatory body awaiting ‘omnibus affidavit’ with details of bank records and assets available to clear deficit in client account at Thomas Montgomery & Son Solicitors
Trial date set for defamation claim against Law Society president
Co Tipperary accountant suing solicitor Maura Derivan in case that is almost 14 years old
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