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Lender did not inform court that it had agreed deal to sell home loan to Pepper Finance before a ruling on appeal was delivered

‘Ireland is a better place because of you,’ son Martin tells service on Saturday

In The Irish Times library, I remember looking for cuttings about contraception to find they were filed under ‘Crimes sexual’ - which was the stark truth at the time

Landmark 1973 case found married couples had right to make private decisions on family planning

Judicial reviews to planning decisions are ballooning and worth up to €20m a year to legal sector

The Irish legal system would be very attractive to class action litigants, but at what cost

High Court previously quashed Dublin City Council decision to rezone site near Chapelizod Bypass to allow for mixed residential and commercial uses

The powers of a president are limited, so when it comes to selecting one, voters are less interested in policy or ideology

Failure to implement new rates ‘will put system of guidelines for damages at risk’

Employee had engaged in case against company which failed

Clerk of Dáil tells Public Accounts Committee controversy over €300,000 bike shed caused reputational damage

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is seeking leave to appeal finding State did not breach human dignity rights of international protection applicants

Lawyer says ‘lip service’ paid by courts to right to silence of McGregor

Garda Raymond Hegarty claims suspension decision is unlawful and irrational

As a mosaic is unveiled in her honour, she reflects on her 1973 Supreme Court victory in overturning the ban on contraception

‘Human interactions, social and professional, were always a hugely significant part of his life as a lawyer,’ son tells mourners

Legal profession cleaves to version of English stuck somewhere between the Norman conquest and Great Expectations

Changes to scheme followed Tipperary father’s successful Supreme Court challenge

Proposed development was for five apartment blocks, including an 18-storey tower

Patrick Dillon seeking damages from Irish Life over sharing letters containing his personal and financial data

There is no other type of crime in which an accused person can rely on their own interpretation of events - even if there is no reasonable explanation for their belief

Declarations of unconstitutionality still happening, says Rossa Fanning, but there is less ‘low-hanging fruit’

Garda Raymond Hegarty had admitted discreditable conduct by engaging in the act with a woman who had come into Lismore Garda station to give a statement

Case ordered back to the High Court so that fresh evidence can be considered

Qualified privilege defence not available over ‘materially inaccurate’ Limerick Leader article, court rules

Total of €17.2m claimed in 24 medical negligence cases was cut by more than €7m

Youth is not subject to a mandatory life sentence due to his age at the time of the offence

People Before Profit’s Ruth Coppinger uses her own story to highlight legislative issue

ESB argued compensation for land depreciation should not have been awarded by property arbitrator

HSE loses appeal against High Court finding on compliance failure under Disability Act

Fraud alleged by backers of development

Simon Harris to bring memo to Cabinet after Supreme Court ruled part of deal was incompatible with Constitution

Supreme Court agrees to hear case of ‘systemic importance for the entire planning process’

Home seized by Criminal Assets Bureau set to be auctioned in two weeks following protracted legal case against former owner

Authors say that study claiming to ‘debunk’ their research did not do the work necessary for that

Catherine McGuinness, the first woman Circuit Court judge, urges others hoping to make a positive impact to ‘be brave’

Ireland's judiciary ‘will not be influenced by public reaction’, says Supreme Court judge, amid criticism of lenient sentences in Irish courts

Sitting reflects fact court hears cases of importance ‘to everyone in the State’ says Chief Justice

Group says it had invested ‘heavily’ in vessels with State encouragement, but Northern-registered vessels ‘collapsed’ catch