High Court told keeping brain-dead pregnant woman on life support would be ‘grotesque’Three-judge court to gives its verdict on St Stephen’s DayWed Dec 24 2014 - 10:34
Scale of tragedy, depth of distress too big to processAtmosphere at out-of-term court sitting on right-to-life case is grave and purposefulWed Dec 24 2014 - 08:12
Medics called for guidelines after two previous casesLife support maintained in Waterford and Galway cases of maternal brain deathTue Dec 23 2014 - 01:00
Lawyers to represent ‘unborn’ in case of woman on life supportCase to be heard by three judges at a special sitting in High CourtTue Dec 23 2014 - 01:00
Woman on life support: medics feared legal positionFather of ‘clinically dead’ pregnant woman may seek ward-of-court status to administer affairsMon Dec 22 2014 - 06:18
Influencing EU law depends on input in drafting processMichael McDowell warns against judicial activism in book written for late Rory BradySat Dec 20 2014 - 01:00
Family’s private anguish rekindles Ireland’s strained debate on rights of unborn child - againCase could present conflict between right to life and right to die a natural deathThu Dec 18 2014 - 14:09
Michael Lynn’s seven-year saga edges towards its final actThe archetypal prince of the Irish boom fled with debts of €80 millionTue Dec 16 2014 - 20:18
Cabinet approves changes to diluted legal services overhaulCreation of new ‘one-stop-shops’ now subject to public consultationTue Dec 09 2014 - 20:32
Setting the bar in uncertain times for the law libraryThe new chairman of the Bar Council wants to address position of younger, struggling barristersMon Dec 08 2014 - 01:30
At a Glance: the week in court at the Ian Bailey caseThe testimony of Marie Farrell and Jules Thomas made for a sensational weekSat Dec 06 2014 - 01:00
Ian Bailey case: A long and deeply layered narrative unfurlsMarie Farrell said gardaí told her Ian Bailey was ‘into all sorts of weird things’Thu Dec 04 2014 - 01:00
Government asks European court to revise ‘Hooded Men’ rulingCourt ruled in 1978 that treatment of 12 men was inhumane but not tortureWed Dec 03 2014 - 09:46
Ian Bailey case: at a glanceJules Thomas denies putting pressure on her daughter to change statement on Ian BaileyWed Dec 03 2014 - 01:00
Government accused of cowardice over tapping of cables'Will the Government continue to award contracts to firms that have been complicit with the UK government in spying on our conversations?'Tue Dec 02 2014 - 10:00
Irish Water spends more than €81,000 a week in legal feesFigures show utility company has paid more than €5 million to three law firmsMon Dec 01 2014 - 07:57
Sex crime victims should be able to meet offenders: reportCriminal justice system ‘inherently ill-equipped’ to deal to sex crime challengesMon Dec 01 2014 - 01:00
Views sought on inheritance rights of convicted killersCommission looking at issue which arose after killing of Celine Cawley by husbandWed Nov 26 2014 - 07:06
At a glance: Partner spends day in witness box and tells of three assaultsCourt told that life with Ian Bailey was ‘not a bed of roses’Wed Nov 26 2014 - 01:01
Government urged to review ‘hooded men’ torture claimUK alleged to have breached the European Convention on Human Rights in NorthMon Nov 24 2014 - 16:16
Law firms in recovery modeNew survey paints very positive picture for economic outlook of law sectorMon Nov 24 2014 - 01:20
Chief Justice welcomes call for new appointments systemStrasbourg body calls for system free from political interferenceSat Nov 22 2014 - 01:00
Forensic dissection of events in Ian Bailey’s pastEvents spanning almost 60 years picked overFri Nov 21 2014 - 01:00
Ian Bailey case at a glance: Any admission of guilt in pub deniedBailey agrees writings included ‘life’s a bummer when you’re unknown and unpublished’Wed Nov 19 2014 - 22:14
At a Glance: Talk of ‘porkie pies’, a radio interview and a tape recorderIan Bailey is questioned about newspaper and interviewsWed Nov 19 2014 - 01:00
NUI Galway ordered to promote lecturer overlooked over genderGranddaughter of Hanna Sheehy Skeffington says decision ‘strikes a blow for all female academics’Tue Nov 18 2014 - 01:00
€28,000 for dismissed Go Safe driver whose van was torchedMan on sick leave with depression treated less favourably due to disability, said tribunalMon Nov 17 2014 - 13:40
Largest law firms grow as smaller firms declineReport shows fivefold increase in number of legal professionals on jobless benefitsMon Nov 17 2014 - 01:00
Direct provision system does not breach human rights, court rulesNumber of asylum system ‘house rules’ found to be unlawfulSat Nov 15 2014 - 01:03
Ian Bailey cross-examination puts spotlight on narrativesSenior counsel for State focuses on stories English journalist put into circulationFri Nov 14 2014 - 01:10
‘I believe to this day there is a French connection’At A Glance: Ian Bailey spent the day in the witness box under cross-examinationFri Nov 14 2014 - 01:08
Surrogacy ruling hints at how cases may be approachedJudges’ criticism of legislature’s failure to enact laws recalls X case on abortionTue Nov 11 2014 - 07:02
At a Glance: former journalist dreamt of being ‘hunted like an animal’Bailey says events left him isolated, distrustful and cut off from friendsSat Nov 08 2014 - 01:00
At a Glance: Garda comment ‘haunts me every day’, says BaileyGarda said he would be found with bullet in his head, former journalist tells courtFri Nov 07 2014 - 01:00
Yearning for ‘a different life’ brought Bailey to west CorkJournalist tells court of poetry, farm work and his ‘enchantment’ on first visit to IrelandThu Nov 06 2014 - 01:01
Data ruling against Shatter was pre-judged and flawed, court toldFormer minister appealing decision in relation to Mick Wallace driving cautionMon Nov 03 2014 - 19:24
Compensation paid to Lydia Foy over gender recognition failuresTransgender woman receives around €50,000 from GovernmentMon Nov 03 2014 - 07:42
Inspector of Prisons criticises 'salacious' media coverage‘Self-serving’ newspaper reporting of prisoners affects familiesMon Nov 03 2014 - 06:55
German court ‘committed’ to European integrationHead of Germany’s highest court says the constitution puts limits on integrationFri Oct 31 2014 - 10:43
Intelligence on Omagh withheld by Special Branch officersMaguire says full disclosure would not have prevented the ‘Real IRA’ bombingFri Oct 31 2014 - 10:21
Supreme Court transfers 250 cases to appeals court as nine judges appointedCourt’s creation represents biggest change to structure of courts system since IndependenceWed Oct 29 2014 - 20:21
Judicial shake-up as Court of Appeal to be establishedNew court aims to clear backlog and allow Supreme Court focus on cases of major importanceTue Oct 28 2014 - 07:19
New court will usher in big changesTomorrow someone in Government will sign an order that will usher in a new era for the courts systemMon Oct 27 2014 - 01:45
AG’s office warns Government on effect of cutsOffice at risk of not being able to retain ‘top quality’ barristersMon Oct 27 2014 - 01:00
Criminal Assets Bureau could be used to cut legal aid bills, department suggestsDepartment of Justice warns that asylum seekers could be left homeless by further cutsSat Oct 25 2014 - 09:38
NUJ ‘bitterly disappointed’ by Irish Times costs decisionIndex on Censorship says whistleblowers will feel less confident coming forward with informationSat Oct 25 2014 - 07:49
Barristers dismiss ‘rather silly’ solicitors’ claims on law and lifeSolicitors say they have a more diverse skills and ‘wider experience’Fri Oct 24 2014 - 11:48
How Bertie Ahern story turned into drawn-out row on sourcesCase will now return to Dublin for costs to be determinedFri Oct 24 2014 - 11:30
European court rules against ‘Irish Times’ on Mahon tribunal case costsEuropean Court of Human Rights decision a majority rather than a unanimous oneFri Oct 24 2014 - 09:33
