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The Supreme Court has determined that s.39(3) of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, which limits the statutory entitlement of certain family members to succeed to a tenancy on the death of the original tenant to those over 18 years of age, does not offend the Constitution. Delivering the lead judgm

Irish Legal News

Supreme Court: Law barring child from succeeding to tenancy not repugnant to the Constitution ↗

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UK government ministers will meet next month with the families of those killed in the 1994 Chinook helicopter disaster, who are campaigning for transparency and a judge-led public inquiry. A total of 29 service personnel died when the helicopter crashed on the Mull of Kintyre en route from Northern

Irish Legal News

UK government ministers to meet Chinook crash families ↗

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A new book exploring Ireland's legal history has been launched in Belfast by the Irish Legal History Society. Confluences of Law and History: Irish Legal History Society Discourses, 2011-2021 brings together an eclectic mix of papers on aspects of Irish legal history from the early modern period to

Irish Legal News

Irish Legal History Society launches latest book in Belfast ↗

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McCann FitzGerald partner Niall Best offers insights into the government’s new public consultation on a life sciences strategy. In a pivotal moment for a sector that employs around 100,000 people in Ireland and delivers close to €100 billion in exports annually, the Department of Enterpri

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Niall Best: Charting Ireland’s life sciences strategy – scope and policy priorities ↗

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Law students and graduates who secured training contracts with the firm formerly known as Eversheds Sutherland Ireland LLP have been left scrambling to find new offers as the firm is now winding down and unable to take them on. The law firm was plunged into crisis in May following the collapse of mo

Irish Legal News

Scramble for traineeships after crisis at major Irish law firm ↗

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Children and families are being driven into poverty as a result of a parent or partner being sentenced to prison, new research has highlighted. A report published today by the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) warns that children and families affected by imprisonment face severe and lasting financial

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Imprisonment ‘pushing families into poverty’ ↗

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Community Law & Mediation welcomed a group of Transition Year students to its Dublin office to mark World Children's Day today.

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#InPictures: Community Law & Mediation welcomes TY students ↗

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The Northern Ireland legal community has helped to raise more than £170,000 for Concern Worldwide's Water for Gaza Appeal in just a matter of weeks. The charity has set out to raise £250,000 within 12 weeks, with early momentum led by the Law Society of Northern Ireland and a growing num

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Northern Ireland legal sector helps Gaza water appeal surpass £170k ↗

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