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Cork barristers have raised over €9,000 for the Irish Cancer Society in memory of Jane Anne Rothwell BL and all their colleagues lost to cancer. The Cork Bar has raised tens of thousands of euros for cancer charities since Ms Rothwell passed away in 2018.

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#InPictures: Cork barristers raise over €9,000 for cancer charity ↗

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Personal injury claims have declined by more than a third in five years, according to new figures from the Injuries Resolution Board. The Board's award values report for 2024 highlights key trends from over 20,000 personal injury claim applications and more than 8,000 awards.

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Personal injury claims down by more than a third on five years ago ↗

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The High Court has refused to certify questions for appeal following its quashing of An Bord Pleanála’s decision to grant planning permission for the development of 131 apartments in Clontarf. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice David Holland considered inter alia that th

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High Court: No appeal in Clontarf strategic housing development case ↗

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A groundbreaking research project led by researchers at Ulster University's Centre for Legal Technology is to explore the role of AI in judicial decision-making. Researchers gave been granted £200,000 in funding from the UK's AI Security Institute to examine how AI could be responsibly in

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Ulster University researchers to examine AI in judicial decision-making ↗

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Northern Ireland firm Wilson Nesbitt has appointed Neil Cahill as partner and head of dispute resolution. Mr Cahill joins from Fieldfisher in Dublin, where he was director of the litigation and dispute resolution team. Prior to that, he was head of disputes for UK and EMEA within ALT at Herbert Smit

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Wilson Nesbitt appoints Neil Cahill to lead dispute resolution team ↗

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Landmark reforms to the governance and oversight of An Garda Síochána have come into effect. The Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 was commenced by justice minister Jim O'Callaghan today, establishing a number of new bodies.

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Landmark policing reforms come into effect ↗

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A&L Goodbody has announced the return of the ALG5K Corporate Team Challenge to Dublin city centre for 2025. The law firm is once again the title sponsor of the Athletics Ireland city-centre 5K run, which will take place this year on 16 September 2025.

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A&L Goodbody announces return of ALG5K Corporate Team Challenge ↗

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The High Court has answered an appeal by way of case stated concerning whether the Tax Appeals Commission was correct to find that a quarry business had not transferred to a company incorporated for the purpose of operating that quarry business. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Bri

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High Court: Quarry business did not transfer to company incorporated for the purpose of operating that business ↗

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