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Calling time on secrecy in the family court - the Williscroft judgment

First published in 2022, Lecturer in law, Allison Wolfreys writes about the need for transparency in the family court.

26th November 2024

The viewpoints of a mature student in 2024, being a child was sometimes easier!!

BA Hons Criminology & Law student Natasha Rogers shares her challenges of juggling life, children and self belief.

22nd November 2024

A remarkable child: Media reporting and judgments in cases concerning the medical treatment of children

In the case of withdrawing life saving treatments to children what does 'best interests' mean? And how are decisions such as these reached?

A blog post by Allison Wolfreys.

22nd November 2024

World Children’s Day

A blog post by Dr Fiona MacDonald on World Children’s Day, and this year, it marks the 35^th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.

12th November 2024

Reflections on working with undergraduate student researchers

Why have students as members of a research team? A blog post about sharing reflections.

24th October 2024

Case C 465/20 P Commission v Ireland and Others The Apple Tax case against Ireland - A saga of lurking issues, unintended consequences and legal uncertainty

During the height of the 1970’s economic crisis the government of the Republic of Ireland passed revenue measures aimed at making it attractive for non-resident foreign enterprises to operate in the Republic. Apple Inc. (which is incorporated in California, USA) took advantage of these, including other incentives, and established in Ireland wholly owned subsidiaries.

15th October 2024