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President of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale, has delivered a lecture on the use of empirical research in the justice system. The lecture, entitled "Challenges in the justice system and the contribution of empirical research", was the inaugural Nuffield Foundation Annual Lecture and was delivered on 14

The next Director of Public Prosecutions, Max Hill QC, has promised to “restore public trust in the Crown Prosecution Service” following a series of high-profile disclosure failings leading to collapsed trials. Mr Hill's appointment to the post was announced yesterday by the Attorney Gen

A woman who was sexually abused by her stepfather from the age of four has won a case against the "same roof" rule which denied her the right to compensation. The rule denied payouts to victims who lived in the same home as their attackers before 1979.

Two applicants who sought to challenge the result of the abortion referendum have had their applications for leave to present a referendum petition refused in the High Court. Emphasising the size of the majority in favour of the result, Mr Justice Peter Kelly, President of the High Court was satisfi

The UK government’s White Paper is an important step towards avoiding a ‘hard’ border in Ireland. However, sustaining the rule of law in the Irish border region will depend on institutional co-operation, writes Jan van Zyl Smit (Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law). By proposin

The Victims Commissioner has warned that the Government's public consultation on legacy issues is so low-key it risks a poor response rate, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Judith Thompson said the information campaign as it stands could result in thousands of victims missing out on the opportunity to

John Kelly looks at the merits of drawing up a modern slavery statement. Modern slavery significant problem in NI’… ‘PSNI receive 31 trafficking and modern slavery cases’… ‘People being kept as human slaves on a daily basis across Northe

The Scottish Parliament's Brexit bill is "fundamentally inconsistent" with the law, counsel for the UK government has told the Supreme Court.

Four operators of a business which charged £2,000 per person for advice on immigration were convicted at Croydon Crown Court of various offences in a case brought by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC). Swaye Binns, 39, from Dulwich founded Commonwealth Evaluators Ltd, a

The Legal Education Foundation has published a report by legal journalist Joshua Rozenberg QC (hon) on the proposed online court. The report provides a commentary on the origins and progress of the programme of court reform currently underway in England and Wales.

The Director of Public Prosecutions has been granted an order lifting a stay on historical rape charges, which was imposed by the trial judge until the DPP conducted ‘a proper evaluation’ of evidence from the complainant identified by the judge as being inconsistent. In circumstances whe

A draft bill which would see defendants contributing towards their own legal aid fees should be "approached with caution". The proposal is included in a series of reports suggesting the Government reduce legal aid payments and Garda overtime rates to ease pressure on the justice system.

DAC Beachcroft Dublin continues to strengthen its presence in the Irish legal market with a series of promotions and appointments, including new managing partner Lisa Broderick. She takes over from previous location head Katie da Gama, who led the office since it was founded in 2009. Ms Borderick ha

Ireland has been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union over alleged failings to uphold the law on impartial investigations into marine incidents, The Irish Times reports. The European Commission made the referral, saying it has concerns about the independence of the Marine Casualty