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Philip O'Leary The Legal Aid Board has officially opened new premises to house Wexford Law Centre.

A judge in Londonderry Magistrates' Court has called for longer sentences for domestic abusers. Judge Barney McElholm said he could impose a maximum sentence of six months on Michael McIntyre, 45, who admitted assaulting his ex-girlfriend and another woman last January.

May Donoghue The woman whose legal case gave rise to the modern law of negligence is set to be commemorated with a bronze statue.

Five ex-police officers could face charges in connection with their conduct at Hillsborough in 1989. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is reviewing evidence on two suspects from West Midlands Police, the force which investigated the aftermath of the disaster that killed 96 people.

Channel 5 has been ordered by a court to pay a couple £10,000 after it broadcast their eviction. Shakar Ali, 52, and his wife Shaida Aslam, 49, from Barking in East London, were filmed on the TV show Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away after they fell into rent arrears.

Pictured (l-r): Alice Normand, former JA to Lord Hope of Craighead, James Fagan, Chris Maile, head of HR at the court and Ewan McCaig Current and past Judicial Assistants at the UK Supreme Court explained their role at a meeting in Edinburgh last night.

A Precious Life protester who was served a number of Police Information Notes pursuant to the procedure on Police Response to Stalking and Harassment, has been refused judicial review in the High Court. Finding that the procedure for issuing PINs did not require the PSNI to seek the views of the per

Maura O'Connell and Alan Casey FRKelly has announced the appointment of new partner Alan Casey in Dublin.

Martin Browne International insurance law firm Beale & Company has announced the promotion of associate Martin Browne to partner in Dublin.

Maria McDonald BL Victims' rights experts have marked EU Victims' Day by calling for the full implementation of the EU Victims' Directive across Europe.

Pictured (l-r): Sean Barton, partner, head of dispute resolution and litigation at McCann FitzGerald with Enda Leahy CEO of Courtsdesk McCann FitzGerald has become the first legal practice to partner with Courtsdesk, an online data service offering search, tracking and analysis of more than 593,000

Lecturers, PhD students and staff at Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University have gone on strike in a dispute over pensions.

Women barristers were briefed on how to deliver the perfect pitch at an event in the Royal Courts of Justice, hosted by The Bar Council of Northern Ireland in conjunction with Women in Business.

People who commit domestic abuse offences are more likely to go to jail under new sentencing guidelines published today. The guidance provides that domestic offences should be treated as more serious than similar crimes which do not involve partners or family members.

Salil Shetty Austerity is undermining human rights around the world, Amnesty International has said in its annual global report for 2017/18.