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Colin Reid Social workers have warned the implementation of the so-called "rape clause" in Northern Ireland could open them up to prosecution, The Guardian reports.

David Stanton The Government of Ireland is not proud of "the serious wrongs" made in its past, minister of state David Stanton said following an examination by a UN expert committee on torture.

Department of Justice officials are concerned that news reports about compensation payouts by parole authorities in the UK because of delayed hearings will inspire lawsuits in Ireland. According to The Irish Times, sources in the Department say they are concerned by reports that 463 cases were taken

Staff at the Belfast office of A&L Goodbody have raised £1,000 for charity partner Age NI through a sponsored Spinathon.

Tony Blair The High Court has ruled that Tony Blair should not be prosecuted for his role in the 2003 Iraq War.

An order for deportation of an Algerian man who arrived in Ireland under a false identity in 1997 after being convicted of terrorism in Algeria, and who has subsequently been convicted of terrorism offences throughout Europe, must be reconsidered by the Minister for Justice and Equality. The ministe

Mrs Justice Susan Denham The Law Society of Ireland has hailed the Chief Justice of Ireland, Mrs Justice Susan Denham, as "the most transformational figure in the history of the courts system in Ireland".

Tanya Ward The Children's Rights Alliance has warned that "children will suffer" if the Legal Aid Board does not reverse its controversial decision to restrict referrals to the District Court.

A dedicated immigration detention centre will be built at Dublin Airport by July 2018 for those awaiting deportation, The Irish Times reports. The Department of Justice confirmed that work would begin this September so that people awaiting deportation are no longer held in Irish prisons alongside cr

UK fraud authorities have fed into a working group examining the potential for the establishment of a national insurance fraud database in Ireland. The establishment of a fraud database in order to help the insurance industry detect patterns of fraud was recommended in the Report on the Cost of Moto

Proposed changes to unauthorised disclosure offences that would make it easier for the government to prosecute people have been condemned by the media industry. In a 20-page document, the News Media Association has outlined the news media industry’s wide-ranging objections to the consultative prop

Sir Alan Moses Judges should join the public debate to maintain their authority and win the confidence of the public a top judge has said.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating the possible hack of Chief Constable George Hamilton's Twitter account. A tweet which appeared on Mr Hamilton's account and was later removed could have been part of a malicious hack, police believe.

Fourteen people in a Pakistani village have been arrested for allegedly ordering that a teenage girl be raped as punishment for a rape committed by her brother. The incident occurred in the village of Raja Ram in Muzaffarabad, near the city of Multan, the AFP reports.

A man who sought to claim job-seeker’s allowance based on his employment as a casual labourer for two weeks in the State has had his appeal adjourned pending the outcome of the Court’s reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Finding that there were a variety of interpretations o