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A former Lord Justice of Appeal of Northern Ireland has said the law must evolve in lockstep with advances in technology to thwart terrorists, pointing to lacunae in the legislation governing unmanned aerial vehicles. Delivering the Scottish Council of Law Reporting's Macfadyen Lecture 2017, entitle

Lord Sumption Courts have misapplied the approach to solicitors' liability in negligence claims, according to a Supreme Court ruling which clarifies the law.

Northern Ireland solicitors will walk a five-kilometre route to raise cash for Marie Curie this May. The Law Society of Northern Ireland has organised a Legal Walk/Run in support of the president's chosen charity of the year.

A law student at Maynooth University has won a work experience placement with a charity providing representation for those facing the death penalty in the United States.

Michael Kingston A solicitor hailing from West Cork witnessed the direct aftermath of the terrorist attack at Westminster on Wednesday.

A Commandant who was fined and had his salary reduced for prodding a superior officer in the chest with his finger, and for using insulting language against the same, has lost an appeal against his conviction. Delivering the judgment of the three-judge Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Edwards rejected al

Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan Glowing tributes have been paid to Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan on his retirement as a judge of the Court of Appeal.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Legislation to transfer the administration of criminal legal aid to the Legal Aid Board will be laid before TDs "as early as is feasible", Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said.

Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone The existing redress scheme for victims of residential child abuse could be re-opened to provide redress for those abused in Mother and Baby Homes, The Irish Times reports.

The High Court has ruled that a Blair-era renditions case should be heard in secret, following a request from the government under the Justice and Security Act 2013. In reaching his judgment, Mr Justice Leggatt warned that secret hearings are a “serious derogation from the fundamental principles o

Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd (Photo credit: By Chensiyuan - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0.) The Lord Chief Justice has excoriated the Lord Chancellor over her failure to understand reforms that are being introduced to spare children from live cross-examination, The Times reports.

A&L Goodbody has been named Irish Law Firm of the Year 2017 for the third time in four years by The Lawyer. The annual European Law Firm Awards Ceremony in London recognised the most notable achievements and stand-out successes of law firms across Europe.

Mr Justice Peter Kelly The President of the High Court, Mr Justice Peter Kelly, will chair a new group to review and reform the administration of civil justice in Ireland.

The directors of a family business in Limerick were given three year suspended sentences when they were found to have deliberately made false tax returns, resulting in an estimated €0.25m loss to the Revenue. The Director of Public Prosecutions appealed contending that the fully suspended sentence

Wendy Lyon The implementation of the International Protection Act has created chaos for asylum seekers, campaigners told members of the Oireachtas at a presentation last night.