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A three-judge Court of Appeal has awarded a convicted rapist €17,225 after he sued the State for assault, negligence and breach of constitutional rights arising from an assault while he was a prisoner in Castlerea Prison. Overturning the finding of a High Court jury that had initially awarded the

A three-judge Court of Appeal has awarded a convicted rapist €17,225 after he sued the State for assault, negligence and breach of constitutional rights arising from an assault while he was a prisoner in Castlerea Prison. Overturning the finding of a High Court jury that had initially awarded the

Chris Hazzard The number of parking tickets issued annually in Northern Ireland is declining, the Assembly has heard.

A former solicitor who was €6.5 million in debt stole €260,000 from her clients after she made a series of “catastrophic” investments during the property boom, a court has heard. Jacqueline Durcan (47) previously from Co Mayo but with an address in Rue Laubespin, Brussels, Belgium, pleaded g

Neil Anderson In the past five years the number of police recorded offences for viewing child pornography has increased by 292 per cent to 231 offences in Northern Ireland.

Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister announces appointment of new Legal Aid Board

Muireann Reedy Dillon Eustace, a law firm specialising in financial services, has launched a new Regulatory Investigations Unit, which has been bolstered by the newly appointed senior associate Muireann Reedy. The Unit will focus on helping companies address regulatory enforcement issues and has bee

Ciaran O’Hare Raymond McCord’s Brexit case has been listed before Belfast High Court to determine the method of appeal and could result in it being heard directly by the UK Supreme Court.

Five drug amnesties at Northern Ireland prisons this year have only led to one recovery of drugs, The Irish News reports. A small amount of cannabis was given up during a 72-hour amnesty at Maghaberry Prison in September.

Fearghál Shiels The parents of IRA man Pearse Jordan, killed in 1992, have said they are considering further legal action after a coroner ruled it was "impossible" to say what happened.

Trina Mawuena Dzidonu Dublin City University has awarded its Chancellor’s Medal to Trina Mawuena Dzidonu, a BA in Economics, Politics & Law graduate for achieving excellence in both academic and extra-curricular aspects of university life. Ms Dzidonu was presented with the medal at her graduat

Sir Geoffrey Bindman QC A former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and a top solicitor have criticised the Lord Chancellor over her response to the media outcry against judges in the High Court following their judgment in the Brexit case.

Robert Bourns Solicitors are accruing hours of “involuntary” free work for clients unable to pay their fees, it has emerged.

Modern supreme court buildings across the world are in the spotlight this winter, as a new temporary exhibition opens at the UK Supreme Court in central London. Contemporary architectural designs, photos and models from countries including South Africa, the Netherlands, Singapore and Albania go on s

The Court of Appeal has rejected two complaints from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding a finding by the Central Criminal Court that an accused rapist was unfit to be tried. Rejecting the argument that the man should have been committed to the Central Mental Hospital; Justice Edwards stat