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The UK government will move ahead with plans to allow people accused of petty crimes to plead guilty and be sentenced online. A Ministry of Justice (MoJ) report has recommended the system, which is voluntary, be trialled with non-custodial sentences, including railway fare evasion.

The mother of a pupil attending an all-girls school in north Belfast has been unsuccessful in challenging the Department of Education decision to amalgamate her daughter’s school with an adjacent all-boys school. In the High Court in Belfast, the woman brought an application for judicial review ar

Paul Joyce FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has said changes to the mortgage-to-rent scheme announced by Housing Minister Simon Coveney following a review by his department are encouraging.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Mr Justice Peter Charleton of the Supreme Court will lead an investigation into allegations that An Garda Síochána officials directed a campaign to discredit whistleblowers in the media.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Digital audio recording (DAR) facilities in the Irish courts are set to be upgraded by the end of 2018, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said.

Photo: Google Street View Significant refurbishment works will be carried out at Limerick's Newcastle West courthouse later this year, the Limerick Leader reports.

Retired Bangor solicitor Laura Gilbert has passed away, according to the Law Society of Northern Ireland. Mrs Gilbert was formerly a partner at Carnson Gilbert and Neill in Bangor, before that firm amalgamated with Morrow Graham. The firm now practises as CMG Cunningham Dickey in Bangor and Belfast.

Law Centre (NI)’s independent advice, support and mediation unit has acted for an older carer who needed advice and assistance about her needs as a carer and those of her son who lived with her. Her son has complex physical and mental health needs following a road traffic accident as a child. The

Emily Logan, chief commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission A report assessing Ireland’s performance on combatting discrimination against women has been published by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission ahead of a formal UN appearance by the State.

Attorney General John Larkin Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin has said he could bring a case against the Department of the Economy over the RHI scheme, the BBC reports.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) paid out nearly £2 million to informers over the past five years, more than any other UK police service bar the Metropolitan Police. The figures were released to BBC Radio 5 Live following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.

A 35-year-old man convicted of murdering a 21-year old man for “coming on to him” has been unsuccessful in appealing his conviction based on the defence of the defence of diminished responsibility created by s.6(2) of the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006. In the Supreme Court, the man argued tha

Ken Murphy, director general of the Law Society The Law Society of Ireland has hired a media monitoring firm to help identify "claims harvesting" companies taking out press advertisements, The Irish Times reports.

A cohabitee who was refused a survivor’s pension after a local government body claimed her deceased partner did not nominate her has succeeded in an appeal and will be entitled to a pension under the scheme after Justices in the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the nomination requirement be

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Prison sentences for incest were hotly debated in the Dáil last night as the Sexual Offences Bill came up for its second stage debate.