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The High Court has refused a teacher’s application for judicial review of a disciplinary procedure imposed by his employer, finding that it was not a matter which should be dealt with by the Court. The relevant disciplinary procedure was a final written warning which was issued by the private scho

Ian Huddleston The Law Society of Northern Ireland has welcomed Ian Huddleston as its new president.

ByrneWallace has announced the appointment of Joanne Finn to lead the firm's new EU, competition and regulated markets team.

Claire Edgar Claire Edgar, partner at Belfast firm Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors, addressed a wide range of professional delegates at the Financial Abuse launch in Stormont.

Clare Daly, independent socialist TD for Dublin North A private member's bill to ban the use of solitary confinement in Irish prisons for more than 15 consecutive days has been referred to the Oireachtas justice committee.

Health Minister Simon Harris A private member's bill to make cannabis available for medicinal purposes has passed the second stage in the Dáil.

A group of TDs led by Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl are travelling to Egypt to visit Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa in jail. Mr Halawa, 20, is being prosecuted alongside hundreds of co-defendants in mass trial for allegedly participating in a political protest.

FLAC is now accepting applications for the 2017 Thomas Addis Emmet Fellowship in Public Interest Law – a unique opportunity awarded each summer to an Irish law student interested in working on critical social justice issues and developing skills in public interest law practice. Run in conjunction

The Children’s Court at Dublin Metropolitan District Court has ruled that the trial of a man who was a minor at the time of the offence for which he is accused must go ahead, despite allegations of prosecutorial delay resulting in prejudice against the accused who is now an adult. Judge John O’C

The High Court in Belfast has granted leave to the Ards and North Down Solicitors' Association to seek a judicial review of the closure of a PSNI custody suite in Bangor. Mr Justice Paul Maguire ruled that proceedings could go ahead, but refused to put a halt on the closure of the cells in Bangor po

Justice Minister Claire Sugden A new court-based order has been introduced today to help protect the public from risk of harm caused by serious violent offenders.

Eoghan McKenna has taken over as chairperson of the Belfast Solicitors' Association (BSA) at its annual general meeting today. Mr McKenna is a solicitor with Belfast-based firm MSM Law and takes over the role from Olivia O'Kane, associate at Carson McDowell.

Professor Aoife Nolan of the University of Nottingham has been elected to the European Committee of Social Rights. Professor Nolan, who graduated with an LLB from Trinity College Dublin in 2000 and lectured in law at Queen's University Belfast from 2006-10, was congratulated by the Permanent Represe

Health Minister Simon Harris A woman who travelled to England for an abortion will receive €30,000 in compensation from the Government after the UN Human Rights Committee said her rights had been violated.

Economy Minister Simon Hamilton Northern Ireland's insolvency laws were amended by two statutory rules which took effect from midnight on Tuesday.