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Pictured (l-r): Claire Sugden and James Brokenshire Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden yesterday met with the new Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire during his first visit to Belfast since his appointment.

John Guerin, president of the Law Society The Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced that one of its past presidents, Patrick Jemphrey, has passed away.

Chantal-Aimee Doerries QC, chairman of the Bar of England and Wales The Bar of Ireland and The Bar of Northern Ireland have joined colleagues in England, Wales and Scotland in expressing concern about the rule of law in Turkey.

Cian Moriarity Nasc, the Irish Immigrant Support Centre, is hosting a "One Stop Shop" event in collaboration with organisations throughout Cork to promote greater participation and integration of local migrant communities.

A firm of funeral directors has become the first business of its type to establish itself as an alternative business structure (ABS), Legal Futures reports. Lodge Brothers Legal Services offers fixed-fee will, probate and powers of attorney services.

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed a businessman's claim that the Moriarty Tribunal of Inquiry into Payments to Charles Haughey and Michael Lowry had incorrectly restricted the cross-examination of a key witness at its public hearings. The five-judge Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the

Paul McGarry SC Paul McGarry SC was named chairman of The Bar Council of Ireland on Friday.

David Conlan Smyth SC, barrister and chair of the CCBE’s migration law working group The Law Society of Ireland and The Bar of Ireland have announced their backing for a legal aid initiative in support of refugees engulfed in Greece’s ongoing migrant crisis.

Professor Laurence Gormley, professor of European Law at the University of Groningen A record number of commercial- and business-related disputes were sent to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) last year.

Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire will visit Belfast today for the first time since his Cabinet appointment.

The Government is drawing up plans to introduce a new national indemnity scheme to protect farmers and landowners in the event that someone is injured on their land, the Sunday Independent reports. Government officials are reportedly spurred on by a recent court judgment and aiming to have the schem

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has defended the deportation of foreign nationals suspected of supporting Islamic extremism even if there is not enough evidence for a criminal prosecution.

An Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has found that a company policy requiring an employee to remove her Islamic headscarf when in contact with clients constitutes unlawful direct discrimination and that an entirely neutral dress code policy may also constitute in

Eversheds Consulting has expedited plans to expand into Ireland following the UK's vote to leave the European Union. It was reported last week that the firm had lost a pitch to a German client to a competitor because Eversheds Consulting did not have an EU presence outside Britain.

Brad Smith, Microsoft's president and chief legal officer Microsoft has welcomed a US court decision overturning an order to hand over data stored in an Irish data centre.