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Dr Carol Coulter, CCLRP director Child care applications are wildly inconsistent across Ireland for the fifth year running, according to new figures published by the Child Care Law Reporting Project (CCLRP).

UN special rapporteur on torture, Juan Mendez The United Nations and prison reform groups have criticised the use of solitary confinement in Ireland following the release of figures under Freedom of Information legislation.

Residential property prices across Ireland rose by 7.2 per cent in the year to August, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The latest Residential Property Price Index also reveals a 1.6 per cent increase between July–August 2016, slower than the 2.5 per cent increase between June–J

Dr Heather Conway A senior Queen's University Belfast lecturer has explored the complex laws around the post-mortem fate of the dead in a new book published by Routledge.

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of Nina Hourigan Smith to the unique role of director of client service.

Dr Nikolaos Alestras University researchers have developed an algorithm that can predict the outcome of European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) cases with 79 per cent accuracy.

Pictured (l-r): Chris Ritchie, Emma-Jane Flannery and Mathew Howse Arthur Cox advised some of Northern Ireland's highest-profile employers at a major risk management seminar it recently hosted.

Following last year’s record number of firms reporting revenue growth, market challenges have caused growth to slow across the top 100 firms in 2016, according to PwC’s 25th annual Law Firms' Survey. Seventy-five per cent of the top 100 UK law firms reported revenue growth this year, down from 8

Paula Bradshaw, Alliance MLA for South Belfast An MLA has issued an apology after retweeting a "totally unfounded" allegation regarding Attorney General John Larkin QC's views on women.

Female lawyers are “more ethical” than men and less motivated by financial rewards, according to a new report. A group of academics from the UK and US claim that female law students had “a greater propensity to be more ethical”.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that a 15-day time limit imposed on failed refugee applicants to apply to the Minister for Justice and Equality for subsidiary protection, compromises the ability of applicants to avail themselves of the rights conferred on them by EU law,

South Africa has formally moved to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) according to documents seen by the media. Several outlets have published a copy of the Instrument of Withdrawal signed by South Africa's foreign minister, which will effect the country's withdrawal by next year.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden An LGBT rights group has called on Justice Minister Claire Sugden to extend a proposed pardon for gay and bisexual men in England and Wales to Northern Ireland.

UCD lecturer Dr Thomas Murray A new book tracing the contested development of economic and social rights in Ireland will be launched in Dublin on Monday.

Eileen Weinert of media law specialist practice Wiggin The UK will implement the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in spite of Brexit, according to a specialist London firm.