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The High Court has granted an application from a hospital to treat a prisoner with intravenous medication notwithstanding the man’s refusal. Justice Humphreys was satisfied that the prisoner lacked the mental capacity to properly understand the consequences of his refusal, but that in any event, t

Emily Logan, IHREC chief commissioner The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has submitted a request that the case of O’Keeffe v Ireland be referred back to the European Court of Human Rights.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Legislation to give gardaí access to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and the Labour Court will be drawn up in the next few days, the Irish Independent reports.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald today launched Ireland's Second National Action Plan to Prevent and Combat Human Trafficking, containing 65 actions designed to crackdown on traffickers, support victims, raise public-awareness, and enhance training for those li

Gordon McElroy, director of MKB Law Belfast firm MKB Law is set to grow through a merger with debt recovery specialists McAlinden Solicitors.

Peter Thornton QC, one of Britain's most senior coroners, will lead the re-opened inquests into the Birmingham pub bombings. The double bombing on 21 November 1974 led to 21 fatalities and injured a further 182 people.

The European Court of Justice has ruled that Italy failed to fulfil its obligations under EU law by failing to guarantee just and appropriate compensation for victims of all violent intentional crimes. Under an EU directive, the victims of violent intentional crimes are entitled to fair and appropri

John Thompson QC A vital new medical unit has opened at a Barbados hospital in memory of a Northern Ireland barrister who died in a Caribbean sailing accident.

Pictured (l-r): Rachael Gamble, solicitor; Derek Reilly, networking expert; Julie-Ann McCaffrey, associate solicitor; Maria McNally, solicitor Cleaver Fulton Rankin recently hosted a networking skills seminar for young professionals at their headquarters in Belfast.

In the Court of Appeal, a three-judge Court dismissed the appeal brought by a former member of An Garda Síochána who was convicted of corruption for his part in an insurance scam involving a faked road traffic accident. In April 2011, Mr John Joe Synnott was sentenced to three years imprisonment,

Lord Justice Gillen The judge-led review of Northern Ireland’s civil and family justice system has produced an interim report on civil justice, recommending moves towards paperless courts and alternative dispute resolution.

Paul McGarry SC, chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland The Bar of Ireland has presented its inaugural Human Rights Award to the Irish Naval Service for saving thousands of lives in the Mediterranean Sea during the current migration crisis.

Sabine Walsh, MII president The Mediators' Institute of Ireland (MII) will develop strategies to meet the challenges posed by Brexit and escalating conflicts at its annual conference, which began in Louth today.

Two Northern Ireland lawyers acting for victims' campaigner Raymond McCord in his challenge to the Brexit process in the High Court in Belfast yesterday performed a watching brief in the separate Brexit cases currently underway in London. Solicitor Ciaran O'Hare of McIvor Farrell Solicitors and barr

Key figures in the Law Society of Northern Ireland have met Lord Dunlop to discuss the implications of Brexit on Northern Ireland.