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Steven Agnew Northern Ireland's laws on animal cruelty are "far from adequate" and sentencing is not acting as a deterrent, according to the Green Party in Northern Ireland.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has launched a new website to make information about the Society easier to access. The Society said the new site has a "greater focus on providing access to information about the Society, its members and the services which they can offer to key audiences including

The Law Society of Ireland yesterday announced the winners of its annual Justice Media Awards at a ceremony in Dublin.

The article 10 right to freedom of expression of three journalists who intercepted radio communications between the carabinieri, one of Italy's armed forces, in order to arrive quickly at crime scenes and report on them were not violated, the European Court of Human Rights has unanimously ruled. Str

The High Court has refused all reliefs sought by a woman who brought two judicial review cases seeking to challenge a decision to remove animals owned by her. The applicant, Dona Sfar’s, sheep and pigs had been seized from her by the Department of Agriculture, following six inspections by a Veteri

Gerry McAlinden QC, chairman of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland Legal bodies across the UK have united to publish a joint briefing paper outlining the provisions required in the Investigatory Powers Bill to protect legal professional privilege.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald told TDs around two and a half billion euro will be spent on the justice sector in 2016, an increase of more than 6 per cent on the previous year.

Eighty solicitors from across the North West gathered in Donegal yesterday for the first part of a two-day learning and networking event designed with the local area in mind. The North West General Practice Update 2016, part of a nationwide programme of cluster events taking place this year, has bee

Attorney General Máire Whelan A private member's bill to allow abortion in the case of fatal foetal abnormality is expected to be declared unconstitutional by Attorney General Máire Whelan.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden yesterday gave the opening address at the annual Cross Border Conference on modern slavery and trafficking for labour exploitation.

Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir Northern Ireland's Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has asked Stormont officials to begin drafting a same-sex marriage bill.

A former member of the Tamil Tigers who claimed asylum under an EU directive on the basis he would face torture if returned to Sri Lanka has had his application referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union as no authorities are on point. The appellant is a Sri Lankan national who arrived i

People serving an indeterminate sentence for public protection (IPP) have one of the highest rates of self-harm in the prison system according to a new report published today by the Prison Reform Trust. Figures show that for every 1,000 people serving an IPP there were 550 incidents of self-harm. Th

The High Court has found that the Clinical Director of the Central Mental Hospital did not breach his statutory duties or violate the Constitutional or Convention rights of a woman who sought to amend the conditions for her release from the Hospital. Furthermore, as the woman had been granted an un

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has published the general scheme of legislation to close a loophole that allows for fines and penalty points under the Road Traffic Act to be avoided.