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The UK Supreme Court has declined to revisit a ruling on Northern Ireland's lifetime ban on blood donation by men who have sex with men. The High Court in Belfast had ruled in 2013 that the Health Minister's decision not to alter the lifetime ban was irrational and infected with apparent bias. Howev

Claire Rowe UK firm Shoosmiths has announced it is expanding into Northern Ireland through a merger with Belfast firm McManus Kearney.

Pictured (l-r): Jennifer Lee and Catherine Mallon Pinsent Masons has announced a range of recent promotions and an appointment in the international firm's Belfast office.

Toby Hales The average cost of a divorce has reached £70,000 in the UK, with almost half being taken by lawyers according to new research.

Ciarán Moynagh Belfast solicitor advocate Ciarán Moynagh of McLernon Moynagh Solicitors and barrister Steven McQuitty will join an expert panel discussing marriage equality after a film screening hosted by the Human Rights Centre in the School of Law at Queen's University Belfast.

The Youth Justice Agency has thanked reparation providers in Craigavon, Banbridge, Armagh and Newry at a reception acknowledging their work to support young people through the provision of reparation placements.

The Supreme Court has granted leave to retired solicitor Brian O’Donnell and his wife Dr Mary Patricia O’Donnell to appeal the award of costs which was made against them in the High Court and the Court of Appeal, to be paid outside their bankruptcy estates. Chief Justice Denham, Justice Dunne, a

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald reaffirmed her support for reform of family law court processes at a seminar hosted by Barnardos this morning.

Transfer applications from prisoners abroad who are seeking to serve the rest of their sentences in Ireland have been delayed by a recent Supreme Court ruling. The Irish Prison Service has confirmed to The Irish Times that 27 applications from prisoners are now "on hold".

Michael Farrell Michael Farrell's position as Irish member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has been renewed by Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald.

Ruthven Gemmell Ruthven Gemmell has been elected as president of the Council of Bars and Law Socities of Europe (CCBE).

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has launched a new advertising campaign against organised crime under the terms of the Fresh Start Agreement.

Pictured (l-r): John Whelan and Sarah McCarthy A&L Goodbody has named University of Limerick student Sarah McCarthy as the winner of its Bold Ideas Student Innovation Award.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has launched its partnership with Marie Curie as its chosen charity of the year for 2017.

Staff at Belfast solicitor firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin recently organised a charity spin at Tesco Extra in Newtownbreda, Belfast. The team managed to raise almost £400 to go towards Macmillan CNS Nursing Hours.