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Claire Sugden Claire Sugden, the independent MLA for East Londonderry, has been elected Northern Ireland's new Justice Minister.

The joint liquidators of a company succeeded in seeking a declaration that three individuals shall not act as directors or secretaries or be concerned in the promotion or formation of any company unless that company meets the requirements of s.150(3) of the Companies Act 1990 (s.819(3) of the Compan

Brian Hayes MEP An MEP has warned that Irish motorsports is under threat following a European Court of Justice ruling which clarified European law on motor insurance.

Calls to reform the laws on sentencing have been made by the father of Enda Dolan, an 18-year-old killed by a drunk driver in Belfast. The driver, 31-year-old David Lee Stewart, was sentenced to three-and-a-half-years in prison accompanied by a three-and-a-half-year licence upon release.

Turlough Galvin, head of the Structured Finance Group at Matheson Dublin firm Matheson has helped bring the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) AGM and conference to the Irish capital.

Dublin firm Matheson has hosted a networking and information-sharing event for women working in tax.

Belfast firm KRW Law has been nominated in two categories at the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (LALY) awards. The awards, which are run on a not-for-profit basis by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG), were opened up to lawyers in Northern Ireland for the first time this year.

Northern Ireland barristers and solicitors will take over the Ulster Museum tonight for the Pro Bono Choir's Summer concert.

John Guerin, the President of the Law Society of Northern Ireland John Guerin, the President of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, has challenged his colleagues to raise money for charity CLIC Sargent.

The High Court has found that the Irish Aviation Authority correctly asserted legal privilege in relation to 39 documents listed in a defamation case, with five exceptions, which were ordered to be disclosed to the plaintiff. Paul McMahon was seeking damages or defamation in respect of statements m

MLAs have until Wednesday to choose a Justice Minister or the Northern Ireland Assembly will dissolve for a new election. The Executive Office, in response to online speculation, has clarified that there is no way under the Northern Ireland Act 1998 or the Justice Act 2010 for two people to jointly

Ken Murphy, director general of the Law Society of Ireland Cuts to legal aid should be reversed as the Irish economy recovers, solicitors and barristers have re-affirmed.

Sir Declan Morgan The Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan's plan to clear a backlog of legacy inquests within five years could face delays as the Attorney General considers directing more deaths to inquest.

Sixty per cent of social welfare appeals are successful, suggesting major issues surrounding original decisions being made to refuse welfare payments. The figures were revealed in the Annual Report 2015 of the Social Welfare Appeals Office, the body responsible for handling social welfare appeals.

Over the past decade, the average sentence for the crime of rape has increased by almost a year to 10 years, The Irish Times reports. Analysis of sentencing data suggests that non-custodial rape sentences, such as that imposed upon Mangus Meyer Husveit, a man who regularly raped his girlfriend while