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The Police Service of Northern Ireland has warned the organisers of a planned Belfast street party that they face prosecution if they go ahead with plans to block a main arterial route without permission. The Maverick bar on Donegall Street has announced plans for a "block party" which will see part

Geoffrey Robertson QC, head of Doughty Street Chambers A human rights barrister has called on the UK authorities to do something about a British citizen who has been held in Iran without charge – for five months.

A man claimed to have been in possession of a 3-acre field beside Clondalkin Railway Station from 1977 to 2007, however the Supreme Court held that use of the land was both sporadic and lacking in exclusivity, and that repairs carried out by the State corporation amounted to assertion of the origina

Justice Minister Claire Sugden The UK government has come under increasing pressure to extend the Pitchford Inquiry into undercover policing into Northern Ireland.

Neil Sugarman, president of APIL The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has criticised proposals by Companies House to delete the details of defunct UK businesses after six years.

The number of people refused entry into Ireland has risen sharply while the number of deportations ordered from the country has fallen, The Irish Times reports. The number of “leave to land” refusals increased from 1,935 in 2013 to 3,450 in 2015, while the number of deportation orders signed has

Communications Minister Denis Naughten Communications Minister Denis Naughten is expected to propose the formal establishment of a National Cyber Security Centre next month, The Irish Times reports.

Damages claims against motor insurance bureaus should be determined according to the law of the state in which the accident occurred, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. Ms Moreno is a UK resident. In May 2011, whilst on holiday in Greece, she was hit by a car. The car was registered in Greece and drive

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) must improve its protection and support for vulnerable victims, according to a new report. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) found that the PSNI had a good process for identifying and responding to initial calls from vulnerable victims, b

A mural controversially removed from the wall of the Project Arts Centre last month is visible again at the Dublin headquarters of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL).

Dublin firm Matheson has been named Best Alternative Investments Law Firm Europe 2016 at the Wealth & Finance International Alternative Investment Awards 2016.

The High Court held that NHS England erred in law by refusing to consider the funding of an anti-retroviral drug that would ultimately save the health service money by reducing the occurrence of HIV and AIDS by upwards of seventy-five per cent. The National Aids Trust (NAT), a charity specialising i

Helen McEntee People with mental health issues being sent to Irish prisons is “one of the biggest problems” that needs to be tackled by Government, a junior minister has said.

A High Court judge has said the Constitution confers significant legal rights upon the "unborn child" beyond the right to life. Mr Justice Richard Humphreys made the findings as he granted leave to a Nigerian man, his Irish partner and their one-year-old child for a judicial review over his planned

New figures showing a purported rise in the number of racist assaults in Ireland in the second half of 2015 have prompted calls for new hate crime legislation to be introduced. A report by the European Network Against Racism Ireland (ENAR Ireland) identified 165 incidents between July-December 2015.