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Turkey is to temporarily suspend the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as part of its state of emergency declared in the wake of an attempted coup apparently led by members of the Gülenist movement. A senior government official said, however, that fundamental rights and freedoms will not b

Judith Jones, associate solicitor at Cleaver Fulton Rankin Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors is set to host a charity cinema screening of 1984 film classic Ghostbusters.

The State has lost a case in the three-judge Supreme Court over whether committal warrants issued due to a woman's failure to pay road traffic fines were properly reissued. The primary question was whether District Judge Hamill and the Superintendent of An Garda Síochána of Lucan Garda Station had

Paul Tweed Belfast lawyer Paul Tweed of Johnsons Solicitors has told Irish Legal News that recommendations to extend British defamation law reforms, including the "serious harm" test, to Northern Ireland would cause legal costs to "go through the roof".

Barristers Úna Ní Raifeartaigh SC and Paul Coffey SC have been nominated for appointment as High Court judges, The Irish Times reports. They will fill the vacancies created by the increase in total number of High Court judges from 35 to 37 under the Courts Act 2015.

Kasra Nouroozi, partner and head of dispute resolution at Mishcon de Reya The first legal challenge over Brexit, focussed on the question of whether the Prime Minister requires the approval of MPs to activate Article 50 and begin the process of leaving the European Union, will be heard by the High C

Chris Cummings, chief executive, TheCityUK A financial and professional services lobbyist has reported continued financial growth for UK-based legal services firms, with gross fees up 1.3 per cent to a record £30.9 billion in 2014/15, as well as significant structural reform which has seen alternat

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has highlighted the significant improvements at Cork Prison at the official opening of the new €44 million prison building.

An Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has stated in an Opinion that a general obligation to retain data imposed by a member state on providers of electronic communication services may be compatible with EU law but that it is imperative that that obligation be circu

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden yesterday cut the first sod in preparation for the construction of a new cell block at Maghaberry Prison. The new £55 million accommodation block at the largest of Northern Ireland's three prisons is due to be completed by 2019 and will include 360

A man who retained money given to him under a contract for an illegal purpose has had his appeal – that illegality prevents the operation of the unjust enrichment rules – dismissed by judges in the UK Supreme Court. Mr Patel gave Mr Mirza £620,000 to place bets on a bank’s share prices with t

Gavin Booth A man from Co Down only learned of an historic UVF plot to kill him after the Police Ombudsman report into the Loughinisland massacre was published, The Irish News reports.

A man found guilty of murder almost twenty years ago has failed in his application to the High Court alleging unlawful detention. The convicted murderer, who is serving a life sentence in Portlaoise prison, made an application in an informal letter to the High Court alleging that he is being unlawfu

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald A former top civil servant is expected to be named head of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority today.

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC)'s annual report for 2015 has been laid before the Oireachtas. Just under 2,000 complaints were received by the Garda Ombudsman last year, of which 1,102 were admissible. The most common complaints were around abuse of authority and neglect of duty.