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Public confidence in Northern Ireland's criminal justice system did not change last year, according to a Department of Justice survey. Interviews conducted over the twelve months to December 2015 found that 43.3 per cent of respondents were confident that the criminal justice system as a whole is ef

The European Council has adopted a directive setting out rules for the protection of trade secrets of EU companies as well as investigative journalists and whistle blowers. The directive lays down common measures against the unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure of trade secrets but will also “

Derry and Strabane District Council has become the first local authority in Northern Ireland to introduce a blanket ban on circuses with performing animals using council-owned land. The council will not allow any animal circuses on its property, which campaigners have said is "the first step towards

Pictured (l-r): Olivia Meehan, legal services director; Jonathan McKeown, chairman; and Maurece Hutchinson, managing director Belfast- and Newry-based JMK Solicitors handled 1,240 road traffic personal injury cases last year, making them Northern Ireland's leading road traffic special injury claims

The High Court declared that section 99 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 is unconstitutional in a judgment delivered last month and published in full yesterday. Mr Justice Moriarty noted that the section had had a relatively chequered history, as judges around Ireland attempted to navigate situation

Taoiseach Enda Kenny Taoiseach Enda Kenny has acceded to requests by former Justice Minister Alan Shatter to correct the Dáil record relating his resignation.

Paul Frew Two DUP MLAs have been selected as chair and deputy chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly's justice committee.

Alan Keating, partner in Matheson’s structured finance and derivatives group Dublin firm Matheson acted as Irish legal and tax counsel and Irish listing agent in connection with the £129 million Small Business Origination Loan Trust 2016-1 DAC (SBOLT) securitisation of UK SME loans originated thr

Pictured (l-r): Napier & Sons senior partner Brigid Napier and managing partner John Gordon Belfast firm Napier & Sons Solicitors has been appointed to provide employment and public law services for Education Authority NI.

Isobel D'Arcy, student at University College Dublin (UCD), has won the A&L Goodbody and Irish Refugee Council Asylum Award 2016.

A new book for students sets down and examines the Irish legal system in a clear and accessible manner, while also requiring readers to think about deeper issues relating to law and its interaction with society. Fundamentals of the Irish Legal System: Law, Policy and Politics, written by law lecture

A ban on new psychoactive substances, also known as "legal highs", comes into force today across the UK, despite controversy over how successfully it will deter people from using the substances. Those found guilty of acting against these prohibited acts may face up to seven years in prison under the

Amnesty International has recommended the decriminalisation of "consensual sex work" in a major policy statement that follows two years of first-hand research. The formal adoption and publication of the policy follows a democratic decision by the human rights group in August 2015, which was reported

The General Court has annulled the Commission’s decision classifying the unlimited implied guarantee granted by France to one of its public establishment as state aid. The Commission failed to explain or prove that that guarantee has the effect of conferring an actual economic advantage on the Ins

A Commons committee has demanded more transparency on European Council decision making, in particular regarding negotiations conducted by officials. In a report published today on the transparency of decision making in the Council, the committee considers actions to improve the transparency and acco