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Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors are inviting creatives and designers to attend a business breakfast event taking place as part of Belfast Design Week 2016. The firm is hosting the fringe event on Friday 11 November at the Thinking Cup, Belfast.

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has joined other Government ministers to launch a hate crime awareness initiative in north Belfast. The No Hate Here campaign by the North Belfast District Policing and Community Safety Partnership (DPCSP) will raise awareness of hate crime, support

The Court of Appeal overturned a finding of liability for negligence, and an award of damages for personal injuries in the sum of €40,000 made in favour of a woman who fell while using an escalator at the airport. Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) successfully appealed the High Court’s finding of n

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has welcomed funding of €2.54 billion for the justice and equality sector in Budget 2017, an increase of €85 million increase over the revised estimate in 2016.

Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has welcomed welfare increases in Budget 2017 while saying it regretted that systemic weaknesses in the budgetary process remain. The independent human rights organisation welcomed greater supports for older persons, carers and families with young

Finance Minister Michael Noonan First-time house buyers in Ireland will benefit from an income tax rebate of up to €20,000 to help fund their deposit.

Garret Farrelly, head of Matheson’s energy and infrastructure group Dublin firm Matheson has welcomed Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe's decision to bring forward the mid-term review of the Government's Capital Plan to early 2017.

Pictured (l-r): Neil Bleakley, Fiona Wallace and Michael Johnston An associate in Carson McDowell’s private client team has been recognised by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), the worldwide professional association for those advising private individuals, as one of the top stud

Health Minister Michelle O'Neill The report by the working group on fatal foetal abnormality (FFA) is expected to be presented to the Northern Ireland Executive later this week.

Kris Hopkins, parliamentary under secretary of state for Northern Ireland The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) and the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland have jointly published a consultation on introducing electronic voter registration and giving councils more involvement in running elections.

Twenty prisoners trained by the Samaritans to help fellow prisoners in Northern Ireland’s two largest jails were contacted more than 1,600 times last year by inmates in emotional turmoil. The "listeners" met and spoke to prisoners suffering from depression and mental health problems, including som

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal brought by a man who challenged the High Court’s construction of his father’s Will. In her judgement, Justice Laffoy found that the specific clause, which allowed the man to benefit from farmlands “until” an uncertain time, intended to create a determi

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald yesterday opened the Legal Aid Board’s first co-located law centre and family mediation office.

Over fifty members of the legal profession and representatives from community and voluntary groups attended the launch of Legally Able, a new solicitor group set up to raise awareness of disability issues amongst solicitors and their clients. The new group was formally launched at Law Society House

Inspector of Prisons, Judge Michael Reilly A database designed by a group of law students at University of Limerick (UL) will be an important resource for the State, according to the Inspector of Prisons, Judge Michael Reilly.