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Olivia O'Kane, chair of the Belfast Solicitors Association The non-profit Belfast Solicitors Association (BSA) is hosting a pub quiz later this month in support of local homelessness charity the Welcome Organisation.

The High Court has found that the 20-minute observation period traditionally used by the Gardaí before taking a breath-alcohol test did not make the detention of suspects unlawful. The Gardaí had been accustomed to preceding breath-alcohol tests with a 20-minute observation period to ensure that t

Acting Jobs Minister Richard Bruton A report prepared for Acting Jobs Minister Richard Bruton suggests that legal fees are driving up insurance costs, the Irish Independent reports.

The Northern Ireland Young Solicitor Association (NIYSA) successfully brought the European Young Bar Association (EYBA) conference to Belfast last week.

More than 450,000 cases went through Ireland's District Courts in 2014, according to figures published by The Irish Times. There were almost 162,200 cases before District Courts in Dublin Metropolitan District, averaging at just over 9,000 cases for each of the district's eighteen judges.

Advocate General Wathelet of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has stated the posting of a hyperlink to a website which published photos without authorisation does not in itself constitute a copyright infringement. The motivation of the person who placed the hyperlink and the fact th

Clare Bailey, deputy leader of the Green Party and an election candidate in Belfast South Men would face prosecution if their sexual partners obtain an illegal abortion after falling pregnant under proposals put forward by the Green Party in Northern Ireland.

British scientists from the Royal Society and Royal Society of Edinburgh are to teach the UK's senior judiciary how to handle scientific evidence in court. Supported by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, the scheme will launch with a “primer document” on DNA ana

A US jury is to decide next month whether Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant and Jimmy Page stole the opening chords used in their 1971 classic Stairway to Heaven from another song. US district judge Gary Klausner, in Los Angeles, said in a decision that the 1967 instrumental Taurus, by the band Spirit,

Michael King, associate in dispute resolution and qualified data protection practitioner at Cleaver Fulton Rankin Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin (CFR) has been awarded the Cyber Essentials Certification, a UK government and industry-backed scheme which helps organisations protect themselves agai

Two members of Belfast firm Carson McDowell's charity committee have visited Daisy Lodge, Cancer Fund for Children’s therapeutic short-break facility. Trainee solicitors Harry Robinson and Zara Treacy heard how the money raised from an abseil in 2015 has helped make a difference to local families

The High Court has ruled against a man who objected to the registration of an Enduring Power of Attorney made on 20th July 2012 by his mother (the Donor) appointing her daughter as Attorney. The objection was made pursuant to the provisions of s. 10 of the Powers of Attorney Act 1996.

Pictured (l-r): Jerry Buting and Connor Beaton Cuts in the provision of legal aid in Northern Ireland will threaten the quality of legal representation for the poorest people in the area, star lawyer Jerry Buting from Making a Murderer has warned.

Acting Health Minister Leo Varadkar The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has called on Acting Health Minister Leo Varadkar to establish a task force for reform of the medical negligence system.

Pictured (l-r): Joshua Rozenberg QC, David Barniville SC, chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland and The Hon. Mr Justice Peter Kelly, President of the High Court The Bar of Ireland's annual conference took place in Kilkenny over the weekend, focussing on the topical theme of "Trial by Media".