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Alison Saunders The Director of Public Prosecutions has been criticised for living in a bubble over the shambolic state of magistrates' courts – in particular poor advocacy standards.

A High Court judge has determined that the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 is incompatible with a landmark human rights ruling on abortion. Mr Justice Horner cannot overturn the 1861 legislation, but was given the option of either "reading down" the law or granting a declaration of incompatibil

The High Court has granted a non-suit in a case where infringement of copyright was alleged in sound recordings played in the Savoy Nightclub and Theatre in Cork City. The court found in favour of the second defendant, Mr Jonathan Bourke, in the case brought by Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Ltd

Judges at Dublin District Family Court shared concerns about security in Dolphin House prior to the alleged assault of Judge Miriam Walsh on Friday, The Irish Times reports. An Garda Síochána was made aware of judges' concerns before the attack, but has only now entered into talks with the Courts

Attorney General John Larkin Northern Ireland's chief legal adviser, Attorney General John Larkin, will remain in the post until May 2019.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Almost half of Irish prisoners released in 2009 went on to re-offend, a Central Statistics Office (CSO) report on re-offending has found.

Pictured (l-r): Alan Hunter, chief executive of the Law Society, the Honourable Mr Justice Colton, and John Guerin Lawyers are the “guardians of freedom of speech”, members of the legal profession heard at an event hosted in Belfast to mark European Lawyers Day 2015.

Measures contained in the International Protection Bill will create a stricter family reunification regime than the one currently in place, immigrant support organisation Nasc has said. Fiona Finn, chief executive of Nasc, has said the total number of refugees coming to Ireland is likely to be much

An Indian student who married a British woman has successfully challenged a decision to refuse his application for leave to remain in the UK as a spouse and to certify his human rights claim as “clearly unfounded”. A judge in the Court of Session in Edinburgh ruled that the Secretary of State fo

Jon Snow Channel 4 News presenter and journalist Jon Snow yesterday paid tribute to the work of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) as it launched its 2015 report.

Six wrongful death lawsuits and seven personal injury lawsuits related to the Berkeley balcony collapse are set to be consolidated and heard by one judge. Judge George Hernandez jnr told the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda yesterday that it “makes sense for one judge to hear all of

Pictured (l-r): Louise McAloon, partner at Worthingtons; Charlie Mack, CEO at Extern; Celia Worthington, senior partner at Worthingtons (Photo credit: Elaine Hill photography) Belfast-based law firm Worthingtons Solicitors has decided to donate its annual Christmas card costs to support social justi

The High Court has found that the detention of a father for contempt of court, arising due to non-payment of child maintenance, is unlawful. The father, identified as Mr B, was placed in detention on the 3rd of December by the Circuit Court, for a period of three months or until he paid the sum of �

Judge Miriam Walsh Judge Miriam Walsh of the District Court was briefly hospitalised on Friday after a man allegedly assaulted her during court proceedings.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has welcomed a "very encouraging" report from the Working Group on Efficiency Measures in the Criminal Justice System.