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Members of Seanad Éireann yesterday criticised Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald for turning the long-running Legal Services Regulation Bill into "a shambles". However, the legislation eventually cleared the upper chamber late last night.

Justice Secretary Michael Gove UK government plans to scrap the Human Rights Act have been postponed because of “complex” proposals which could see the UK Supreme Court become a constitutional court.

Mr Justice Kevin Cross and Mr Justice George Birmingham are among the leading contenders for next president of Ireland's High Court, The Irish Times reports. The Government is set to announce the successor to Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns, who retires this month, within the next few days.

Justice Minister David Ford Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford has published a consultation on proposed changes to funding money damages claims.

Mrs Justice Catherine McGuinness Mrs Justice Catherine McGuinness has said a replacement clause on abortion should not be introduced to the Constitution if the Eighth Amendment is repealed.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Civil service projects in Ireland's justice and equality sector will compete for accolades at the inaugural Civil Service Excellence and Innovation Awards ceremony in Dublin today.

Law Centre (NI) has successfully represented a Nigerian national who faced problems accessing primary healthcare in Northern Ireland. Having suffered a back injury, the man had tried to register as an NHS patient with his local GP but had been refused because the surgery’s staff thought he could n

A woman's claim for damages after a minor accident was thrown out of court after a judge agreed subsequent Facebook photos showed she had a "fine physical physique", the Irish Independent reports. Rita Milinovic, 29, told Dublin Circuit Court that her life was changed after a minor motor accident in

Only 4 per cent of child sex abuse allegations against Catholic priests, brothers and nuns result in convictions, according to the head of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCCC). Teresa Devlin, NBSCCC CEO, said the watchdog had determined the figure through audi

South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of murder after an appeals court overturned a verdict of culpable homicide – ruling an inferior court misapplied the doctrine dolus eventualis. Mr Pistorius murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013 after he shot her four

A woman convicted of the murder of two individuals has had her application to nullify the abandonment of her appeal in respect of one of the murders rejected. The applicant, Mrs Hazel Stewart, was convicted of the murder of her former husband Mr Trevor Buchanan, and the wife of her former partner,Le

Attorney General Máire Whelan SC Attorney General Máire Whelan SC has been asked to draft a Bankruptcy Bill after the Cabinet agreed to bring bankruptcy terms in Ireland in line with Northern Ireland and the UK.

A solicitor at a Dublin-based legal practice will potentially face prosecution over allegations that she smuggled a mobile phone into prison for a client, The Irish Times reports. The unnamed lawyer has not been charged, but a file has been prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) foll

Thirteen members of a loyalist flute band that allegedly played a sectarian song outside a Catholic church in north Belfast have seen their convictions overturned. The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) did not oppose the appeal by members of the Young Conway Volunteers because they agreed to be bound

Attorney General John Larkin QC Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin QC has denied that access to same-sex marriage is a human rights issue, telling the High Court in Belfast that it is a matter of “pure social policy”.