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John George Willis, head of Tughans’ corporate department Belfast law firm Tughans has helped complete one of the largest sponsorship deals ever undertaken by a Northern Ireland company.

Martin McGonigle The Belfast team of Pinsent Masons advised a UK renewable energy firm on the sale of a Northern Ireland wind farm to Italy's largest renewable energy company.

Judge Patrick Durcan criticised a woman for posting on Facebook about alleged abuse she suffered at the hands of her father at the age of 13, the Irish Examiner reports. Sitting in Ennis Family Court, Judge Durcan said sharing that information on social media "was the most appalling and improper beh

The Court of Appeal has ordered a retrial of a case concerning a man's last will and testament following an application by his surviving civil partner, which was originally refused by the President of the High Court. The case concerned two testamentary documents. The first had been executed by Mr Br

Mr Justice Adrian Hardiman of Ireland's Supreme Court has died suddenly, the Courts Service of Ireland has confirmed. The Supreme Court is expected to convene at 2pm for a special session in commemoration of the judge.

Conor O'Mahony The President of the District Court, Judge Rosemary Horgan, has expressed concern over children's treatment before the courts.

A group of lawyers and academics have signed an open letter stating that the medical records of symphysiotomy survivors should not be shredded. The Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme website has asked applicants to get in touch to tell them whether their application and supporting documents should be retu

An organisation supporting Ashers Bakery Company in its appeal against a high-profile discrimination ruling has claimed combined legal costs in the case have now exceeded £100,000. Simon Calvert, spokesperson for The Christian Institute, told the Belfast Telegraph: "So far, the case has generated l

Darragh Mackin Lawyers acting for Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa have said the thirteenth adjournment of his trial at a court in Egypt is "horrific news".

A judge of the High Court has criticised the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) for not taking its discovery obligations seriously in a civil case brought by John Flynn. Lawyers for Mr Flynn, a survivor of two failed UVF attacks, said they have already established an admission from the PSNI t

David Green The director of UK think tank Civitas has said no win, no fee deals should be scrapped due to their "corrupting effect on the legal profession".

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by two dentists who claimed that unilateral alterations to their contracts, with regards to which treatments given to medical card holders could be funded, were a breach of contract. Mr Martin Reid and Mr James Turner brought the appeal against the Health Se

Ciarán Finlay, legal and policy officer at FLAC Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) has backed a call by the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) for the results of social welfare appeals to be published and for all Traveller discrimination complaints to be heard by the new Workpl

An independent report prepared by KRW Law and Doughty Street Chambers concludes that the repeal of the Human Rights Act is likely to breach the Good Friday Agreement.

In an address to the Northern Ireland Assembly's Justice Committee yesterday, President of the UK Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger, discussed developments since the court's establishment and the importance of modernising the justice systems of the UK.