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Patrick Brown, managing partner at Tughans Commercial firm Tughans won 25 percent of major corporate deals in Northern Ireland last year, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny An expert group chaired by "an appropriate woman" should examine changes to the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said.

Michael Farrell Distinguished human rights lawyer Michael Farrell will discuss the protection of human rights in Ireland by EU law at an event in Dublin tomorrow evening (25 February).

English Justice Secretary Michael Gove The English Justice Secretary Michael Gove has claimed the UK’s renegotiation deal with the EU is not yet legally binding.

Patrick Madden A court has dropped assault charges against an American man alleged to have forced a transatlantic flight to touch down in Belfast.

A new report shows the staying-power of the privately educated in in a number of professions in the UK, including the law. The Sutton Trust’s report on the educational backgrounds of the UK’s professional elite looks at the schools and universities attended by top solicitors, barristers and jud

A man has had his sentence for rape reduced by the Court of Appeal after the Court found that the Crown Court incorrectly found that he represented a significant risk of serious harm from similar offending. Mr Lukasz Artur Kubik had been found guilty of raping a woman who approached him and a group

John Guerin, president of the Law Society The Law Society of Northern Ireland has welcomed a call by MLAs not to scrap Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPA).

An overwhelming majority of Irish voters support the retention of the juryless Special Criminal Court, The Irish Times reports. A poll conducted by Ipsos MRBI finds 67 per cent of voters support the retention of the court while 21 per cent support its abolition and 12 per cent are undecided.

Pictured (l-r): Claire Morgan, managing partner Peter Walsh, and Daragh O'Donovan Dublin law firm Orpen Franks has appointed two new partners and an associate to its practice.

Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, Lady Hale The UK’s most senior female judge has backed calls for targets to increase diversity in the ranks of the senior judiciary.

Justice Minister David Ford Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford has dismissed suggestions that parts of court proceedings could be streamed live over the Internet.

Pictured (l-r): Actress Laine Megaw, Nichola Coghlan, competition judge Colin Mitchell, Ellen Forester, and competition judge David Gaston Two trainees from the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) have triumphed in the regional heat of the Louis M. Brown and Forrest S. Mosten Internationa

Dr Brian O’Dwyer, senior partner at law firm O’Dwyer and Bernstein An Irish-American teacher has filed a legal complaint after a parent-teacher conference was scheduled to coincide with St Patrick's Day in spite of his protests.

The Governor of Mountjoy Prison has won an appeal against an order releasing a prisoner, following an inaccurate certificate being issued for his detention. The Court of Appeal ordered the issue to be remitted to theHigh Court, allowing the Governor to apply to have the certificate amended. Mr Patri