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The retired judge in a legal bid to be allowed to resume practising as a criminal barrister will have his case against the Bar Council of Ireland, the Justice Minister and the State heard in May, The Irish Times reports. Barry White, 71, a retired judge of the Central Criminal Court, is challenging

Olivia O'Kane, a media lawyer at Carson McDowell A senior lawyer at Belfast firm Carson McDowell has said the creation of a specific offence for revenge porn could encourage victims to seek legal recourse.

Photo by Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0 A District Court judge has exposed a legal loophole that could allow drivers banned from getting behind the wheel in Northern Ireland to continue driving in Ireland, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

CDPB chair Lord Alderdice The legal implications of a British exit from the European Union will be discussed at an event in Belfast later this month.

A judge at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has rejected a bid by the State to seize funds which were stolen from two sex workers and later recovered, the Irish Examiner reports. Judge Patrick McCartan was ruling in the case of Mantas Grazevicius, 32, who was accused of false imprisonment and robbery o

The Committee of the 10th North South Irish Criminology Conference has called for submissions for this year’s conference. The general theme of the conference, which takes place in Maynooth University on 23 and 24 June 2016, is: ‘Beyond the Penal State: Exploring the Boundaries of Punishment’.

The Northern Ireland High Court of Justice has refused an application by the representative of a man shot by soldiers in 1987 relating to a delay in the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)’s disclosure of documents in a separate civil case. The personal representative

Lawyers paid tribute to Mr Justice Paul Butler as he began his final week as the judge presiding over High Court bail applications, The Irish Times reports. He is set to shortly be replaced by the President of the High Court, Mr Justice Peter Kelly.

Daniel Scanlon International law firm Kennedys has announced the appointment of Daniel Scanlon as a partner in its insurance and litigation practice.

Mr Mark Kelly, executive director of the ICCL The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has waded into a growing row over proposals to scrap the juryless Special Criminal Court.

Justice Minister David Ford Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford has announced the closure of five further courthouses in a bid to balance the books of the cash-strapped Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS).

Imelda McMillan Belfast lawyer Imelda McMillan has been elected chairperson of Women in Business (WiB).

A dyslexic woman has won a disability discrimination case against her employer after she was accused of falsifying documents. An employment tribunal found that Starbucks discriminated against Meseret Kumulchew, a supervisor in one of its London stores.

An application for a judicial review against a Northern Ireland local authority after it named a playground after an IRA hunger striker has been put on hold. The High Court in Belfast yesterday heard that Newry and Mourne District Council and the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland would oppose

The Rt Hon Sir Anthony Campbell's appointment as Independent Assessor of PSNI Recruitment Vetting has been extended by six months. Sir Anthony is responsible for reviewing the appeals of candidates against decisions of the police vetting panel, where it deems a candidate unsuitable for appointment t