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Chief Commissioner Les Allamby The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) will today take over as chair of the Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions.

An Garda Síochána needs to recruit more women and people from an ethnic minority background in order to better reflect Irish society, new figures show. Figures released by Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald show that only a quarter of gardaí are women, while a forthcoming report by the Garda Ins

A solicitor based in Limerick has been awarded €55,000 after an employment tribunal found she had been constructively dismissed by a local legal practice. Roisin O'Connell, who had been given a full position in Melvyn Hanley Solicitors in 2001, resigned in 2013 after her employer broke promises an

Justice Minister David Ford has praised the work of Victim Support NI while addressing attendees at its Annual General Meeting in Clifton House, Belfast. The theme of the event was Supporting people affected by crime in Northern Ireland.

Alex Salmond Scotland's former First Minister, Alex Salmond MP, is set to be presented with the Praeses Elit Award by the Trinity College Dublin (TCD) Law Society later today.

Justice of the UK Supreme Court, Lord Sumption Justice of the UK Supreme Court, Lord Sumption, delivered the James Wood lecture at the University of Glasgow.

Alastair Ross MLA, chair of the committee Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly met with staff and students at Ulster University yesterday in order to find out more about the university's work across the legal sector.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald The remaining provisions of the Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Act 2015 come into force in Ireland today, including the new court review where a mortgage lender rejects the borrower’s personal insolvency proposal.

Victims Commissioner Judith Thompson Northern Ireland's Victims and Survivors Forum has demanded an apology from party leaders and the Irish and British governments over their failure to resolve issues related to the legacy of the Troubles.

A 15-year old schoolboy from Co Antrim, Northern Ireland is taking legal action against the Department of Justice after he was named by media outlets in connection with the high-profile TalkTalk hack. Lawyers acting for the boy say he was named due to a legal loophole brought around because Stormont

Employment Minister Ged Nash Five hundred migrant workers who are illegally working in Ireland's fishing industry will be given work permits following an inter-Departmental agreement.

Sue Conlan, CEO of the Irish Refugee Council Irish NGOs have criticised the Department of Justice and Equality for failing to listen to groups that work with asylum seekers when drawing up the draft International Protection Bill.

Northern Ireland house prices increased by 7 per cent over the year to Q3 2015, according to a new report based on HMRC figures. All district council areas were up between Q3 2014 and Q3 2015, and all areas except Mid Ulster showed an increase from the second quarter of this year, bringing the avera

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Legislation designed to crack down on terrorism by strengthening international judicial co-operation and the collection of court fines has been passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas.

The Court of Appeal has found that the initial sentence given to a Donegal man in respect of the most serious incident of dangerous driving in Ireland’s history was “unduly lenient”. Shaun Kelly had pled guilty in December 2014 to the offence of dangerous driving causing death, following a fat