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The Northern Ireland Assembly's Justice Committee held its regularly scheduled meeting in Law Society House yesterday.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed that citrus fruit labelling indicating the preserving agents and other chemical substances used in post-harvest processing is compulsory. A provision of EU law on the marketing of citrus fruit (lemons, mandarins and oranges) provides th

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that authorised Daimler dealers are not responsible for advertisements which, despite their efforts to have them removed, continue to associate their name with the trade mark “Mercedes-Benz” on the internet and Daimler cannot require th

The Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of the High Court, not to order the discovery of the without prejudice correspondence leading to the settlement passing between the Central Bank and Irish National Building Society (“INBS”), as requested by former executive director and secretary John

Ken Murphy, director general of the Law Society The Law Society of Ireland has welcomed a decision by the Court of Appeal to uphold a judgment holding the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) liable for outstanding claims following the collapse of an insurance firm.

The potential implications for Ireland of a British exit from the EU were explored at a special briefing held by Dublin Chamber of Commerce and international law firm Eversheds this morning.

Kathryn Walls, director of commercial law firm Mills Selig, addressed a major venture capital conference in Belfast today.

Dr Tanya Serisier A two-day symposium examining the policing and regulation of sex work in Ireland begins at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) today.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled the article 6 right to a fair trial of a German man was not violated after he complained that evidence found coincidentally during an unlawful house search had been admitted in criminal proceedings against him. The applicant, Hans-Otto Prade, is a

The relationship necessary to give rise to vicarious liability in tort subsisted between a prison service and a prisoner performing work who accidentally injured a catering manager, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. Lord Neuberger, Lady Hale, Lord Dyson,Lord Reed and Lord Toulson unanimously dismissed

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford has named the winners of the Justice in the Community Awards 2016. The awards are open to individuals or groups working in the voluntary, community and statutory sectors to support the delivery of justice in Northern Ireland.

Staff at Belfast law firm McCartan Turkington Breen (MTB) have raised £350 for Cancer Research UK. The donation was raised by staff participating in a dress down day with the end total being boosted by the firm.

The case between Ewaen Fred Ogieriakhi and the Minister for Justice and Equality, Ireland, the Attorney General and An Post had spanned ten years, and been before a number of High Court judges, the Supreme Court, the European Court of Justice and finally the Court of Appeal. In essence, it concerned

Andrus Ansip Lawyers have welcomed more information about the new regime governing the transfer of personal data between the EU and the US.

Josepha Madigan The Mediators' Institute of Ireland (MII) has congratulated a MII-certified mediator on her election to the Dáil.