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Dublin law firm Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has published analysis of the impact on employment law of the main Irish political parties' proposals. The firm compared the manifestos of Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Labour and Sinn Féin in order to establish how their proposed policies would affect busi

The PSNI officer who attempted to arrest a judge during court proceedings has confirmed he will appeal against his three month prison sentence. Thomas Anthony Carlin, 43, will seek leave to appeal his sentence to the UK Supreme Court at a specially convened hearing in Belfast tonight.

Law Centre (NI) client Andrea Richardson has received over £5,900 in compensation in a settlement for breach of the law which protects agency workers’ rights. In her application to the Industrial Tribunal, Ms Richardson claimed that she was entitled to equal pay with direct employees of the organ

The Irish Prison Service (IPS) has said incidents of self-harm and suicide "dramatically dropped" after TVs were made available to inmates in 2002. The IPS was responding to figures published by the Irish Examiner which show that it spent €440,427 on TVs for inmates over 2014-15.

Kathryn Forde, real estate partner at TLT's Belfast office UK law firm TLT advised Kremlin Associates on the purchase of a site that will host a new hotel in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter.

Pictured: Artist Mick O'Dea giving an overview of his exhibition at the launch of RHA Kids Dublin firm Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has launched a new partnership with the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA).

Photo by 350z33, CC BY-SA 3.0 A former US senator who played a key role in negotiating the Good Friday Agreement could be appointed to replace Justice Antonin Scalia in the US Supreme Court.

The High Court has declined to make an order finding that an airline should be awarded costs for a discovery-related application that had been rendered moot by circumstance, and which would potentially result in the State being liable to it for a substantial sum. The application was brought by Ryana

Mr Justice Peter Kelly Mr Justice Peter Kelly, president of the High Court, is expected to be appointed as temporary president of the Court of Appeal, The Irish Times reports.

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in two cases that foresight is simply evidence – albeit sometimes strong evidence – of intent to assist or encourage a crime, which is the proper mental element for establishing secondary liability. In doing so, it has set the law back to its position b

Deirdre Malone, executive director of the IPRT The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has challenged the next Government to invest in communities affected by crime in order to make society safer.

Dublin District Court has dismissed charges against ten people who were accused of committing public order offences during a protest against the installation of a water meter. Independent TD Joan Collins and nine others were accused of failing to comply with a Garda's directions to leave the site of

Paul Tweed The Belfast Telegraph has apologised for publishing “a number of fundamental factual inaccuracies and defamatory inferences” about Hollywood actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.

A police officer who threatened to arrest a judge during court proceedings has been sentenced to three months in prison. Thomas Anthony Carlin, 43, was charged with contempt of court after he threatened to arrest Lord Justice Gillen during a case in which he was representing himself.

Finance Minister Mervyn Storey House prices in Northern Ireland increased by seven per cent over the past year, according to new figures published by the Department of Finance.