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Justice Minister David Ford The Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 will come into force in Northern Ireland this Spring, Justice Minister David Ford has said.

European Commission vice-president Andrus Ansip The EU and US have reached an agreement on a new scheme to allow companies to move personal data across the Atlantic following months of negotiations.

Attorney General John Larkin QC The appeal by Ashers Bakery Company against a high-profile discrimination ruling has been adjourned for three months.

Pictured (l-r): Barry Devereux and Gary McSharry Irish law firm McCann Fitzgerald has announced it will open its first US office in New York later this month.

The Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) has published the results of its annual VenturePulse survey in association with William Fry. Irish high tech SMEs raised €522 million in 2015, an increase of 30 per cent on the previous year, the report shows.

A member of Fianna Fáil has lost his legal challenge against Irish gender quota laws which allow for State funding to be cut where fewer than 30 per cent of a party's candidates are women. Brian Mohan launched the legal action in the High Court after party members in Dublin Central were told to pic

A 20-year-old man has apologised for throwing a soft drink bottle at a judge after being refused bail in Limerick District Court last week. Clyde Keogh narrowly missed Judge Marian O'Leary when he threw a bottle of Coca-Cola at her during a bail hearing.

A man has lost an appeal against a court order which struck out his claims against a bank and two statutory receivers appointed over property to which he claimed to have an entitlement to possess. Mr Joseph Delaney argued in the Court of Appeal against the High Court order, which struck out his clai

The Family Lawyers Association has sent a written submission to the Courts Service of Ireland expressing concerns over proposals to move childcare cases at Dublin District Court to the Bridewell Building courthouse. Seán Ó hUallacháin SC, chairperson of the Family Lawyers Association, told Irish

Attorney General Máire Whelan Attorney General Máire Whelan has asked the Law Reform Commission to examine and research matters relating to defamation law and court reporting.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald The Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences) Bill will not be passed by the Oireachtas before the dissolution of the Dáil, The Irish Times reports.

The senior judge who presides over High Court bail applications has said changes to bail procedures were introduced without reference to or consultation with him, the Irish Independent reports. Mr Justice Paul Butler yesterday announced that the weekly list of cases is set to be taken over by the Pr

Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe The Public Transport Bill 2015 will amend the Road Traffic Act 1961 to remove an "implicit contradiction", Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe has said.

Dawn McKnight, partner in the corporate/commercial teams at Carson McDowell Belfast law firm Carson McDowell has said it expects an increase in M&A activity over the last year to continue.

Pictured (l-r): Barbara Jemphrey, Mary-Jane Byrne, Elise Quigley, Brigid Moore and Ruth Erwin Law students at Queens University Belfast (QUB) have come second in a UK-wide mediation competition.