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Catherine McKinnell Catherine McKinnell has quit as Shadow Attorney General in the UK Labour Party's shadow cabinet over concerns about the direction of the party under leader Jeremy Corbyn.

The High Court of Justice in the Northern Ireland Chancery Division has found that the Charity Tribunal incorrectly ruled that individual charity trustees did not have standing to seek review of decisions by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. The background to the case concerned a decision

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Radical new legislation will empower the Legal Aid Board (LAB) to raid the bank accounts of legal aid recipients who are expected to repay some or all of their costs, the Irish Independent reports.

Ireland's former attorney general Patrick Connolly, who was embroiled in the scandal surrounding the arrest of murderer Malcolm MacArthur, has passed away at his home in Dalkey. The formidable barrister served as attorney general between March-August 1982, resigning after Mr MacArthur was arrested o

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has announced the first phase of a new pilot mentoring system for young people coming to the attention of An Garda Síochána.

A senior official with the Department of Justice has set out how budget changes will affect the provision of policing and legal aid in Northern Ireland. Glyn Capper, the Department's deputy director of finance, said the PSNI budget will be reduced by 2 per cent in the next financial year, representi

William Fry is advising King Digital Entertainment on its acquisition by Activision Blizzard for $5.9 billion, which the firm says is one of the largest deals in the history of the interactive entertainment industry. The deal is being implemented by means of a scheme of arrangement under Irish law.

A trial date has been set in a case where the National Crime Agency (NCA) is bidding to deprive a woman of pension benefits inherited from her first husband after she was convicted of his murder. Hazel Stewart was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison at Coleraine Crown Court in 2011 after he

Mr Justice Peter Kelly Ireland's former attorney general Dermot Gleeson is one of two senior counsel named by the State in the upcoming legal challenge to Mr Justice Peter Kelly's appointment as president of the High Court.

Two parents were ordered to pay a fine of €400 each in Dublin District Court after failing to ensure that their children attended school. Judge John O'Neill convicted the couple of breaching the Education (Welfare) Act 2000 after a two-day hearing, in which the court heard that the eldest of the c

The High Court has upheld a decision of the Labour Court in which it awarded €40,000 to a woman as a result of her dismissal from a school following her paralysis from the waist down. Ms Marie Daly, who had worked at Nano Nagle School as a Special Needs Assistant prior to the accident which left h

A judge has ruled that cases against five care workers who were covertly filmed while allegedly assaulting residents at the Áras Attracta care facility in Co Mayo can proceed. Judge Mary Devins in Castlebar District Court said she was satisfied that there were prima facia cases to answer.

A judicial review launched against the UK government by men who were allegedly tortured by the British Army during the Troubles has been delayed again. They are the surviving members of a fourteen-person group known as "the Hooded Men" and are taking action against the Secretary of State for Norther

Patrick Brown, managing partner at Tughans Belfast commercial law firm Tughans has been recognised by Experian as the "most active law firm" in Northern Ireland, the firm has said.

A District Court judge has called for action to overhaul a Co Kerry courthouse which he said was disrupted by "noise and filth", the Irish Examiner reports. Judge James O'Connor told this year's first sitting of Tralee Court House that he would no longer tolerate the poor conditions within the court