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Just three per cent of rape cases referred to prosecutors in Northern Ireland in the past year led to prosecution and conviction, new figures suggest. The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) received 1,684 files involving a sexual offence during the 2019/20 financial year, a six per cent increase on th

Arthur Cox has been named Domestic Law Firm of the Year at an awards ceremony celebrating groundbreaking pro bono projects undertaken on behalf of NGOs and social enterprises. The TrustLaw Awards, now in their tenth year, took place virtually yesterday morning. TrustLaw connects lawyers offering pro

Female barristers are likely to earn less than male barristers and those from black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups are likely to earn less than white barristers, according to a new report.

The top lawyer for a US swing state has pleaded with citizens to stop telling her staff to shove Sharpies up their butts. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel took to Twitter yesterday to condemn "harassing and threatening calls" from Trump supporters.

The High Court has set aside a judge's renewal of a summons in a case concerning alleged professional negligence in circumstances where the summons had already been renewed by the Master of the High Court. Background

Dublin and Letterkenny firm Gibson & Associates Solicitors has announced the appointment of Neil Butler as a new consultant solicitor. Mr Butler, who qualified as a solicitor in 1983 and operated his own practice from 1994, brings experience in law, business and digital resources to the firm.

Two solicitors have been appointed as interim non-executive members to the Board of the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA). Family lawyer Suzanne Rice, a recent past president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, has been appointed as the legal member.

Legislation to bring the regulation and licensing of security personnel enforcing court orders within the remit of the Private Security Authority (PSA) is still at a drafting stage over a year after it was first mooted. Speaking on the launch of the PSA's annual report for 2019, Justice Minister Hel

A ban on over-35s applying to become gardaí is discriminatory and unlawful, the Workplace Relations Commission has ruled. Two men who were refused entry to An Garda Síochána on the basis of their age challenged the relevant regulations with support from the Irish Human Rights an

It could take a year to extradite criminal suspects from Ireland to the UK and vice versa after the Brexit transition period comes to an end, the chief constable of the PSNI has warned. Giving evidence to Westminster's Northern Ireland affairs committee, chief constable Simon Byrne said it would tak

Andrew Desmond, associate at William Fry, examines a recent investigation by the Data Protection Commission (DPC). The Data Protection Commission has found a security system used in Irish prisons to be in breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) after investigating a complaint by a pr

Christopher Stanley, litigation consultant at Belfast-based KRW LAW LLP, reviews a new textbook on public law. As an English lawyer practising in Ireland – north and south – on a range of issues including the legacy of the conflict and the mother and baby homes scandal, to ask to review

Hundreds of criminal cases have been thrown into doubt after a secret affair between the prosecuting and defence lawyers came to light. Al Treacy resigned from his role as a city prosecutor in the US state of Washington this summer after his relationship with public defender Marne Whitney came to li

The High Court has rejected a judicial review brought by pharmaceutical company Perrigo in an attempt to quash a €1.64 billion tax assessment. The case arose from a dispute between Perrigo and the Revenue over the company's 2013 sale of its 50 per cent stake in intellectual property relating to

Belfast-based KRW LAW LLP has announced a trio of promotions and leadership appointments. Solicitors Róise Fitzpatrick, Setanta Marley and Owen Beattie have each been promoted to associate.