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A state prosecutor has been shot dead after a loaded shotgun went off in court. Addelaid Ferreira-Watt, 62, a senior barrister, was shot in the thigh and is believed to have died from blood loss in the freak incident on Monday at the regional court at Ixopo, 85 miles from Durban.

A man is suing Burger King on behalf of vegans and vegetarians after finding out its "0% beef" burger is cooked on the same grills as its beef counterpart. The fast food chain has been rolling out its plant-based "Impossible Burger" across Europe and the US in recent months.

The presiding coroner for Northern Ireland has identified the 10 inquests which will take place from April 2020 to April 2021 under the Lord Chief Justice's five-year plan for dealing with legacy inquests. Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan held 41 preliminary hearings over a three-week period in Septe

A woman who sought judicial review of a decision refusing family reunification has had her application dismissed in the High Court. Stating that the “tedious approach of ‘never mind the facts, look at the interesting law’ has no place in the practical business of litigation”,

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the re-selection of Declan Black as the firm’s managing partner for a third term.

Belfast-based MKB Law has announced the appointment of Deborah Archer as an associate director following a successful year for the firm's corporate commercial team. Ms Archer is cited in the Legal 500 2019 as a leading individual in banking and finance and is also ranked in Chambers and Partners 201

Dublin-based Eugene F Collins has announced the appointment of Ray Byrne and Erc Walsh as senior associates in the firm's banking team. Mr Byrne and Mr Walsh advise domestic and international financial institutions and corporate clients on all aspects of banking and finance law, with a particular fo

The Chief Justice of Ireland, Mr Justice Frank Clarke, has identified judges to sit on the Judicial Council's personal injuries guidelines committee, he announced this morning. Ireland's top judge told Insurance Ireland's annual fraud conference in Dublin that he had picked judges from the High Cour

Hanna Fine Art – in association with the Law Society of Ireland, the Irish Women Lawyers Association, the Bar of Ireland and Irish Legal News – is delighted to announce the forthcoming release of a fine art print of Irish artist Stephen McClean's original oil on canvas - “Enterin

The court poor box in Kerry, which accounted for a quarter of all poor box payments in Ireland last year, has finally been scrapped. Offenders in Kerry are now being asked to make donations directly to charities instead of going through the poor box, the Irish Examiner reports.

Claire Edgar, family and divorce partner at Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors, has been appointed to the Law Society of Northern Ireland's International Children Law Panel of Solicitors. The Panel is made up of solicitors experienced in international children cases, and specifically child abduction

Anne McKernan, head of legal services at the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, considers whether a discrimination case before the courts can really lead to change. The answer is yes – it can do. And almost everyone who successfully resolves their case with our help, whether it’s

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival (NIHRF) has officially launched its 2019 programme of events, taking place across Belfast and Northern Ireland from Sunday 8th to Saturday 14th December.

A&L Goodbody (ALG) has been awarded the Bronze Diversity Mark by Diversity Mark NI in recognition of the firm’s commitment to gender diversity. Along with other organisations receiving the Diversity Mark at the event, ALG was commended for the innovative ways in which it is focused on driv

Personal injury solicitors Una O'Neill and Gerard Nugent have celebrated three successful appeals which led to higher pay-outs for their clients. The pair, who practice at Northern Ireland-based JMK Solicitors, advised their clients, including the representatives of two children, that the sum awarde