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A suspected phone thief has been arrested after police allegedly found more than 30 mobile phones in his cycle shorts. Police recovered the phones after blocking the exits at a rock concert when dozens of people reported lost phones.

Senior Scottish advocate Michael Upton reflects on the UK's departure from the European Union. So Brexit is done.

Irish authorities are examining the situation of Chinese nationals in Ireland who are seeking to extend their visitor permissions because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Some Chinese nationals have had their travel home disrupted due to the virus, for instance because of commercial plane journeys to Ch

A 22-year-old man has been given a six-year sentence for the “single-punch” manslaughter of a vulnerable man in Newcastle, County Down. Mr Justice Adrian Colton followed the sentencing guidelines in R v Quinn. Two other men who witnessed the incident were sentenced for related offences,

A personal insolvency practitioner has been ordered to pay legal costs after providing misleading information about his client in the first ruling of its kind. Mr Justice Denis McDonald, sitting in the High Court, made a full costs order against practitioner Daniel Rule of McCambridge Duffy, The Iri

Only three people have been convicted of buying sex under legislation commenced nearly three years ago, according to a new report on the law. Family lawyer Dr Geoffrey Shannon has produced an interim report on the implementation of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 for a working group of s

International law firm Pinsent Masons has been recognised as Northern Ireland's top employer for LGBT staff and one of the most LGBT-inclusive workplaces in the UK. The firm is ranked at number four in LGBT charity Stonewall's Top 100 Employers list, which recognises a dozen other law firms across t

First-time buyers are continuing to drive mortgage drawdown and approvals activity in Ireland, according to new figures. In the fourth quarter of 2019, there were 12,259 new mortgages worth €2,768 million drawn down, an increase of 1.2 per cent in volume and five per cent in value on the previo

Arthur Cox partners Karen Killoran and Niav O'Higgins look at a recent judgment on performance bonds, which are widely used in the construction industry as a means of protecting employers against non-performance or financial default by the contractor. If such circumstances arise, it is important tha

Ronan Daly Jermyn (RDJ) has announced a new partnership with Galway 2020, becoming the official legal partner for the European Capital of Culture in Galway. RDJ will provide pro bono legal advice and services in support of Galway’s year as European Capital of Culture, similar to its previous w

Retired solicitor Roisin Doris (née McGrath) has passed away, the Law Society of Northern Ireland has confirmed. Ms Doris was a former principal in private practice (PPP) with E&L Kennedy Solicitors in Belfast city centre.

The Irish Women Lawyers Association (IWLA) has welcomed Sarah Power, a former US ambassador to the UN, as an honorary member. The association's committee invited Ms Power to become an honorary member in recognition of "her incredible career to date and continued commitment to the pursuit of justice

Lawyers helping to raise money to tackle homelessness have been thanked for raising a "huge sum" of €165,000 for the Capuchin Day Centre. The Lawyers Against Homelessness (LAH) initiative, bringing together barristers and solicitors, was established in late 2017 and raises money for the homeles

Disabled people working in the legal profession face outmoded practices that hamper their efforts to build successful careers, according to a new study by researchers at Cardiff University. Many of the participants – drawn from across the legal profession – told researchers they hide the

A man has been jailed after brazenly smoking a joint while in the dock for alleged possession of cannabis. After delivering a polemic against the criminalisation of the drug, Spencer Boston, 20, pulled out a joint and lit it.