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Retired solicitor John R. Sullivan has passed away, the Law Society of Northern Ireland has said. Mr Sullivan was admitted to the roll of solicitors in 1977, having previously pursued a career in teaching and youth employment.

Mediator John Sturrock QC has published a collection of articles and blog posts he has written in recent years, containing reflections on mediation, negotiation, politics and other topics, including the current pandemic. International mediator and author, Ken Cloke, said of A Mediator's Musings: &ld

A lawyer who responded to a misconduct investigation with "BOOM SHAKALAKA" was rightfully suspended, a court has found. Massachusetts attorney Ilya Liviz was suspended in April 2019 after failing to respond to requests for information during an investigation into alleged professional misconduct.

Ms Justice Mary Irvine has taken up her new role as president of the High Court after making her constitutional declaration in a small ceremony overseen by Chief Justice Frank Clarke. "These occasions are normally marked by a very large gathering of the colleagues, family and friends of the judge wh

Two people who came to Ireland as refugees but were subsequently naturalised as Irish citizens were unlawfully denied access to the family reunification scheme, the Supreme Court has found in a landmark ruling. The judgment in the joint test cases of MAM v. The Minister for Justice and Equality and

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice is taking a "wholly unfair" approach to the personal injury discount rate, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has said. The Department recently launched a consultation on how the discount rate or "real rate of return", used by the courts to det

NUI Galway has welcomed the appointment of four new adjunct professors in its School of Law. Mr Justice Peter Charleton of the Supreme Court has been appointed adjunct professor in conjunction with the School's undergraduate course Law (BCL) Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Non-EEA students based in Dublin can renew their immigration registration online under a new system launched today. The Department of Justice said the change would significantly reduce the "bureaucratic burden" placed on applicants and improve processing times.

A consultation on an adult restorative justice strategy for Northern Ireland has been launched today. The Department of Justice is consulting on its plans to make restorative justice "second nature, not separate nature, within the criminal justice system and its accredited partner organisations".

Ronan Daly Jermyn partner Brian Hunt and solicitor Michael Quinlan take a look at the ambitious plans for legislative reforms in the insurance sector. Fuelled by cycle of rising and falling insurance premiums, the high level of personal injury awards, and a series of high-profile successes against f

The surprise sacking of a top US federal prosecutor who played a role in the prosecution of some of President Donald Trump's former allies has caused an "uproar" in legal circles. Attorney General Bill Barr announced on Friday that Geoffrey Berman, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New Yo

The chief executive of Hong Kong would be able to appoint judges to hear national security cases under a law proposed by Beijing, The Times reports.

A thief who approached police officers to ask for a lift home while still carrying stolen goods has been jailed. Gary Gibson, 32, grabbed a bizarre range of items while raiding a home in Dundee, Scotland in March.

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland has held that comments made by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland in his public statement about the Loughinisland massacre “overstepped the mark” by amounting to findings that members of the police force had committed criminal offences. The

Up to four new High Court judges are being sought in Northern Ireland at a time when low pay, pension cuts and the increasingly demanding and unsociable nature of the job are driving a judicial recruitment crisis. The Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission (NIJAC) is currently advertising