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Justice ministers north and south of the border have spoken via teleconference to discuss the close co-operation between An Garda Síochána and the PSNI during the coronavirus pandemic. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan and Justice Minister Naomi Long took part in the call yesterday eve

An alleged drug dealer who called police after he was robbed of his merchandise is now facing an investigation. The 18-year-old man, from Vancouver Island in Canada, told officers that two men had "jumped" him and stolen pills and cash.

Courtroom benches are being measured to determine whether the three-judge Court of Appeal can physically sit again while maintaining social distancing. The criminal division of the three-judge court usually sits in courts 16 and 22 of the Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ) building on Dublin’s P

Legacy inquests set to begin this year will be delayed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the presiding coroner has said. In a statement issued yesterday, Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan said the "full impact of the pandemic and the associated containment measures on legacy inquests are not yet kno

There is no effective remedy under Irish law for complaints about excessive length of proceedings, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. In today's Chamber judgment in the case of Keaney v Ireland, the court held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 (righ

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland has dismissed an appeal related to the issue of a border poll on a united Ireland. Raymond McCord sought judicial review of the refusal or failure of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to have a policy specifying the circumstances in which he would di

The Irish Society of Insolvency Practitioners (ISIP) has called for changes to company law to support firms through the coronavirus pandemic. Chairman Des Gibney, writing to Business Minister Heather Humphreys, said the 100-day deadline for examiners should be extended, The Irish Times reports.

Mary Kiely, senior associate in the corporate and commercial team at Eversheds Sutherland, considers the challenges for companies during the coronavirus pandemic. Given the travel restrictions and physical distancing policies currently in place and the possibility, under the Health (Preservation and

The reopening of retail businesses after the coronavirus lockdown could be impacted by legal action over unpaid rent, lawyers at DWF have warned. Tomorrow, Friday 1 May, marks the first significant rent payment day since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown for shopkeepers across Northern Ireland's hi

Ronan Hynes, partner at Sellors, encourages lawyers to brush up on their negotiating skills. Expect lots of negotiation or perhaps renegotiation in the post-COVID-19 world. The global financial economy has suffered an unprecedented electric shock and no sector or industry will be immune from the req

Parents should feel "reassured" that the courts will consider the reasonableness of actions taken during the coronavirus pandemic when considering future child contact orders, Justice Minister Naomi Long has said. Northern Ireland's health and justice ministers today highlighted guidance from the Lo

The European Union has begun legal proceedings against Poland for undermining the rule of law as it expressed “serious concern” the country will not host "free and fair" elections next month. Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister of Poland, has said a postal ballot will take place next

A ban on local government pension schemes (LGPSs) pursuing "policies that are contrary to UK foreign policy or UK defence policy" is unlawful, the UK Supreme Court has ruled in a major win for Palestine solidarity campaigners. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), which encourages councils to wit

Ben Aslet, LEAP UK Marketing Manager, explains how law firms using LEAP’s cloud-based practice management solution are successfully adapting to remote working and how it’s as near as can be business as normal for law firms using LEAP. He said LEAP have talked to several law firms using t

A man has been fined after flouting coronavirus restrictions to take his pet fish on a walk. He is one of a number of people in Spain who have allegedly abused rules allowing pet owners to go outside more often, CNN reports.