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This year's Reith Lectures are now available on BBC iPlayer. In his first lecture, recorded at Middle Temple in London in front of an audience, retired Supreme Court Justice Lord Sumption argues that, until the 19th century, law only dealt with a very narrow range of human problems. But that has cha

The man attempting to privately prosecute Prime Minister Boris Johnson over allegations he lied during the 2016 EU referendum has failed in a bid to take the case to the UK Supreme Court. Marcus Ball accused Mr Johnson of "abusing public trust" after he claimed the NHS could get an additional £

Judges claimed over €1 million in expenses in the first half of 2019, slightly less than in the same period last year, according to new Courts Service figures. The judiciary claimed €1.02 million between January and June 2019, a small decline from €1.088 million over the same period i

A&L Goodbody joined Northern Ireland's leading businesses at the launch of the Ulster Business Top 100 Companies 2019 this week.

Actor Steve Coogan, who plays the famous TV character Alan Partridge, convinced a court to spare him from a lengthy driving ban because of the impact it would have on his show. Mr Coogan, 53, told Crawley Magistrates' Court that a six-month driving ban would force him to cancel a new series because

A female prison officer with 25 years' service with the Irish Prison Service has been awarded €20,000 in the Workplace Relations Commission after it was found that she had been discriminated against on the grounds of gender. Finding that gender discrimination had occurred when the officer had b

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of Nick Metcalfe as a partner in the firm's corporate governance & compliance team. Mr Metcalfe is a company law expert and his practice focuses on the implementation of complex group reorganisation projects. He regularly assists organisatio

Cork solicitor Bill Holohan is stepping down from his positions in the Mediators' Institute of Ireland (MII) and the Irish Maritime Law Association (IMLA). Mr Holohan, senior partner at Holohan Lane, has served on the MII council for four years and the IMLA executive committee for 36 years.

Chief Superintendent Johanna O'Leary has been appointed to lead a new An Garda Síochána unit aimed at stamping out corruption inside the police force. The new unit, announced by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris in May, will investigate allegations including drug use and associations with

House prices in Northern Ireland were 3.5 per cent up on the previous year in the second quarter of 2019, new statistics reveal. The NI House Price Index, calculated by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, recorded a 0.8 per cent increase in house prices on the previous quarter.

A backlog of hundreds of unidentified files in a Tusla office, including urgent cases involving convicted sex offenders, was the fault of "organisational failure", according to a damning report seen by The Irish Times. The newspaper has seen a copy of a report which was furnished to Government in Ma

The Oxford University Undergraduate Law Journal is accepting submissions from undergraduate students at Trinity College Dublin for the first time under a partnership agreement with Trinity College Law Review. The agreement marks the first time that the OUULJ, launched in 2012, will be accepting subm

Fieldfisher solicitor Maria Curran and trainee Hugh O'Neill consider how protections for borrowers facing possession proceedings have been increased. The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Act 2019 was signed into law last month by President Michael D. Higgins and is due to commence before

The Probation Board for Northern Ireland is seeking the public’s views on how to help shape the future of probation services in Northern Ireland. The consultation, now open until October, is part of the development of PBNI's Corporate Plan for 2020-23, which will set out the strategic directio

The anonymous blogger known as the Secret Barrister has accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of "conning the public" on criminal justice. In a lengthy blog post, the lawyer responded to Mr Johnson's recent high-profile announcement of a review of sentencing policy, investment of £2.5 billion i