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A key Westminster committee has called for a 10-year "qualified statute of limitations" to protect former and serving soldiers from investigation and prosecution for alleged offences, including alleged murders of civilians in Northern Ireland. In a report published today, the defence select committe

The Courts Service has today rolled out a new online system for searching for intoxicating liquor and club licenses. Licensing records dating back to 2009 are now available to the public online from www.csol.ie for a fee of €35 per premises, removing the need for travel to the relevant court of

A judge has threatened to strike out an attempted murder and firearms case over Public Prosecution Service (PPS) delays. Moneymore man David Colgan, 23, was arrested in July 2018 in connection with the shooting of Malachi Coleman in March 2018.

Brendan Slattery, partner and head of environment and planning at McCann FitzGerald, considers recent court challenges to strategic housing developments. Last week, the third strategic housing decision to be challenged in the courts was quashed. Cairn Homes had its planning permission for 217 homes

New legislation aims to tackle the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), also known as confidentiality clauses, in the workplace – including those being used to cover up sexual harassment, racial discrimination and assault. NDAs can be used by businesses for a number of legitimate reason

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) is struggling to satisfy its mandate with "diminishing financial resources", chief commissioner Les Allamby has warned. Writing in the foreword to the human rights body's latest annual report, Mr Allamby said the organisation needs "a decent finan

A third of police files prepared for prosecutors in England and Wales are being returned because of significant mistakes, often leading to delays in the court process, new figures reveal. According to Crown Prosecution Service figures released to The Times, 33 per cent of files submitted to prosecut

A farmer has been fined more than £2,000 for damage to an ancient earthwork which he tried and failed to blame on his sheep. Richard Pugh, 35, admitted that he damaged Offa's Dyke, which follows the ancient border between England and Wales, with his farm equipment.

A man with multiple sclerosis whose application for disability allowance was refused on the basis that he was not resident in the State has been granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. The High Court refused to consider the substantive issues raised by the man in his application for judicial r

James Duggan has been elected managing partner of Flynn O'Driscoll Business Solicitors, succeeding founder Pat Flynn. Mr Flynn is taking up the role of chairman following his 17-year term as managing partner, which has seen the firm grow to a staff of 85 people across two offices in Dublin and Galwa

The Government is treating a surprise High Court ruling which tightens the residence requirement for citizenship applicants as an "urgent priority", ministers have said. Last week, Mr Justice Max Barrett ruled that applicants for citizenship must not have left the State at all in the year leading up

Tully Rinckey Ireland has announced the appointment of Mary Flaherty as a consultant company secretary in Dublin. Ms Flaherty will advise business clients on all aspects of company establishment and company compliance.

Lawyers have called on the Department of Justice to bring the personal injury discount rate in Northern Ireland in line with the rate in England and Wales. The discount rate is a percentage used to adjust the lump sum awards for future losses, costs and expenses received by victims of life-changing

Draft legislation providing for cross-border recognition of bail decisions and the monitoring of bail conditions is set to be published. The Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Decisions on Supervision Measures) Bill 2019 will implement an EU framework decision from 2009, drawn up in response to

A judge in the Court of Appeal has said it was "almost inconceivable" that one of Ireland's most experienced criminal trial judges would simply forget to instruct the jury on the presumption of innocence in a rape trial. Mr Justice John Edwards yesterday quashed the conviction of Mohamed Okda, 33, w