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Legislation to introduce a statutory offence of perjury could be backed in an amended form by the Government following a Cabinet meeting today. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan ...

The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) and the Law Society of Ireland have announced the appointment of Dr Mark Hyland as the inaugural IMRO Adjunct Professor ...

Rossa McMahon, solicitor at PG McMahon Solicitors, responds to recent comments about personal injury claims and the impact on insurance costs. Pat McDonagh has made, as ever, ...

The former British soldier known as "Soldier F" will be tried for two murders and four attempted murders on Bloody Sunday in 1972 this August. Solicitor Ciaran ...

Pat Daly, partner at Cantillons Solicitors in Cork, writes on settlements without admission of liability in medical negligence cases. As a solicitor who has specialised in medical ...

The UK Supreme Court will sit in Wales for the first time when it arrives in Cardiff next month to hear three cases. The court hears appeals ...

Lawyers who have raised over €110,000 for the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People have received a letter of thanks for their fundraising. Lawyers Against Homelessness (LAH), ...

Nine commissioners, including a new deputy chief commissioner, have been appointed to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. Geraldine McGahey, already an equality commissioner as well as ...

Northern Ireland solicitor Olivia McKeown has passed away, the Law Society of Northern Ireland has said. Ms McKeown was admitted to the roll of solicitors in September ...

The Probation Board for Northern Ireland has unveiled new offices in Coleraine to support its work guiding the rehabilitation of reintegration of local people on community ...

A man who robbed a bank with a banana has been sentenced to 14 months in prison. Laurence James Vonderdell, 50, admitted offences of robbery and possessing ...

A 20-year-old woman who was injured when the car in which she was a passenger was involved in a collision has been awarded €92,115 in damages for ...

Specialist employment law practice CC Solicitors has announced the appointment of Claire Dawson as partner in the firm. Ms Dawson is the second partner to join the ...

Belfast-based insurance specialist practice Caldwell Warner is set to become part of UK law firm Keoghs. The merger is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to ...