The son of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has said his father was killed to "silence other lawyers", The Irish News reports. John Finucane, himself a lawyer with Belfast-based Finucane Toner Solicitors, spoke at an event at St Mary's University College in west Belfast on Saturday to ma
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A sixteenth-century manuscript which contains some of Ireland's oldest surviving literature and legislation will be discussed at a two-day seminar in Dublin next month. The Book of Ballycummin, held by the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) since the 1850s, preserves "legal texts, poetry and wisdom literatur
The Irish Times has published an obituary for construction lawyer Max Abrahamson, who passed away last October at the age of 85. Mr Abrahamson, who was born in Dublin and qualified as a solicitor in 1955, authored a leading textbook on engineering law, consulted on projects in more than 60 countries
The Prison Service in England and Wales is considering plans to house transgender prisoners in separate prison wings, The Sunday Times reports. Justice minister Ed Argar confirmed that new guidelines would be issued after a trans woman who had not undergone gender reassignment surgery was convicted
An elderly crime wave appears to be sweeping Japan because pensioners are seeking jail time in a bid to save money. Over-65s now make up one in five convictions in the Asian country, up from one in 20 just over two decades ago.
A member of An Garda Síochána has been awarded over €40,000 in damages for an injury to his finger caused by a detainee who became violent while being photographed and fingerprinted. Describing the Detective Garda as a genuine officer and “not a moaner whatsoever”, Mr
International legal business DWF, with offices in Belfast and Dublin, has confirmed plans to go ahead with an initial public offering in March 2019. The firm first announced plans to list on the London Stock Exchange last month, and submitted necessary documents for approval to the UK's Financial Co
Immigration lawyer Catherine Cosgrave has been appointed to a key national body bringing together stakeholders in children and young people's policy and provision. Ms Cosgrave, managing solicitor at the Immigrant Council of Ireland, was appointed alongside five others to the national advisory counci
Journalists have welcomed a Northern Ireland Crown Court ruling which recognises the right of journalists to protect confidential journalistic sources and material. Mr Justice Adrian Colton yesterday rejected an application brought by Alex McCrory, one of three co-accused in an ongoing criminal tria
Aer Lingus will pay out €70,000 after settling with a 12-year-old boy who suffered second-degree burns when he spilled hot chocolate on his lap during a flight, The Irish Times reports. Mr Justice Kevin Cross approved the settlement, made without admission of liability on the part of Aer Lingus
Belfast solicitor Norman Nesbitt, formerly of Nesbitt Solicitors, has passed away. Mr Nesbitt has practised as a solicitor for over six decades after opening his firm, first known as J Norman Nesbitt, in east Belfast in 1954.
Northern Ireland solicitors have been invited to volunteer as judges in the Mock Magistrates' Court Trial (MMCT) competition 2019. The national competition has been successfully run for a number of years and continues to provide a practical platform for local schools and students to interact with th
Naomi Gaston, senior associate at Mills Selig, writes on the importance of security at major cryptocurrency exchanges. It has been reported that users of Canada’s largest Cryptocurrency Exchange, QuadrigaCX are unable to access most of their funds amounting to around C$180m (£105m) as th
Belfast full-service firm Millar McCall Wylie has been named Northern Ireland Law Firm of the Year at the prestigious Legal 500 awards ceremony in London. The firm, celebrating 21 years in business, has recently experienced double-digit growth and seen its corporate team increase revenue by 100 per
The bakery at the centre of the "gay cake" case has confirmed it will not seek legal costs from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. The UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled last year that Ashers Bakery Company's refusal to supply a cake iced with the message ‘Support Gay Marriage&rsquo