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A young Enniskillen man who admitted driving without insurance swore at his mum in court after she revealed his previous conviction for speeding to the judge. Judge Peter Magill, sitting in Dungannon Magistrates' Court, doubled 19-year-old Nathan White's driving ban after his mother's intervention.

The PSNI has said it does not believe it will be necessary to redeploy police officers from England and Scotland to Northern Ireland after Brexit. It was revealed earlier this month that up to 1,000 police officers were being trained for possible redeployment in anticipation of potential unrest abou

A man who had two hip replacements in 2007, which were later found to be defective and recalled by the manufacturer, has had his claim dismissed in the High Court. The manufacturing company submitted that authorisation should have been sought from the Personal Injuries Assessment Board before the pr

Law firm TLT has expanded its UK-wide real estate team with the appointment of Patrick O'Hanlon as legal director in Northern Ireland. Mr O'Hanlon specialises in property development, real estate finance, acquisitions and asset management. Prior to qualifying as a solicitor, he worked in the constru

Irish trademark law has been overhauled for the first time in over two decades following the transposition of an EU directive into Irish law. Four statutory instruments transposing EU Directive 2015/2436 into Irish law took effect on Monday:

The public consultation on a major judge-led review of the administration of justice in serious sexual offence cases in Northern Ireland is drawing to a close. The last of three outreach events hosted by Sir John Gillen, a retired Court of Appeal judge, took place at Queen's University Belfast on Tu

The Chief Justice of Ireland, Mr Justice Frank Clarke, and Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly will attend the official launch of a new LGBT+ network for legal professionals next week. The OUTLaw Network will be launched in the National Gallery of Ireland next Wednesday 23 January 2019 at 6.30pm.

District Court judges have been advised that motorists appearing in court who have a previous spent conviction for motoring offences should not be treated as first-time offenders. Mr Justice Seamus Noonan of the High Court ruled on the matter after a consultative case stated by Judge Gerard Haughton

Former Ennis solicitor Michelle O'Keeffe has reappeared in court on charges of stealing over €170,000 from 11 people over a five-year period. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has directed that the case proceeds by indictment to Ennis Circuit Court, the Irish Examiner reports.

Wales has the highest imprisonment rate in Western Europe, according to research by Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre. Sentencing and Immediate Custody in Wales: A Factfile provides a statistical comparison of sentencing and immediate custody figures in Wales and England.

Three children who alleged they were sexually abused in an orphanage in Bulgaria before being adopted in Italy suffered no violation of articles 3 (prohibition of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment) and 8 (right to respect for private and family life) of the ECHR in respect of their treatment

The US federal courts have warned they will run out of money next Friday because of the partial shutdown of the US government. US lawmakers have been unable to agree a federal budget because Democratic Party representatives will not agree to President Donald Trump's demand for $5.7 billion to build

A man who tried to smuggle a snake on a plane by stuffing it in his trousers was foiled by keen-eyed customs officials. The 43-year-old was spotted with "something in his trousers that did not belong there", officers at Berlin Schönefeld Airport said.

Irish motorists travelling to Northern Ireland will need a "Green Card" to demonstrate to authorities that their vehicle has valid motor insurance if there is a no-deal Brexit, an insurance body has warned. The Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) said insurers and insurance brokers will begin i

A woman who claims that she was under duress and undue influence when she acted as guarantor for loans taken by her son, has been granted an interlocutory injunction restraining receivers from selling, possessing, trespassing upon or otherwise dealing with the secured property. Finding that there wa