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Wendy Lyon A lawyer who brought judicial review proceedings on behalf of women excluded from the Magdalene laundries redress scheme says the actions have been "vindicated" by the Ombudsman's findings.

Simon Coveney The Irish Government has criticised UK government plans to introduce a statute of limitations to block the investigation of crimes committed by security forces during the Troubles.

Members of the judiciary have called for a return to the old usher system because of unhappiness with their assistants, The Irish Times reports. Judges above District Court level were assigned ushers until 2011, when budget cuts meant that newly appointed judges had judicial assistants assigned to t

Ruairi Gillen Northern Ireland's Department of Justice is concerned that extradition and surrender procedures could become "toxic" after Brexit, according to an investigation by The Detail.

Judge Michael Reilly The Office of the Inspector of Prisons has published its annual report for 2015/2016, its first such report since the sudden death of the Inspector of Prisons, Judge Michael Reilly.

Claire Edgar Belfast firm Francis Hanna & Co has become the latest solicitors firm to join The PILS Project.

The former charitable arm of Matheson donated €2 million to Irish charities before relinquishing its charitable status, The Irish Times reports. A year ago, the firm announced it would be reviewing the activities of the Matheson Foundation following allegations that it owned a number of "vulture f

Law graduates experience the highest gender pay gap and the lowest pay shortly after leaving university, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). According to new figures from the CIPD, 80 per cent of women with a law degree earn salaries of less than £30,000 within

Lady Hale In 2017, Lady Hale became the first woman to be appointed President of the UK Supreme Court.

A group of residents, who sought declarations that work carried out by Dublin Airport Authority in preparation for a new runway was unauthorised development, have lost their application in the High Court. Sympathising with the applicants’ concerns, Mr Justice Max Barrett accepted that removal of a

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan New legislation has been published to enhance Ireland's co-operation with coroners' inquests in Northern Ireland into deaths during the Troubles.

The Court of Appeal may be asked to rule on significant legal issues affecting up to hundreds of repossession cases, The Irish Times reports. The key legal question concerns whether a bank was entitled to sell the mortgage on a property to another party when it had not correctly registered itself as

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has decided not to appeal the leniency of a controversial two-and-a-half-year jail sentence for child sex offender Tom Humphries. Mr Humphries, a former sports journalist at The Irish Times, was convicted by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of grooming and enga

Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC Northern Ireland could achieve a designated special status in the European Union after Brexit, according to an independent legal opinion from Doughty Street Chambers.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has convicted Ratko Mladić of genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws or customs of war. The charges relate to crimes committed by Serb forces during the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992–1995