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Police officers are being referred for prosecution for speeding, despite legal protection for speeding while at work, the Belfast Telegraph reports. In at least two cases, the officers involved opted to fight their cases in court and were acquitted.

No Stone Unturned, director Alex Gibney's ground-breaking documentary on the 1994 Loughinisland massacre, has taken local cinemas by storm since its public début last Friday. In nearby Downpatrick, all tickets for weekend showings sold out. It has caused a stir for doing what official inquiri

Receivers appointed to a development company that had agreed with Dunnes Stores that it would be the “anchor” store in a Dublin development have successfully argued that they complied with the requirements of an agreement which obliged Dunnes to pay over €15 million plus interest. Criticising

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Legislation allowing courts to award periodic payments in cases of catastrophic injury has been approved at all stages in the Oireachtas.

An accused man who submitted letters from his young children to Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to prove his character has been strongly rebuked by a judge. Judge Karen O'Connor said she was "shocked" to find handwritten letters from two of Declan Garnett's children among employment testimonials and l

Professor Thomas Charles-Edwards Ireland's ancient laws will be explored at a Dublin conference running until Saturday.

Tim Scanlon Matheson has advised global insurer Aviva on its €130 million acquisition of the Irish life assurance, pensions and investment firm Friends First.

Ryanair has launched proceedings against the Irish Independent and journalist John Mulligan in the High Court, the Irish Independent reports. The proceedings relate to the daily newspaper's coverage of the Ryanair flight cancellation scandal.

Women in Northern Ireland will not be prosecuted if they disclose a previously unreported rape to claim tax credits, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Concern has been raised that women in Northern Ireland who disclose a previously unreported rape could face prosecution under section 5(1) of the Crimin

Pictured (l-r): Emma Richmond (Whitney Moore), Michael Carney (Whitney Moore), Senator Catherine Noone, Senator Neale Richmond and Barry Crushell (Aperture Partners) Solicitors and politicians are set to compete at a charity rugby match in aid of Rugby Players Ireland's injured players trust.

A senior solicitor at Cleaver Fulton Rankin has been named Young Lawyer of the Year at LawNet's 2017 Annual Conference and Awards. Rachael Gamble was recognised as an "exceptional" lawyer at the ceremony in Oxfordshire for her legal skills, business and practice development, personal skills and key

A&L Goodbody is sponsoring the Commercial Estate Agent of the Year category in the Belfast Telegraph Property Awards for a third year. The winner will be named at an awards ceremony in Belfast tomorrow.

William Hanly Cork firm BDM Boylan Solicitors has urged customers affected by the tracker mortgage scandal to engage a solicitor as soon as they learn they have been affected.

The Scotch Whisky Association’s appeal against the legality of Scotland’s minimum pricing regime has been unanimously dismissed by justices in the Supreme Court who found its enabling legislation does not breach EU law and that it is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim. The Scott