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Employment tribunal claims over unfair dismissal, discrimination or pay have almost doubled, bringing the system to crisis point, The Brief reports. A flood of cases after the abolition of fees last year following a ruling from the Supreme Court that they were unlawful has led to a surge in claims,

The lower house of the French parliament has approved legislation tightening the country's asylum process, despite a backbench rebellion from President Emmanuel Macron's governing party. Among the provisions of the bill are stricter deadlines for asylum application, a longer detention period for und

The High Court in Dublin has refused an application for judicial review from a Belfast student challenging the State's failure to allow citizens living in Northern Ireland to vote in the abortion referendum. Mr Justice Charles Meenan said the application brought by Roisin Morelli, 26, falls well sho

The Home Office has apologised for advertising Border Force jobs in Northern Ireland with a British passport listed as a requirement. A spokesperson for the Home Office said the adverts "should instead have read ‘a full and valid passport’", and added: "We apologise for this error and are now in

Damages awarded to a company who sued LK Shields for negligence in a conveyancing transaction have been reduced from €11 million to €5.2 million by the Supreme Court. Substituting the award of the High Court, Mr Justice Donal O’Donnell said that the title issue which the firm was at fault for

Law firms across Northern Ireland have given their backing to a new partnership to support LGBT-inclusive employers.

Brian Speers has been named chair of the Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) at its first AGM at Law Society House in Belfast.

Two former High Court judges have signed a letter by 100 legal professionals opposing the proposed repeal of the Eighth Amendment. The letter argues that repealing article 40.3.3 would leave the unborn child without constitutional rights.

Conor Houlihan Lawyers at Dillon Eustace have contributed a chapter on alternative finance to the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) to Lending & Secured Finance 2018.

Criminal defence solicitors are going the way of the dodo according to a heat map published by the Law Society, the Gazette reports. The map shows that duty solicitors in several parts of England and Wales are over 50 and that few young people are choosing the specialism.

Annabelle Ewing Scotland's Community Safety and Legal Affairs Minister Annabelle Ewing has been challenged to invite representatives of the Irish community to help draw up a legal definition of sectarianism.

The Department of Justice has announced plans to transfer Bangor Courthouse to allow it be brought into use as a community facility. The Victorian building will be transferred from Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunal Service (NICTS) to Open House Festival (OHF) under the Northern Ireland Executive'

David Stanton Ireland is among the best in the European Union in terms of perceptions on immigrant integration, according to a new Eurobarometer survey.

A man who pleaded guilty to the murder of another in September 2016 has been sentenced to 12 years in prison at Belfast Crown Court. Allowing a two-and-a-half-year reduction in the sentence for the man’s guilty plea before the trial, Mr Justice Colton accepted that his actions were initially in se

Pictured (l-r): Cathal Hester and Sharon Pennick LK Shields has announced the appointment of two new associate solicitors to its recently opened office in Galway.