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A coroner was wrong to restrict the scope of inquests into the Birmingham pub bombings, the High Court in England has ruled. Sir Peter Thornton QC has been ordered to reconsider his decision last summer to restrict the scope of the new inquests, excluding the names of the alleged perpetrators.

A weekend of events to mark 200 years since Sligo Gaol opened is set to take place this September. Friends of Sligo Gaol have organised the bicentennial weekend from 7-9 September 2018 with encouragement from Sligo County Council, who have designated 2018 as the "Year of Sligo Gaol".

Women partners at law firms in London are paid 24 per cent less than their male counterparts, according to new research. The figure is one of the key findings from a survey by Major, Lindsey & Africa of 180 partners representing 67 firms. The survey was sent to Magic Circle firms, the top 30 UK

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has apologised to a man over a series of failings by prosecutors and police which led to him being placed on bail for almost two years and tried for rape. Liam Allan, 22, from London, had been charged with 12 counts of rape and sexual assault.

ed surge in such applications coming from certain third countries which are thought to present real security concerns?

The Bar of Ireland believes Ireland can become a leading legal services centre if the Government can encourage private companies to use Irish law in the drafting of contracts, The Irish Times reports. Most multinationals in Europe use English law as the governing law of contract, but this could chan

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Ireland is taking steps to reduce delays in having cross-border family law judgments recognised and enforced, Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said.

Dr Carol Coulter Allegations of child sex abuse, including one case involving abuse by multiple people, and lack of adequate services for severely disturbed and mentally ill teenagers dominate the publication of 16 new reports today by the Child Care Law Reporting Project (CCLRP).

A Dublin-based firm has announced that it will accept Bitcoin payments from clients in what it believes is a first for an Irish law firm. In a statement, Cosgrove Gaynard Solicitors said it had "decided to accept Bitcoin after receiving requests from a number of clients".

Kieran McGarrigle Arthur Cox has welcomed new figures showing a nearly 30 per cent decline in company insolvencies in Northern Ireland in the last quarter of 2017.

Carol Sinnott Immigration lawyers have warned the Department of Justice that a new policy disqualifying people from Irish citizenship if they have left the country for six or more weeks during the residency period may be unconstitutional.

A number of industry regulators have urged the Law Reform Commission to recommend giving them powers to levy administrative fines without going through the courts, The Irish Times reports. Their letter also criticised the maximum fines for serious regulatory breaches, which they said were too weak t

Betty Purcell The appointment of seven new commissioners at the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has been delayed by a challenge to the process, The Irish Times reports.

Ahead of the second reading of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill in the Upper House, the House of Lords Constitution Committee is calling on the UK government to amend the bill. The committee’s report, published today, states that legislation is necessary to ensure legal continuity and certaint

Alison Saunders All current rape and sexual assault cases in England and Wales are under review by the Crown Prosecution Service following a series of failures to disclose evidence, The Times reports.