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The charges against one of seven men on trial for falsely imprisoning former Tánaiste Joan Burton and her adviser at an anti-water charges protest have been dropped. On day 27 of the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial yesterday, Judge Melanie Greally told the jury she would be discharging Ken Purc

A member of the British Humanist Association (BHA) has been granted an order compelling the General Register Office to take all necessary steps to authorise a legally valid and binding humanist wedding ceremony. Sitting in the High Court in Belfast, Mr Justice Colton quashed the decision of the Gene

Attorney General John Larkin Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin will appeal the landmark High Court ruling allowing a legally-binding humanist wedding ceremony to go ahead.

Project director Dr Carol Coulter Allegations of serious sex abuse, court intervention in securing psychiatric services for troubled teenagers and praise for the dedication of social workers in certain cases all feature in the latest volume of 22 reports from the Child Care Law Reporting Project, pu

Three partners are set to join Pinsent Masons in Dublin when the international law firm opens its Ireland base later this year. The firm has recruited Gayle Bowen, Andreas Carney and Dennis Agnew, Legal Week reports.

Solicitor Gerard Doyle of Connolly Doyle Solicitors in Buncrana, has passed away. Mr Doyle was a well-known solicitor and a partner at the Co Donegal-based firm, where his wife, Mary Connolly, remains a partner.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald will seek Oireachtas approval for another one-year extension to the Special Criminal Court's jurisdiction over organised crime cases.

Cllr Dessie Shiels A councillor and practising solicitor has criticised his colleagues on Donegal County Council for not anticipating the impact the new Letterkenny courthouse could have on parking.

Liz Truss Liz Truss has been sacked as Lord Chancellor and demoted to Chief Secretary of the Treasury following a tenure dogged by controversy.

Matthew Jury A law firm representing some victims of terrorism in Northern Ireland have called on the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to advance their interests in negotiations with the Conservative Party.

A court in Pakistan has sentenced a man to death for making blasphemous remarks on Facebook. Taimoor Raza, 30, was convicted by an anti-terrorism court in Bahawalpur of posting blasphemous remarks about the Prophet Muhammad, his wives and companions.

The Supreme Court is set to be relocated from the Four Courts to a dedicated building for the first time ever, The Irish Times reports. A new building for the court has recently been incorporated into the proposal for a €40 million family and children's court complex at Hammond Lane in Smithfield,

In a dispute involving bookmakers and Dundalk Racecourse, the Court of Appeal has found that the loss of betting ring pitches in the redevelopment of the racecourse in 2007 did not constitute a breach of contract. In a joint judgment by Ms Justice Mary Finlay Geoghegan and Ms Justice Mary Irvine, th

Retired Judge Bryan McMahon, who produced a landmark Government report on Direct Provision, has urged the Government to act on its recommendations at a conference marking the two-year anniversary of its publication. The McMahon Report was published in June 2015 and contained 173 recommendations to i

Dublin barrister Gillian Finane was attacked by a prisoner in Dolphin House yesterday, The Irish Times reports. Ms Finane was briefing a prisoner in a consultation room in the Dublin Districts Family Courts when he took out an improvised blade and held it to her face and neck.