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The defence team of a boy being sentenced for criminal damage and assault while detained, or about to be detained, in a Special Care Unit has unsuccessfully argued that convicting the boy of the charges would amount to a double penalty. Finding that the boy had a fair trial, Judge John O’Connor st

Keith Walsh The Law Society of Ireland and legal rights group FLAC have raised concerns that funding set out in Budget 2018 will not allow for the abolition of legal aid fees for victims of domestic violence.

Ian Huddleston The president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland has broken with a long tradition of political non-intervention to share concerns about what Brexit means for lawyers and the wider public.

Over a hundred business leaders have attended a ByrneWallace conference on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Pictured (l-r): Alan Reid, Gilbert Nesbitt, Madam Justice Denise McBride, Brian Speers and Darren Rainey Over 250 solicitors attended the Law Society of Northern Ireland's annual conveyancing conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Belfast.

Applications to join all-Ireland firm Arthur Cox's trainee programme in Belfast are open now until 10 November, the firm has announced. The firm is hosting a trainee open night on Wednesday 25 October, 6.30pm, with recruiters on hand to offer insights on CVs and interview skills.

A High Court judge has strongly criticised the "meaningless advice" given to a couple who, along with their five children, have been evicted from their family home. In a ruling on Tuesday, Mr Justice Paul Gilligan dismissed an application by Orla and Stephen Hallihan for orders against KBC Bank, inc

The refusal of a UK visa to a Japanese woman coming to Belfast to marry a Northern Ireland man who carries an Irish passport has been overturned. Lawyers for Ciaran Doole went to the High Court to apply for judicial review in a bid to overturn the Home Office decision and allow his marriage to Makik

Supreme Court of Queensland The Supreme Court of Queensland in Australia has accepted an unsent, draft text message as a person's official will.

Three men, accused of being connected to a gun attack on the Police Service of Northern Ireland in 2013, have had their application for an order compelling the Sunday World to reveal the name or status of the journalistic source who disclosed evidence to the newspaper refused in the High Court in Be

Rebecca Ryan Matheson has announced plans to host Ireland's first-ever legal hackathon in partnership with Deloitte, IBM and the Dublin City University Ryan Academy.

Mrs Justice Margaret Heneghan The surprise resignation of Ms Justice Margaret Heneghan left the President of the High Court, Mr Justice Peter Kelly, in a "biblical rage", according to The Irish Times.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The Courts Service will benefit from more than €6 million in additional funding for courthouse maintenance, staffing and ICT technology in Budget 2018, Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has revealed.

Brendan McGuigan The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has made progress on its investigation of rape allegations two years after it mishandled an allegation from Maíria Cahill and two others.

British authorities wrongly locked up abuse survivors in immigration centres, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Ouseley ruled that parts of a Home Office policy introduced a year ago allowed for survivors of torture from overseas to be imprisoned, The Guardian reports.