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Read Montague Brain imaging could determine whether a criminal has acted in a state of knowledge about a crime or in a state of recklessness, researchers have said.

An internal rule of an undertaking which prohibits the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign does not constitute direct discrimination, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. However, in the absence of such a rule, the willingness of an employer to take acc

Kevin Winters Survivors and relatives of the victims of the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings have applied in the High Court in Belfast for further information from British authorities about the attacks.

Belfast's iconic Crumlin Road Courthouse will become home to a new luxury hotel in a £25 million project announced today. The Signature Living Group confirmed its plans for the building at the MIPIM property convention in Cannes, Frances.

A solicitor who was found guilty of misconduct on numerous grounds by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal of the Law Society of Ireland has been struck off the Roll of Solicitors. The man implored the Court to uphold the recommendation of the tribunal directing that he be allowed to continue to pra

Newly-admitted solicitors have been welcomed to the profession by the president of the Law Society, Ian Huddleston.

Solicitors working on behalf of the State Claims Agency (SCA) were paid over €15 million last year, while plaintiff legal costs paid by the SCA reached almost €38 million. At around €3 million, Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) earned more in fees acting for the SCA than any other firm in 2016.

Ciarán Moynagh The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is using new capabilities to intercept drugs in the postal system to enforce an "archaic law" on abortion, a solicitor advocate has said.

Pictured (l-r): Partner Lisa Symth, managing partner Barry Devereux, consultant Jane Marshall and partner Michael Murphy Jane Marshall, a consultant at McCann Fitzgerald, has become the first Irish person elected to the American College of Bankruptcy.

Kirk Murdoch Kirk Murdoch, chairman of Pinsent Masons in Northern Ireland and Scotland, has passed away.

A Turkish judge who was dismissed in the wake of last year’s attempted coup d’état has had her application to the European Court of Human Rights unanimously declared inadmissible on the basis domestic law provides a remedy. The case concerns the dismissal of Kadriye Çatal by the Supreme Counci

Chief Commissioner Les Allamby The Northern Ireland Executive has come under criticism for failing to contribute to a UK-wide report on national minorities.

Pictured (l-r): Sarah Keane, Olympic Council of Ireland; Helen Kelly, Matheson; and Michael Jackson, Matheson The newly-appointed President of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) and Swim Ireland CEO, Sarah Keane, has addressed Matheson lawyers at the firm’s headquarters in Dublin.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has named Xperience Group, a leading IT solutions provider, as its newest sponsor.

A retired judge has come to the aid of a colleague who came under fierce criticism for warning women that getting drunk and becoming disinhibited made them targets for rapists. Judge Mary Jane Mowat told The Times that the comments directed at Judge Lindsey Kushner last week made her “furious” a