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There is no "legal or logical bar" to the UK remaining in the EU single market and customs union after Brexit, The Bar Council of England and Wales has said. A report from the Bar Council's Brexit working group, seen by The Times Brief, says there "is no logical or practical necessity for the UK to

A supplier of luxury goods can prohibit its authorised distributors from selling those goods on a third-party internet platform such as Amazon and this does not, in principle, go beyond what is necessary to preserve the luxury image of the goods. Coty Germany sells luxury cosmetic goods in Germany.

The UK government has said that leaving the European Union will “bring about an end to the direct jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union”. The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee has this week launched a new inquiry on this issue and the question of enforcement and disput

Two gangsters who operated a “county line” drug network have been convicted of human trafficking in a legal first, The Guardian reports. Mahad Yusuf, 20, and Fesal Mahamud, 19, both pleaded guilty to trafficking a woman, 19, who was used as a drugs mule between London and Swansea.

Two former soldiers accused of murdering Joe McCann in Belfast in April 1972 have requested anonymity for the duration of the trial. The trial of the two men, former members of the British Army's Parachute Regiment, opened in Belfast's Laganside Courts yesterday, though the men were not present.

A man who was convicted of two counts of sexual assault on a child under 13 contrary to Article 14 of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 has successfully appealed his conviction. Giving the judgment of the three-judge Court, Stephens LJ stated that there was a failure on the part of t

Nicholas Butcher International law firm Maples and Calder has announced plans to provide Irish transaction advice to UK clients from its London office.

Josepha Madigan The Mediators' Institute of Ireland (MII) has said the Cabinet will benefit from newly-appointed minister Josepha Madigan's extensive experience of mediation.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has launched a new social media campaign to highlight some of the legal services offered by solicitors in Northern Ireland. The new social media campaign includes a series of four animated adverts showcasing family law, Wills and Power of Attorney, Road Traffic Ac

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors has been named The Legal 500's Northern Ireland Law Firm of the Year 2018. Managing director Jonathan Forrester said he was delighted with the accolade on the eve of the commercial law firm's 125th year in business.

Martin Hanna, partner at Francis Hanna & Co Lawyers acting for the University and College Union (UCU) say their victory in a case against Ulster University has "significant ramifications" for employers and unions involved in redundancies.

Lord Burnett of Maldon Online abuse directed at members of the judiciary runs the risk of undermining the rule of law, the most senior judge in England and Wales has said.

Sir John Holmes The head of the UK's elections watchdog has called for urgent reform of electoral laws and confirmed an inquiry has begun into possible Russian interference in the Brexit vote.

Kate Allen, director of Amnesty International UK Boris Johnson must put a strategic plan in place to help protect people who are putting their lives at risk to fight human rights abuses around the world, Amnesty International has said as it released new findings about the global dangers faced by act

Persistent widespread discrimination, intolerance and hatred across the EU threatens to marginalise and alienate many minority group members who otherwise feel largely attached to the country they live in and trust its institutions, according to findings from a major repeat survey by the European Un