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Northern Ireland's youngest coroner, Joe McCrisken, has spoken to the Belfast Telegraph about his life and career. Mr McCrisken, the youngest full-time judicial office holder in Northern Ireland, spoke to Rebecca Black about his background as a barrister and his current work as a coroner - including

The Department of Justice and agencies under its remit spent over €2.5 million on legal fees last year. The figure was revealed in response to a Dáil question from John Deasy TD and does not include legal aid spending or payments for legal services by Commissions of Investigation and Tribunals of

A solicitor who has had conditions imposed on his practicing certificates for the last three years has had his case against the Law Society of Ireland dismissed in the Court of Appeal. Mr John F. Condon sought to appeal two decisions in the High Court relating to conditions imposed on his 2015 and

The appointment of three judges to Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal has been approved by Her Majesty The Queen. Mr Justice Stephens, Mr Justice Deeny and Mr Justice Treacy will be sworn into office as Lord Justices of Appeal later this year at the Royal Courts of Justice.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald It is right to review legislation that allows for some minor offences to become spent after seven years, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said.

Paul Gough, senior associate solicitor Holmes O'Malley Sexton Solicitors has welcomed Paul Gough, senior associate solicitor, to the firm to head its employment and pensions unit.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald New roadside tests for drug driving will be in place by the Easter bank holiday weekend, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said.

Under Directive 93/42 on medical devices, a notified body involved in the procedure related to the EC declaration of conformity is not under a general obligation to carry out unannounced inspections, to examine devices and/or to examine the manufacturer’s business records. However, where it is pre

Three partners at Dublin firm Matheson have won recognition at the International Law Office (ILO) Client Choice Awards 2017.

A former Attorney General, Lord Chancellor and Director of Public Prosecutions have written to the UK's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson urging him to reconsider his approach to a British father on death row in Ethiopia. Conservative MP Dominic Grieve (pictured), Labour’s Lord Falconer and Lib Dem

The High Court in Belfast declined jurisdiction in the case of a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Inspector who brought an application for judicial review, finding that the matter was not to be treated as one of public law. The inspector, Ms Pamela Colville, brought an application for judic

The Master of the High Court has said "vulture funds" may be exploiting another loophole to reduce their tax bills by not paying stamp duty when purchasing loans from financial institutions. Edmund Honohan SC made his comments when striking out a summons brought on behalf of Havbell Designated Activ

Fíona Ní Chinneide Ireland is sending too many women to prison for non-violent offences, including failure to pay court-ordered fines, a UN committee has heard.

Lord Neuberger Lord Neuberger has criticised politicians for failing to defend judges following a row surrounding the Brexit legal challenge last year.

Spying legislation designed to tackle terrorism has been used hundreds of times to identify welfare and insurance fraud in Northern Ireland over the past five years, The Irish News reports. The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) was used 591 times by the Department for Communities and 132