Attorney General John Larkin QC Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin QC has said his role in Stormont's political crisis will remain that of a lawyer and "nothing more of that".
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The Law Society of Northern Ireland has warned solicitors to be wary of fraudulent phone calls purporting to be from the Trade Mark Office. Members of the legal profession have reported calls from fraudsters seeking to obtain contact information and/or bank account details.
A 58-year-old man was successful in his negligence claim against the Health Service Executive, in which he was awarded over €700,000 for significant disability caused by an accidental tear in his ureter while removing a kidney stone in 1998. In the High Court, Mr Justice Cross accepted evidence fr
Minister of State Eoghan Murphy The Government's working group on personal injury claims will continue to meet in 2017 to oversee the implementation of its recommendations.
Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald A market value threshold of €3 million for Circuit Court jurisdiction in property-related cases took effect from yesterday.
Attorney General John Larkin QC Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin QC spoke about religious freedom at the launch of a new resource from the Evangelical Alliance and Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship, the News Letter reports.
Caoilfhionn Gallagher London-based barrister Caoilfhionn Gallagher, who hails from Dublin, will be appointed Queen’s Counsel in a ceremony at Westminster Hall in February.
Nicola McCrudden, CIH Northern Ireland's director An independent housing panel to deal with disputes between private tenants and landlords has been mooted for Northern Ireland.
Professor Richard Susskind The legislative process will likely be subject to technological "automation" in the short term and “innovation” in the long term, an academic has said in a submission to a House of Lords committee.
Margaret Clandillon Lawyer Margaret Clandillon has been appointed to the board of Irish industrial services group Actavo, the Irish Independent reports.
Human rights campaigners have tentatively welcomed reports Ibrahim Halawa could be released following the end of his trial in Cairo. Mr Halawa, 21, is being prosecuted in a mass trial for allegedly participating in a political protest.
Belfast firm Tughans has topped the Experian Deal Review and Advisor League Table for the second year in a row. According to Experian's latest report, Tughans was the most active legal advisor in terms of volume last year, participating in over 30 per cent of NI deals - 38 per cent more than the nex
Niall Murphy, partner at KRW Law Belfast firm KRW Law has welcome a U-turn by Communities Minister Paul Givan on his initial decision to withdraw funding from the Líofa Irish language bursary scheme.
A Syrian refugee in Germany, falsely reported in a Facebook post as having set fire to a man in Berlin, is suing the company for spreading the claims. Anas Modamani became known on social media after taking a selfie with Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2015.
AIB has had its application for summary judgment against a farmer and his wife refused by the High Court. Delivering the judgment, Mr Justice Max Barrett stated EU rules on unfair contracts imposed a duty on the Court to assess whether a contractual term falling within the scope of directive was unf