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Seanad Éireann will discuss proposals to introduce a register of interests for judges this Autumn, The Irish Times reports. Independent Senator Victor Boyhan will table a motion calling for a consultation with judges on the introduction of a register, which would “foster a culture of openness and

Daithí McKay Legislation allowing Stormont committees to compel witnesses to appear could be used for the first time during the inquiry into the Nama coaching allegations.

Andrew Henderson Pinsent Masons has announced the launch of a UK-wide Public Policy Unit in the wake of Britain's decision to exit the European Union.

The Irish Times has published a full obituary for late barrister Marcus John Albert Daly SC, who passed away in July at the age of 78. Mr Daly was admitted to the King’s Inns in 1955 and called to the Bar in 1959, later taking silk in 1975.

Pictured (l-r): Maurice Phelan and Peter Johnston Dublin firm Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of Peter Johnston as a partner in the firm's dispute resolution team.

Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International’s Northern Ireland programme director Police figures showing almost 3,000 hate crime incidents in the last year have sparked concern from human rights groups.

Madden & Finucane Solicitors has complained that one of its clients in Maghaberry Prison was confined to his cell without regard for due process.

Tom McEntegart TLT acted for UKAR on the transfer of title on approximately 90,000 mortgages securities UK-wide.

A local development company in Connemara, County Galway, failed in a High Court challenge to the decision by a state body to award the entirety of a public contract to another applicant – a development programme that in previous years had been divided into two separate contracts. Justice Hedigan s

Judges claimed more than €780,000 in expenses in the first half of 2016 according to new Courts Service figures, The Irish Times reports. By court, judges' expenses totalled:

The re-offending rate in Northern Ireland fell by around four per cent between 2011-14, according to new analysis from the Department of Justice. The Department's latest statistical bulletin includes re-offending rates for adults and under-17s given a non-custodial disposal at court, a diversionary

Sue McAllister and Claire Sugden Sue McAllister, director general of the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS), is due to step down at the end of October.

Focus Ireland has launched a new campaign calling for a change in the law to protect Irish homes from the threat posed by so-called "vulture funds". The homelessness charity says Government action is needed following figures which showed up to 47,000 homes are now owned by vulture funds.

Noel Rock Proposed legislation to ban ticket touting in Ireland will go before TDs in Autumn, the Irish Independent reports.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden plans to introduce legislation banning so-called "zombie knives" in Northern Ireland following a similar ban in England and Wales. Zombie knives, also sometimes known as "zombie killer knives" or "zombie slayer knives" are ornate weapons ostensibly sold for recreationa