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Jim Duffy Kapil Summan, assistant editor of our sister publication Scottish Legal News, visited Parliament Hall in Edinburgh to hear former UK Supreme Court Judicial Assistants (JAs) give their first ever talk in the UK about their roles. The event was held by the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Associati

Larry Fenelon, managing partner at Leman Solicitors Dublin law firm Leman Solicitors has become the first Irish member of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms, a society of the world’s finest independent boutique commercial law firms.

Belfast's Crumlin Road Courthouse could be redeveloped into a tourist attraction, a Stormont committee has heard. Mike Nesbitt MLA asked First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness whether there was any intention to bring the closed courthouse "back into public ownership

District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley will not bring criminal charges in connection with the Berkeley balcony collapse.

The prosecution of three women on brothel-keeping charges collapsed after the chief investigating officer refused to give evidence on medical grounds that were discussed in secret, The Guardian reports. Manchester Crown Court heard that the charges will lie on file.

A man has had his conviction for ten counts of indecent assault upheld after the Court of Appeal rejected his arguments that the trial judge should have severed the indictment, that the trial judge had failed to properly summarise the defence case, and that the trial judge failed to adequately deal

Justice Minister David Ford David Ford reflected on his experience as Northern Ireland's first Justice Minster since the St Andrews Agreement in a speech given at Ulster University.

Arran Dowling-Hussey Irish lawyers have won recognition at the Acquisition International Dispute Resolution Awards 2016.

Defence attorney Jerry Buting Two star lawyers from Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer will speak in Dublin, Cork and Galway later this year.

House prices in Northern Ireland grew by almost 1 per cent over the past year, according to new Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures. House prices rose by 0.8 per cent to reach and average of £153,000, which remains well below the 2007 peak.

The head of the Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme has criticised "misinformation" surrounding plans to shred documents submitted by symphysiotomy survivors. Judge Maureen Harding Clark told The Irish Times that the scheme only offered to shred documents where directed by applicants.

Justice Minister David Ford Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford has met with environmental groups to discuss their concerns over legal costs.

Staff at Worthingtons Solicitors in Belfast will abseil down the Europa Hotel in support of a local sarcoma cancer charity.

The Court of Appeal has ordered a wind farm in Co Cork to be dismantled, pending the outcome of the developer’s application for substituted consent. Mr William Bailey sought orders pursuant to s. 160 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 requiring the dismantling of three wind turbines owned an

The heads of the Family Leave Bill will be prepared ahead of the formation of the next Government in order to allow for its implementation by September, The Irish Times reports. The proposed legislation will introduce two weeks' statutory paternity leave in Ireland at a rate of €230 per week.