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Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, has said a new legacy inquest unit could be set up by September if funds are made available by the Secretary of State Theresa Villiers.

Judge Patrick Durcan has ruled that GoSafe employees have no authority to give evidence in criminal proceedings against drivers accused of speeding. The GoSafe consortium is contracted to operate safety cameras on behalf of An Garda Síochána.

The UK Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of a company which claimed a rival had infringed its design of a ride-on suitcase for children, affirming criticisms made by the Court of Appeal that the Community Registered Design (CRD) for the product was not simply a claim for a suitcase shape but fo

A 37-year-old man has admitted fraudulently obtaining almost £20,000 by posing as a solicitor. Kieran Joseph Healey pleaded guilty in Londonderry Magistrates Court to four charges of fraud by false representation as well as possessing articles for use in fraud.

The International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) and Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) have published a joint report on the health consequences of crowd control weapons (CCWs). INCLO – a network of independent national human rights organisations, including the Irish Council of Ci

The Supreme Court has overturned the High Court’s decision to dismiss a case as “bound to fail”, brought by a construction company against a bank, concerning the ability to benefit from the sale of an incomplete development. Moylist Construction Limited was involved as the contractor in a buil

The Supreme Court yesterday sat briefly to commemorate Mr Justice Adrian Hardiman, whose sudden passing shocked the legal profession. All nine judges of the Supreme Court sat on the bench alongside the President of the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Sean Ryan, and the President of the High Court, Mr Ju

Pictured: Matheson partner Liz Grace (right) with Maynooth University and Université de Lyon law graduates Dublin-based law firm Matheson has declared that workplace diversity is one of its strategic business priorities.

Clare Bates, partner at Carson McDowell Clare Bates, partner at Carson McDowell, has said firms in Northern Ireland should consider using International Women's Day 2016 as an opportunity to consider steps towards pay transparency.

An aspiring US lawyer is taking her law school to court for allegedly inflating figures relating to the number of its graduates in employment. Anna Alaburda, 37, is the first law graduate to take her school to court over employment figures, The New York Times reports.

John George Willis, head of Tughans’ corporate department Belfast law firm Tughans has helped complete one of the largest sponsorship deals ever undertaken by a Northern Ireland company.

Martin McGonigle The Belfast team of Pinsent Masons advised a UK renewable energy firm on the sale of a Northern Ireland wind farm to Italy's largest renewable energy company.

Judge Patrick Durcan criticised a woman for posting on Facebook about alleged abuse she suffered at the hands of her father at the age of 13, the Irish Examiner reports. Sitting in Ennis Family Court, Judge Durcan said sharing that information on social media "was the most appalling and improper beh

The Court of Appeal has ordered a retrial of a case concerning a man's last will and testament following an application by his surviving civil partner, which was originally refused by the President of the High Court. The case concerned two testamentary documents. The first had been executed by Mr Br

Mr Justice Adrian Hardiman of Ireland's Supreme Court has died suddenly, the Courts Service of Ireland has confirmed. The Supreme Court is expected to convene at 2pm for a special session in commemoration of the judge.