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FLAC director general Noeline Blackwell Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) has this morning published a report charting the impact of austerity on access to justice in Ireland.

Progress has been made in improving the conditions in Maghaberry Prison since a damning report said it was in a "state of crisis", but a "significant amount of work" is still to be done, a report has found. Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJNI) revisited Maghaberry seven months after t

Eamon Ryan RTÉ has confirmed it is seeking its legal costs against a Green Party trustee who brought the broadcaster to court in a failed challenge to its decision to exclude Eamon Ryan from a leaders' debate.

21-year-old student Aoife Beary has been named as the lead plaintiff in the US lawsuit over the Berkeley balcony collapse. Attorneys agreed to name Ms Beary, at whose 21st birthday party the incident occurred, as lead plaintiff in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda this week.

Justice Minister David Ford Justice Minister David Ford discussed the forthcoming Psychoactive Substances Act at a seminar organised by the Organised Crime Task Force drugs sub-group.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has used the Crime and Security Act 2001 to seize cash suspected to belong to a proscribed organisation for the first time. A total of £3,500 was seized last September and handed to the Treasury, which allocates a portion of the funds to the PSNI.

A 13-year-old has been awarded €4,000 in damages after a Dublin hotel served his chips with detergent instead of vinegar. Dublin Circuit Civil Court heard that Raymond Allen was dining with parents Owen Mellon and Svetlana Allen at the Radisson Blu St. Helen's Hotel when the incident occurred.

Male and ethnic minority barristers in England and Wales are more likely to receive complaints, according to a report published by the bar’s regulator this week. The Bar Standards Board (BSB) studied complaint patterns between 2012 and 2014, finding that female barristers were significantly less l

An asylum appeal is to be re-heard after the High Court found that the introduction to the Refugee Asylum Tribunal’s decision had incorrectly stated that the Refugees Application Commission had found no or minimal basis for the application. The applicant had been born in Nigeria, and his claim of

Salil Shetty, secretary general of Amnesty International International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led to a wholesale assault on basic freedoms and rights, warned Amnesty International as it launch

Patrick Brown, managing partner at Tughans Commercial firm Tughans won 25 percent of major corporate deals in Northern Ireland last year, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny An expert group chaired by "an appropriate woman" should examine changes to the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said.

Michael Farrell Distinguished human rights lawyer Michael Farrell will discuss the protection of human rights in Ireland by EU law at an event in Dublin tomorrow evening (25 February).

English Justice Secretary Michael Gove The English Justice Secretary Michael Gove has claimed the UK’s renegotiation deal with the EU is not yet legally binding.

Patrick Madden A court has dropped assault charges against an American man alleged to have forced a transatlantic flight to touch down in Belfast.