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An 18 year-old from Lurgan has become the first school leaver to be accepted for Mayer Brown’s ‘articled apprenticeship’ scheme. Timmy Kennedy, who completed A-levels at Lurgan College, is one of only three trainees to be accepted for the scheme, which is now in its second year and is delivere

Following Prime Minister Theresa May’s comments last week that it was her prerogative to trigger Article 50 and that she would do so without a vote in Parliament, the House of Lords Constitution Committee has said that to trigger Article 50 without parliamentary involvement, whether by legislation

A 14-year old Northern Irish girl will be allowed to sue Facebook for the repeated publication of a naked photograph of her in what she claims is misuse of private information, negligence and a breach of the Data Protection Act. The High Court in Belfast has ruled that the case can go ahead after re

Former Irish international rugby player Dave Quinlan has joined London-based Fladgate from Pinsent Masons to boost the international firm’s sports business law offering. Mr Quinlan, a senior associate who spent time on secondment to both the Rugby World Cup and Olympics, played twice for Ireland b

The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE, Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is to deliver the Law Centre (NI)'s annual Social Justice and Human Rights lecture next month. Lady Hale (pictured) will speak on Friday, 21 October following the closure of "Litigating for Soc

In the High Court in Belfast, Justice Maguire refused an application for leave to apply for judicial review of the Government’s “On the Run” scheme. The application for leave was rendered academic due to the outcome of the Hallett Review, and subsequent statements from the Secretary of State f

In the High Court in Belfast, Justice Maguire refused an application for leave to apply for judicial review of the Government’s “On the Run” scheme. The application for leave was rendered academic due to the outcome of the Hallett Review, and subsequent statements from the Secretary of State f

Mr Justice Maguire has set aside October 4 and 5 to hear legal challenges to Brexit with campaigners and a cross-party group of MPs separately arguing that it would be unlawful to trigger article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty without the approval of the UK Parliament. The legal team for Raymond McCord, wh

Following the publication of The Supreme Court, a new book by Irish Times legal journalist Ruadhán Mac Cormaic, the newspaper has today published an editorial recognising progress made in judicial ‘reshaping’ but calling for further reform to establish a judiciary to meet the requirements of th

Tender documents from the Department of the Taoiseach have revealed further information about the proposed Citizens' Assembly that will examine, among other things, the Eighth Amendment. The assembly, comprised of 99 members andChairperson Judge Mary Laffoy (pictured) will meet for up to ten weekend

Friends and colleagues of Thomas Doherty, one of Derry’s best-known solicitors, have been shocked and saddened at his sudden death over the weekend after a short illness. Mr Doherty ran his own firm in the city for many years and was a popular figure in Derry’s legal community.

Almost 2,500 former officers were paid £12 million compensation for hearing loss by the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The Police Federation said that the successful claims, which amounted to around £5,000 each, arose from the failure of the service to provide adequate ear protection during w

Aim-listed legal firm Gateley has launched in Northern Ireland, with the opening of an office in Belfast for its newly acquired tax advisory business. Gateley Capitus was established after Gateley purchased tax advisory firm Capitus for £2.7m in April.

Pictured (L-R): Samantha Moore, Matthew Howse and Gareth Planck, representatives from each of the three Arthur Cox teams that took part in the Global Corporate Challenge 2016

The BBC’s The Archers has come in for criticism for its bar-centric depiction of the law. The famous radio show has received unprecedented attention as listeners have become gripped by a storyline centring around Helen Titchener, who was found not guilty of wounding with intent her abusive husband