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The US Department of Justice is to phase out private prisons amid safety concerns. Thirteen private prison contracts will not be renewed over the coming five years.

In this conjoined appeal concerning the sale of properties in Dublin, the Supreme Court vacated the judgement of the High Court which had awarded damages in lieu of a decree of specific performance against the vendor. PJ and Thomas McGrath as purchasers, sued Derek Stewart as vendor, for specific pe

Dan Fox Dublin is on its way to becoming a major legal outsourcing hub in the wake of the Brexit vote, according to one new outsourcing outfit.

An influential committee of British lawyers have called for the release of Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa from jail in Egypt on the third anniversary of his arrest. The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales has called for him to be returned to Ireland immediately.

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair A campaign group seeking to take civil proceedings against former Prime Minister Tony Blair and other state officials over the Iraq War has smashed a £150,000 crowdfunding target.

GoSafe will continue to operate safety cameras on Irish roads after the Department of Justice completed its tendering process. Road Safety Operations Ireland, trading as GoSafe, will start a new six-year contract starting on the expiration of the current contract in November, with the option to exte

The Court of Appeal has overturned a determination by the High Court, and granted bail to a Kilkenny man facing trial for the murder of a woman in 1987. Bail had been initially refused in the High Court amid fears that the accused would intimidate a witness to whom he had previously confessed the mu

The man taking forward the first Northern Ireland legal challenge against the Brexit vote has won an application for legal aid on appeal. Raymond McCord, a prominent victims rights campaigner whose son was killed by loyalist paramilitaries in 1997, lodged an application for judicial review at the Hi

Prime Minister Theresa May New UK government proposals could see professionals including lawyers, accountants and consultants who provide advice on tax avoidance facing substantial penalties if they are found to have acted illegally.

Noel Waters The Department of Justice has published is first-ever communications strategy in a bid to improve communication within the sector and with the public.

Professor Federico Fabbrini Dublin City University (DCU) has announced the appointment of European law specialist Professor Federico Fabbrini to its staff.

Conor McCormick The current approach to reforming access to justice in children's proceedings should be reconsidered, argues Conor McCormick in a new paper for the Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly.

NGOs, community activists, litigators, academics and funders will come together at an international conference on strategic litigation in Belfast later this year. The three-day Litigating for Social Change conference will see delegates consider how strategic litigation can transform lives and enable

Dublin firm Arthur Cox has welcomed a fresh intake of Summer interns who will be working with the firm over the next four weeks.

Two sisters from Belfast have settled sexual harassment claims against the owner of KFC restaurants for £14,000 and £16,000 respectively with the support of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. Kirstie and Courtney McKeever alleged they suffered harassment by a male co-worker at KFC on th