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Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has published the Prisons Bill 2015, which facilitates the closure of the St Patrick's Institution facility for young offenders.

Gareth Peirce British solicitor and human rights activist Gareth Peirce, who represented the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Six during a career of more than 30 years, is among those who have been honoured with the Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad 2015.

ByrneWallace advised in transactions representing around a quarter of the total funds raised by Irish SMEs in the first nine months of 2015, the corporate law firm has said. Figures published by the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) show that Irish SMEs raised €415 million during the first

A woman who sought judicial review of a decision of the Refugee Applications Commissioner on the grounds the Commissioner did not have regard to her status as a victim of human trafficking has had her application refused. The woman, identified as C.C., is a native of Nigeria. She holds that she left

Members of Seanad Éireann yesterday criticised Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald for turning the long-running Legal Services Regulation Bill into "a shambles". However, the legislation eventually cleared the upper chamber late last night.

Justice Secretary Michael Gove UK government plans to scrap the Human Rights Act have been postponed because of “complex” proposals which could see the UK Supreme Court become a constitutional court.

Mr Justice Kevin Cross and Mr Justice George Birmingham are among the leading contenders for next president of Ireland's High Court, The Irish Times reports. The Government is set to announce the successor to Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns, who retires this month, within the next few days.

Justice Minister David Ford Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford has published a consultation on proposed changes to funding money damages claims.

Mrs Justice Catherine McGuinness Mrs Justice Catherine McGuinness has said a replacement clause on abortion should not be introduced to the Constitution if the Eighth Amendment is repealed.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Civil service projects in Ireland's justice and equality sector will compete for accolades at the inaugural Civil Service Excellence and Innovation Awards ceremony in Dublin today.

Law Centre (NI) has successfully represented a Nigerian national who faced problems accessing primary healthcare in Northern Ireland. Having suffered a back injury, the man had tried to register as an NHS patient with his local GP but had been refused because the surgery’s staff thought he could n

A woman's claim for damages after a minor accident was thrown out of court after a judge agreed subsequent Facebook photos showed she had a "fine physical physique", the Irish Independent reports. Rita Milinovic, 29, told Dublin Circuit Court that her life was changed after a minor motor accident in

Only 4 per cent of child sex abuse allegations against Catholic priests, brothers and nuns result in convictions, according to the head of the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCCC). Teresa Devlin, NBSCCC CEO, said the watchdog had determined the figure through audi

South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of murder after an appeals court overturned a verdict of culpable homicide – ruling an inferior court misapplied the doctrine dolus eventualis. Mr Pistorius murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013 after he shot her four

A woman convicted of the murder of two individuals has had her application to nullify the abandonment of her appeal in respect of one of the murders rejected. The applicant, Mrs Hazel Stewart, was convicted of the murder of her former husband Mr Trevor Buchanan, and the wife of her former partner,Le