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Justice Minister David Ford A new report on access to justice in Northern Ireland has made 150 wide-ranging recommendations aimed at reducing costs and improving the experience of those who come into contact with the justice system.

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Ireland's justice committee could pave the way for the decriminalisation of drug possession, the minister of state with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy has said.

Simon Coveney, minister for agriculture, food and the marine An Irish government minister has said he is "very concerned" about allegations of potential human trafficking made by the Guardian newspaper.

Pictured (l-r): Dr Anne-Marie McAlinden and Dr Clare Dwyer A collection of essays on criminal justice, edited by two academics in the School of Law at Queen's University Belfast, has been published by Hart Publishing.

Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland programme director at Amnesty International The "battle for equality in Northern Ireland" will move to the courts after a vote on legalising same-sex marriage was blocked by the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), campaigners have said.

Steven Agnew MLA The Children's Services Co-operation Bill is set to become law after being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly today.

Senior lawyers are set to address a conference at Trinity College Dublin on recent legal developments impacting on the good management of primary schools. The conference on Saturday 28 November will advise those involved in managing schools on how to reduce their potential exposure to legal liabilit

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has pledged to crack down on burglaries and organised crime in Ireland by providing additional gardaí resources and legislating for tougher sentences and stricter bail conditions.

An Irish model was horrified to see a photograph of herself depicted as being HIV positive in a New York state campaign to promote the rights of HIV-positive New Yorkers. Twenty-seven year old Avril Nolan, who lives in Brooklyn, filed a lawsuit against the New York Division of Human Rights in April

Employment minister Ged Nash Some Irish employers are using "if-and-when" contracts to skirt around employment legislation, a new report commissioned by the Government suggests.

Michael Johnston, managing partner at Carson McDowell Belfast-based commercial law firm Carson McDowell has been highly recommended in the Chambers UK Guide 2016, the firm has announced.

An unnamed woman who was awarded €180,000 by the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal has seen her award increased to €250,000 by a judge. Mr Justice Bernard Barton, sitting in the High Court in Dublin, ruled in favour of the woman, saying that the "mental anguish" she had experienced was "abundant

Heather Humphreys, minister of state for arts, heritage and the Gaeltacht The sale of woodcock – a succulent game bird favoured by gourmets – was banned in Ireland this weekend as a conservation measure to curb a flourishing trade in the bird.

Glenn Jordan, director of the Law Centre Three critically acclaimed short films about slavery will be screened by Law Centre (NI) in collaboration with Foyle Film Festival and Unchosen later this month.

Booming sales of crisps, cigarettes, sweets and juice have raised the turnover of cut-price tuck shops in 13 Irish prisons to over 6 million euro. The Irish Prison Service has revealed that the tuck shops made a profit of €700,000 last year which was used to support prisoners through the Prisoner