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Only 40 per cent of drink driving cases before Irish district courts have resulted in convictions, according to figures released by the Department of Justice and Equality (DJE). The figures, covering the period from January 2013-May 2015, show that there were only 6,709 convictions for drink driving

Government minister Ann Phelan The Irish government has ordered a review of the way the State Claims Agency handles catastrophic injury claims, with a view to ending lengthy and costly litigation.

Northern Ireland secretary Theresa Villiers The UK government-commissioned report on the status of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland has been delayed.

Pictured (l-r): Adrian Lennon and Edward Gleeson, partner and head of public and administrative law Dublin-based law firm Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has appointed Adrian Lennon as a partner in its public and administrative law team.

Scotland's Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland QC Two new Libyan suspects have been identified by prosecutors in Scotland and the US over the 1998 Lockerbie bombing.

Belfast solicitor Kevin Winters of KRW Law

The instructions set out in a will drafted in 1988 will be carried out despite a failure to recover the original document, a High Court judge has ruled. Ms Justice Marie Baker said that she did not consider the late Mary McDermott's one-page will to have been revoked, despite opposing arguments that

Picture via @Brightwater98 A young team of lawyers from Matheson have triumphed in a legal quiz co-hosted by the Society of Young Solicitors Ireland and the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association (DSBA) Younger Members.

A part-time law student gained first-hand experience of the courtroom after being convicted of shoplifting from an Asda supermarket in Belfast. Diarmaid McMillan, 27, told Belfast Magistrates Court that he was leaving the store with a loaded trolley in order to get a bank card to make a full payment

Pat Finucane The widow of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane will appeal against a ruling that the government's rejection of a statutory public inquiry was lawful.

Ged Nash, minister of state for jobs Legislation governing payments to construction subcontractors has not come into effect two years after being signed into law, Seanad Éireann has heard.

Pictured (l-r): David O'Donnell, partner and head of corporate, and David Mangan Dublin-based law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has appointed David Mangan as a partner in its corporate team.

European Citizen's Prize 2015 Ceremony A transgender rights activist who led a 22-year court battle for the recognition of trans people in Ireland has been awarded the Citizen's Prize from the European Parliament.

Independent TD Shane Ross Independent TD Shane Ross has presented a private member's bill that would introduce fixed-term parliaments in Ireland.

Paul Tweed Belfast solicitor Paul Tweed represented Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in a successful challenge to The Mirror, according to the Irish Times.