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A record of almost 10,000 people were sent to prison in 2015 after failing to pay court fines, according to new figures from the Irish Prison Service. Data published by the Irish Examiner shows a 7 per cent rise in the number of committals in 2015 and a 6 per cent rise in the number of people jailed

Deirdre Duffy, deputy director of the ICCL A coalition of Irish civil society organisations will today highlight key human rights issues at a meeting in Geneva.

Tughans has scored two major accolades at Insider magazine's Northern Ireland Dealmakers Awards 2016.

The Bar of Ireland yesterday hosted a dinner at the King's Inns to celebrate women in law.

The medical negligence case against the Health Service Executive (HSE) over the death of Savita Halappanavar will not proceed after the HSE reached an out-of-court settlement with her husband. Ms Halappanavar’s death at a Galway hospital in 2012 due to complications of a septic miscarriage sparked

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that bonuses awarded by banks to employees in the form of redeemable shares in offshore companies, in order to take advantage of ITEPA provisions, should be treated – for income tax purposes – as if they had been paid in cash. Lord Neuberger, Lord Mance, Lord Reed,

The UK Supreme Court's decision to yesterday dismiss the appeal of a company which claimed a rival had infringed on its design of a ride-on suitcase for children will have "disastrous" implications, a senior lawyer has said. Magmatic, manufacturer of the Trunki case, brought the case against PMS Int

The UK Supreme Court's decision to yesterday dismiss the appeal of a company which claimed a rival had infringed on its design of a ride-on suitcase for children will have "disastrous" implications, a senior lawyer has said. Magmatic, manufacturer of the Trunki case, brought the case against PMS Int

A 15-year old schoolboy from Co Antrim has dropped a claim for damages against Google, the High Court in Belfast has heard. At a brief hearing yesterday, lawyers for the boy said he no longer wanted to sue the search engine giant for negligence.

The Court of Appeal has re-sentenced a man for seventy-five counts of theft contrary to s.26 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001, amending his sentence from a custodial sentence of two years and six months, and suspending the final ten months for a period of two years from th

A Spanish au pair has been awarded more than €9,000 by the Workplace Relations Commission in what campaigners say is a landmark decision. The au pair was awarded €9,229 after the family was found to have breached aspects of the National Minimum Wage Act, the Organisation of Working Time Act, and

Alastair Ross MLA, chair of the committee MLAs yesterday welcomed a report by the Northern Ireland Assembly's Justice Committee exploring opportunities for collaboration and innovation in the justice system.

Dr Geoffrey Shannon, the special rapporteur for child protection Dr Geoffrey Shannon, the special rapporteur for child protection, has called for criminal law to be updated to allow for the successful prosecution of cyberbullies.

Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, has said a new legacy inquest unit could be set up by September if funds are made available by the Secretary of State Theresa Villiers.

Judge Patrick Durcan has ruled that GoSafe employees have no authority to give evidence in criminal proceedings against drivers accused of speeding. The GoSafe consortium is contracted to operate safety cameras on behalf of An Garda Síochána.