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The Youth Justice Agency (YJA) has paid tribute to all the volunteers who help deliver its vital range of services to young people, families and victims. The awards ceremony in Stormont recognised the work of all these volunteers acknowledging the valuable role they play in helping divert young peop

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has extended a "sincere apology" to people who were affected by the criminalisation of homosexuality in Ireland prior to 1993.

Chris Owens MKB Law has announced the appointment of Chris Owens as a solicitor in family law.

A man who was sentenced to three-and-a-half years imprisonment for stealing a car with a heavily-pregnant woman in the passenger seat, has had his sentence increased in the Court of Appeal. The Court heard that the man had not given the pregnant woman any opportunity to get out of the vehicle, had r

Adrian Flynn DWF has announced the appointment of partner Adrian Flynn in the international firm's Dublin office, where he will work with the insurance team focusing on defendant personal injury claims.

A plumbing business has had its appeal against a decision of an employment tribunal unanimously dismissed after justices in the Supreme Court endorsed the decision of the tribunal, namely that the respondent was, inter alia, a worker in terms of the Employment Rights Act 1996. The Respondent, Gary S

Magdalena Nowacka HOMS Solicitors has announced the appointment of legal executive Magdalena Nowacka in the firm's Dublin office.

Pictured (l-r): Michele McGahan, Quality Compliance Manager; Maurece Hutchinson, Managing Director; Olivia Meehan, Legal Services Director; and Jonathan McKeown, Chairman at JMK Solicitors Belfast and Newry-based JMK Solicitors are celebrating after being awarded the prestigious Lexcel Quality Mark

Steve Eckersley The British and Foreign Bible Society has been fined £100,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after its computer network was compromised as the result of a cyber-attack in 2016.

John Sheehy International law firm DAC Beachcroft has promoted solicitor John Sheehy to partner in Dublin as part of a tranche of promotions.

Staff in the Belfast office of Baker McKenzie have triumphed in the global law firm's annual football tournament, which brought 400 colleagues from over 30 countries to Northern Ireland to compete.

A man who was arrested by immigration officers in 2011 has been awarded €7,500 in compensatory damages for the tort of false imprisonment and for injury caused as a result. Stating that it had been established that the man was unlawfully deprived of his liberty and was falsely imprisoned, Ms Justi

Cork's new €35 million courthouse was officially opened by Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan and the Chief Justice of Ireland, Mr Justice Frank Clarke, at a ceremony yesterday.

Facebook and Google have been hit with a series of lawsuits, in the wake of GDPR of coming into force, that accuse the tech giants of coercing users into sharing their personal data. The lawsuits, which seek to fine Facebook €3.9 billion and Google €3.7bn, were brought by Max Schrems, an Austria

A federal judge has ruled that President Trumpcannot legally block Twitterusers as doing so violates their First Amendment right to free speech under the Constitution, Reutersreports.U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwalddid not order Mr Trump to unblock users but said she expected him or his soci