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Over the past decade, the average sentence for the crime of rape has increased by almost a year to 10 years, The Irish Times reports. Analysis of sentencing data suggests that non-custodial rape sentences, such as that imposed upon Mangus Meyer Husveit, a man who regularly raped his girlfriend while

John Hussey John Hussey, a barrister and DUP councillor, has been tipped as the next Lord Mayor of Belfast, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

Law Centre (NI) resolved a delay in setting up direct payments for a man with complex physical needs to receive care from his son.

The Supreme Court has upheld the High Court’s decision to refuse to grant leave to Harry Rea to apply for judicial review, following Mr Rea’s attempt to seek an order from the High Court that the result of the second Lisbon Treaty Referendum, taken on 2 October 2009, should be declared null and

Fergal Crehan BL An Irish barrister has called for the introduction of a specific offence related to revenge porn, the Sunday World reports.

The Supreme Court is to refer questions to the European Court of Justice as to the status of examinations scripts as personal data, following a case in which a man sought an appeal of a decision by the Data Protection Commissioner, in which it determined that such scripts did not constitute personal

The Law Society of Ireland sought and obtained an order for various sanctions following an incident in which a solicitor, Michael O’Sullivan, withheld money from a client, Mr James Nolan, and failed to furnish a Bill of Costs explaining his fee, a breakdown of money to be returned to Mr Nolan, and

Previously confidential documents published this week reveal the extent of UK government surveillance kept secret from the public and Parliament for the last 15 years. Revealed in a case brought by Privacy International about the use of so-called “Bulk Personal Datasets” (BPDs), the extracts sho

David Barniville SC, chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland The Bar of Ireland will introduce a range of measures to better support women at the Bar after a survey of female practitioners revealed a number of areas of concern.

Dawn McKnight Dawn McKnight, partner in the corporate team at Belfast firm Carson McDowell, delves deeper into the Brexit debate and explores some of the finer details which could cause concerns for local companies with IP rights.

Lorcan O’Connor, director of the ISI There was a 26 per cent increase in new applications for Personal Insolvency Arrangements (PIAs) in the first quarter of 2016, according to new figures.

The Court of Appeal has upheld a trial judge’s decision not to give the jury a corroboration warning in a sexual assault case, noting that mandatory corroboration warnings have been abolished, and an appeal judge should only intervene when the decision was made on an incorrect legal basis or was c

Pictured (l-r): Ellen Forester, Nichola Coghlan and James Donnelly Two trainee solicitors from Belfast firm Tughans will fly the flag for Northern Ireland in Canada after winning the regional heat of the Brown-Mosten International Client Consultation Competition.

Jobs Minister Richard Bruton Jobs Minister Richard Bruton has met with key members of the judiciary in a bid to tackle "inflated" personal injury compensation awards, the Irish Independent reports.

Justice Minister David Ford David Ford reflected on his experience as Northern Ireland's first Justice Minster since the St Andrews Agreement in a speech given at Ulster University.