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John Finucane Belfast solicitor John Finucane has made a police complaint over three tweets mocking the murder of his father, solicitor Pat Finucane.

Robin Allen QC A leading Bar Council of England and Wales figure has urged "positive action" to increase the number of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) judges.

Criminal proceedings have been commenced against a Conservative candidate in the upcoming general election, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has confirmed. Craig Mackinlay, who is running again next week, is accused of overspending in the 2015 general election campaign along with his agent Nathan

Staff at William Fry have triumphed in the Business Journalists Association of Ireland (BJAI)'s annual Corporate Challenge quiz.

Staff at Belfast firm Carson McDowell have raised nearly £800 for the firm’s chosen charity of the year, the Child Brain Injury Trust.

A serial litigant who claimed that "sheep are descended from Jacob" has been banned from filing further cases in the High Court. Donna Sfar, from Co Louth, has issued 24 separate judicial review proceedings since 1999, the Irish Examiner reports.

A soldier whose parachute failed to open properly on his first training jump, has been awarded €80,000 in damages for injuries sustained because of the Army’s negligence. The soldier suffered a severe fracture dislocation of his ankle, and could no longer serve as a front-line soldier due to thi

Pictured (l-r): David O’Donnell and David Mangan Dublin-based Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has appointed David Mangan as lead partner in the firm's New York office.

Gráinne Larkin BL The Bar of Ireland and the Irish Medical Organisation will today host a joint conference for women barristers and doctors, based around exploring the concept "Definitions of Success".

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has today commenced the Courts Act 2017, which will provide a third payment option for road traffic offences.

Rossa McMahon This week, solicitor Rossa McMahon of PG McMahon Solicitors in Co Limerick, recent winner in the Munster Solicitor of the Year category at the AIB Irish Law Awards, speaks to Irish Legal News for our regular Just A Minute feature.

Richard Grogan Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates Solicitors writes on a recent and significant High Court ruling.

In its Chamber judgment in the case of Trabajo Rueda v Spain the European Court of Human Rights held, by six votes to one, that there had been: a violation of article 8 (right to respect for private life) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The case concerned the seizure of Mr Trabajo Ruedaâ

A total of 3,340 mortgages were approved in April, an 11.7 per cent year-on-year increase. The new figures from the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) also record a 11.6 per cent month-on-month fall.

The number and value of fines handed out by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for breach of UK data protection laws nearly doubled in the last year, The Brief reports. Figures obtained from the ICO show that 35 fines worth £3.2 million were issued in 2016, up from 18 fines worth £2 milli