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The Derry offices of the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) were evacuated yesterday due to concerns over a suspicious package. Bomb disposal officers attended the scene at around 1pm before declaring that there was "nothing untoward" about the package.

Karen Bradley, parliamentary under-secretary of state in the Home Office The remaining provisions of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 will not enter force until at least May, The Guardian reports.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled 13-4 that there was no violation of article 2, the right to life - investigation, of the European Convention on Human Rights, regarding the UK's failure to prosecute anyone after police fatally shot Jean Charles de Menezes, a Brazilian national mi

Martha Spurrier The British civil liberties organisation Liberty has today announced the appointment of its new director – campaigner and barrister Martha Spurrier.

Football legend Pelé is suing tech giant Samsung for $30 million after claiming it deliberately used his lookalike in a newspaper ad. Pelé IP Ownership LLC, which owns his exclusive trademark and publicity rights, has filed a lawsuit with a federal court in Chicago.

. He further found that the Oireachtas has not conferred any function or role on the Minister of Arts in relation to defining what could be considered a national monument.

Deirdre Burke The Law Society of Ireland has nominated Deirdre Burke as a candidate for Seanad Éireann.

Dr Eamonn G. Hall Finalists in the AIB Private Banking Irish Law Awards have been announced, with leading law firms, legal practitioners and in-house legal teams across Ireland making the shortlist.

The UK government's Minister for Europe took part in a discussion about Brexit at an event hosted by Pinsent Masons.

Professor Emeritus, Nicholas Canny Professor Emeritus, Nicholas Canny, will deliver this year's Annual Distinguished Lecture hosted by the School of Law at NUI Galway.

Health Minister Simon Hamilton The Northern Ireland Executive has approved guidance for health and social care professionals which will provide clarity on abortion law.

Jim Duffy Kapil Summan, assistant editor of our sister publication Scottish Legal News, visited Parliament Hall in Edinburgh to hear former UK Supreme Court Judicial Assistants (JAs) give their first ever talk in the UK about their roles. The event was held by the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Associati

Larry Fenelon, managing partner at Leman Solicitors Dublin law firm Leman Solicitors has become the first Irish member of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms, a society of the world’s finest independent boutique commercial law firms.

Belfast's Crumlin Road Courthouse could be redeveloped into a tourist attraction, a Stormont committee has heard. Mike Nesbitt MLA asked First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness whether there was any intention to bring the closed courthouse "back into public ownership

District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley will not bring criminal charges in connection with the Berkeley balcony collapse.