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The prosecution of three women on brothel-keeping charges collapsed after the chief investigating officer refused to give evidence on medical grounds that were discussed in secret, The Guardian reports. Manchester Crown Court heard that the charges will lie on file.

An "idiot" who hijacked a plane in an apparent bid to contact his ex-wife posed for a photo with a brave Aberdeen man before his dramatic arrest yesterday. The world watched as EgyptAir flight MS181 landed in Cyprus after being hijacked by a man said to be wearing an explosive belt.

A man has had his conviction for ten counts of indecent assault upheld after the Court of Appeal rejected his arguments that the trial judge should have severed the indictment, that the trial judge had failed to properly summarise the defence case, and that the trial judge failed to adequately deal

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.

Arran Dowling-Hussey Irish lawyers have won recognition at the Acquisition International Dispute Resolution Awards 2016.

Defence attorney Jerry Buting Two star lawyers from Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer will speak in Dublin, Cork and Galway later this year.

House prices in Northern Ireland grew by almost 1 per cent over the past year, according to new Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures. House prices rose by 0.8 per cent to reach and average of £153,000, which remains well below the 2007 peak.

The head of the Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme has criticised "misinformation" surrounding plans to shred documents submitted by symphysiotomy survivors. Judge Maureen Harding Clark told The Irish Times that the scheme only offered to shred documents where directed by applicants.

Justice Minister David Ford Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford has met with environmental groups to discuss their concerns over legal costs.

Staff at Worthingtons Solicitors in Belfast will abseil down the Europa Hotel in support of a local sarcoma cancer charity.

A controversial artist from England has announced her marriage to an "impressive stone" she discovered on "a hill facing the sea". Tracey Emin, 52, told Post magazine: "The whole thing with the stone is - it's a big f****ing stone, right. It's in my garden, it's very nice and very impressive and I l

The Court of Appeal has ordered a wind farm in Co Cork to be dismantled, pending the outcome of the developer’s application for substituted consent. Mr William Bailey sought orders pursuant to s. 160 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 requiring the dismantling of three wind turbines owned an

The heads of the Family Leave Bill will be prepared ahead of the formation of the next Government in order to allow for its implementation by September, The Irish Times reports. The proposed legislation will introduce two weeks' statutory paternity leave in Ireland at a rate of €230 per week.

Fiona Finn, CEO of Nasc Nasc, the Irish Immigrant Support Centre, has said it is "profoundly concerned" by the EU-Turkey deal agreed last week.

Linda Johnston, partner at Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors Linda Johnston, partner at Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors, writes about the passing of the Mental Capacity Bill by the Northern Ireland Assembly.