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A judge of the Circuit Civil Court has said a mother and son who withdrew a €120,000 damages claim following an alleged car accident should be charged with perjury unless they leave the country. Adam Majewski, 36, and Eugenia Markowska, 56, currently live in Poland but were living in London at the

A man who was growing marijuana in a storage unit in Florida called 911 when he heard a helicopter flying overhead to admit his illegal activity – unaware the helicopter was investigating an unrelated incident. Edgewater police were investigating a suspicious death when Jasper Harrison, 47, phoned

Louis Maguire has lost his appeal against his conviction for murder and arson with intent to endanger life, after arguing that he had not received a fair trial, due in part to being unrepresented for a large part of the trial. Mr Maguire was found guilty in 2006 of the murder of Mr David Barnes, and

Gerry McAlinden QC, chairman of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland Members of the legal profession are today marking Human Rights Day, an international commemoration of the day on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has published a major report which recommends a "fundamental restructuring of An Garda Síochána across the country".

Mark Toland, deputy chief inspector of the Garda Inspectorate A backlog of computers and other technology which have been seized for forensic analysis is contributing to court delays and case dismissals, the Garda Inspectorate has admitted.

Arthur Cox has won M&A Legal Adviser of the Year Ireland at the Mergermarket European M&A Awards 2015 in London.

Les Allamby Les Allamby, chief commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC), marks Human Rights Day by talking about the importance of universal human rights.

Former Justice Minister Alan Shatter Ireland's former Justice Minister Alan Shatter has told TDs that the Legal Services Regulation Bill, passed by the Oireachtas yesterday, achieves "85 per cent of what I set out to achieve in this legislation".

The Law Society of Ireland continues to have serious concerns about provisions in the International Protection Bill, according to a letter seen by The Irish Times. A letter from Law Society president Simon Murphy, sent to members of the Oireachtas Justice Committee, is supportive of the bill's gener

Law Society president Simon Murphy The Law Society of Ireland has published guidance for solicitors when providing legal services in Garda stations.

More than 30 companies have been named as defendants in US civil legal proceedings following the Berkeley balcony collapse, which led to the death of six Irish students. Families of the victims have filed lawsuits with the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda in relation to wrongful death

A judge of the High Court has ordered an inquiry into the legality of detaining a woman in Limerick Prison after she was found in contempt of a Circuit Court order to hand over possession of her home to a bank. Mr Justice Max Barrett said he would direct an inquiry under article 40 of the Constituti

A conman who impersonated the Duke of Marlborough and accrued bills of over £10,000 has been jailed for three-and-a-half years. Alexander Wood managed to blag his way into top hotels in London by assuming different personae such as a senior member of British Airways staff and, in one instance, the