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A senior Department of Justice official has offered an apology after making widely-reported remarks suggesting that judges do not treat the offence of burglary seriously enough. Jimmy Martin, a member of the department's management board, has written to President of the District Court, Judge Rosemar

Graham de Barra, director of Help Not Harm A survey carried out on behalf of a pro-harm reduction group in Ireland has found that 82 per cent of Irish third-level students have tried illegal drugs.

Arleen Elliott, president of the Law Society The Law Society of Northern Ireland has warned the general public, local businesses and its members to be extremely vigilant following a new report of a fraud perpetrated on a firm of solicitors.

Noeline Blackwell, director general of FLAC There has been “bewilderingly little progress” in tackling the problem of mortgage arrears despite Irish government promises in May, according to Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC).

More than 70 prisoners at HMP Magilligan in Northern Ireland have been given access to Skype in order to contact their family as part of a new prisoner rehabilitation project. The medium to low security prison, located near Limavady, is the first in the UK to introduce a scheme whereby qualifying pr

Mrs Justice Catherine McGuinness Mrs Justice Catherine McGuinness has said a replacement clause on abortion should not be introduced to the Constitution if the Eighth Amendment is repealed.

Government minister Tom Hayes Legislation to create new bribery offences with penalties of up to 10 years imprisonment and to establish a Public Sector Standards Commissioner will be published before Christmas.

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

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

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court will today resume jury selection for the trial of four prominent bank officials after running out of potential jurors on Friday. An enlarged 15-member jury will hear the trial of former Anglo Irish Bank (AIB) executive William McAteer as well as three other bank chiefs

The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has said the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Amendment Bill 2012 is "not strong enough" to support the rehabilitation of reformed offenders as the bill returns to Dáil Éireann today. The bill will go before TDs today at the report and final stage.

High Court judge Mr Justice Adrian Colton is expected to replaceLord Justice Weir as presiding judge of the Coroners' Court next week, UTV News reports. Lord Weir took on the role on a temporary basis following the retirement of senior coroner John Leckey last year.

The Court of Appeal has re-sentenced a man for seventy-five counts of theft contrary to s.26 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001, amending his sentence from a custodial sentence of two years and six months, and suspending the final ten months for a period of two years from th

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

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.