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A pilot court project dedicated to dealing with people convicted on summary complaint where alcohol has significantly contributed to their offending is being established at Glasgow Sheriff Court, our sister publication Scottish Legal News reports. The Alcohol Court, which is to be presided over by S

The draft Brexit agreement between the EU and the UK contains strong commitments to the Good Friday Agreement, the Belfast-based Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) has said. The human rights group has published its initial comments on the draft agreement, made public last week by the E

Angela Rafferty QC Criminal barristers are having to regularly skip breaks in order to get work done, the chair of the Criminal Bar Association has said.

Chief Commissioner Les Allamby The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has today published the first major report into Travellers' accommodation in almost a decade.

A man who was convicted of committing grievous bodily harm with intent has lost an appeal against his conviction, which he contended was unsafe due to irregularity in the trial judge’s taking of the jury’s verdict. Finding that the conviction was safe, Lord Chief Justice Declan Morgan was satisf

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The Supreme Court will sit in Limerick for the first time today in the city's brand-new courthouse.

Men make up a narrow majority of Irish solicitors outside of Dublin, according to a newly-published break-down of practising solicitor numbers. For the first time, the Law Society of Ireland has published a breakdown of solicitor numbers by county and gender.

A group of newly-admitted solicitors have received awards in recognition of their excellence in their studies.

The judge overseeing the specialist court listing arrangements for domestic violence cases in Derry has hit out at the lack of a functioning Executive. Judge Barney McElholm of Londonderry Magistrates' Court said the measures undertaken in his court had succeeded in persuading survivors of domestic

International students from Malaysia braved the snow to visit the Royal Courts of Justice with lecturers from QUB School of Law.

HOMS Solicitors are once again sponsoring the HOMS Solicitors Fittest Company Challenge as part of the Bon Secours Hospital Great Limerick Run in Limerick on Sunday 6 May.

New figures show that a third of High Court posts remained vacant after a recent hiring round, The Brief reports. Data from the Judicial Appointments Commission show that between April and December last year there were 25 positions at the High Court, with 17 appointments made.

Two English publishers have been duped into awarding accolades to a fake law firm in a hoax intended to highlight the glut of legal awards given out in the UK. FLF Abiola & Co, which used a photo of actor Danny Glover as its managing partner, was awarded the accolades by Finance Monthly and Corp

Dublin Bus have successfully appealed a finding of unfair dismissal in which a former driver had been awarded €10,000 in the Circuit Court. Finding that the employer’s reasoning for dismissal, based on medical reasons, had satisfied the principles outlined in Bolger v. Showerings ELR 184, Ms Jus

Newly-admitted solicitors have been warmly welcomed to the legal profession at the Law Society of Northern Ireland's admissions ceremony at Whitla Hall in Queen's University Belfast.