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Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The Government made a conscious decision not to "narrowly" interpret the Supreme Court ruling on asylum seekers' right to work, Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said.

Séamus Woulfe Attorney General Séamus Woulfe has been asked to advise the Government on the legal risks of not replacing the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution if voters decide to repeal it in the forthcoming referendum, The Times reports.

Members of the legal profession have paid tribute to the late Judge John McKee, who passed away earlier this month. His funeral is set to take place this Friday 19 January, 1.30pm at Killinchy Presbyterian Church.

Joe Brolly A prominent criminal barrister and sports pundit has claimed that the "tremendous consensus" that once existed around the Good Friday Agreement has gone, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

Commissioner Helen Dixon Over €2 million has been spent on legal fees for the Data Protection Commissioner in the ongoing Schrems/Facebook data protection case.

Scotland’s criminal legal aid system could be on the verge of collapse as solicitors working for the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) say they are unprepared for the deluge of calls from suspects requiring legal advice – as guaranteed by legislation due to come into force. On 25 January, new laws

An “experienced burglar” who broke into the home of a High Court judge's widow, while serving a suspended sentence for another burglary, has been spared extra jail time despite an appeal by prosecutors. Martin O'Brien, 31, had pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to burglary at the ho

Judgment has been reserved in Sinn Féin president and Louth TD Gerry Adams' appeal against his two convictions in the 1970s for attempting to escape from prison. Lawyers for Mr Adams told Belfast's Court of Appeal the convictions should be quashed because his imprisonment under the UK government's

A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer has seen his license to practise revoked shortly after openly criticising the Communist Party of China. Yu Wensheng, 50, said he had received a letter from China's Bureau of Justice cancelling his license because he had not been employed by a licensed law firm

A mother and her five children who were refused continued emergency accommodation, and whose application for housing was deferred for a one-year period, have been unsuccessful in applying for an order quashing the decisions of Galway County Council. Finding that the applicants were not entitled to t

Andrew Jennings TLT has announced the appointment of Andrew Jennings as a corporate partner in its Belfast office, completing the firm's full service offering in Northern Ireland.

Ken Casey Hayes Solicitors has announced the appointment of Ken Casey as partner and head of its new dedicated corporate law department.

A High Court judge has sharply criticised the removal of the legislation directory from the Irish Statute Book website. Mr Justice Richard Humphreys, handing down judgment on an application from a man engaged in "a protracted campaign of frustration of the legal process", said he couldn't fault the

Karen Bradley Judicial review proceedings against new Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley are listed for a preliminary hearing tomorrow, barely a week after the cabinet secretary took on the role.

A key HSE committee is set to recommend major changes to the current wards of court system, The Irish Times reports. The HSE National Safeguarding Committee will launches its major review of the system this Thursday.