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A fifty-year-old man who pleaded guilty to raping and sexually assaulting is nieces when he lived at their grandmother’s house between 2001 and 2010 has lost an appeal against the severity of his sentence. The man, who had a history of serious sexual offences and convictions for burglary, was

Dublin firm Helene Coffey & Associates, formerly based at The Capel Building, Dublin 1, has this week joined Crowley Millar. Helene Coffey, who has over 25 years' experience, now joins the firm's litigation and dispute resolution department.

Conflicts of interest, diversity and the need to enlarge the talent pool for senior non-executive board appointments were among issues discussed at a Hayes Solicitors event this morning. The corporate governance panel discussion was moderated by Ken Casey, partner and head of corporate law at Hayes

The UK government has extended the deadline on a public consultation on proposals to address the legacy of the Troubles. The consultation - Addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past - includes proposals to implement the four new legacy institutions set out in the 2014 Stormont House Agr

Dillon Eustace has acted as advisor to Jellia Holdings Ltd on the sale of three modern, purpose-built primary care centres in Ireland. The sale was structured as a sale of the entire issued share capital in the property holding company.

Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley has announced plans to introduce new legislation next month to help facilitate cross-party talks aimed at restoring the Northern Ireland Executive. The bill will also address a landmark Court of Appeal ruling which found that a senior civil servant did not ha

People in Northern Ireland are the least likely in the UK to have made a will, according to a new study carried out by Will Aid, the charity will-writing campaign. More than 74 per cent of those questioned in Northern Ireland said they had no will, up by 10 per cent on last year's survey.

William Fry triumphed in the "Best Creative Staff Engagement" category at the Allianz Business to Arts awards on Tuesday night.

India's Supreme Court has legalised gay sex, striking down a colonial-era law that banned the practice. Section 377, a 157-year-old law banned “carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal” and was punishable by life in prison.

Police have arrested a man who stole a hearse with a body inside. Forty-year-old Annibal Saúl N admitted to stealing the hearse after discovering the vehicle along with the keys.

Inspectors have been appointed by the High Court to investigate allegations made by the Director of Corporate Enforcement against Independent News and Media PLC. Finding that the evidence showed that six of the ten circumstances prescribed by section 748 of the Companies Act 2014 were applicable, Mr

The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, spoke of his "intense frustration" with the collapse of devolved government in Northern Ireland as he made his opening of term address today. He referred back to previous remarks about members of the judiciary taking the lead in developi

A serious backlog in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal is leaving victims of serious assaults waiting years for compensation, The Irish Times reports. Just 31 payments were made in 2017 while 181 new applications were received, and only 10 payments were made in the first five months of 201

Roseanne McCormick QC has been sworn into office as a County Court judge in Northern Ireland. Judge McCormick was sworn in before Sir Declan Morgan, the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, this morning.

New mortgage figures from Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) reveal a year-on-year decline in the number of mortgage approvals for first-time buyers. However, the BPFI Mortgage Approvals Report for July 2018 also reveals a three per cent increase in the average value of a first-time bu