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Pictured: Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan Northern Ireland's judiciary must provide leadership to overcome the political stalemate that has paralysed devolution, leading legal figures heard in the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast yesterday.

Pictured (l-r): Michael King, Lorraine Keown, Fergal Maguire, Alan McAlister, Rachael Gamble and Michael Black Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has launched a new brand protection team to handle defamation, IP and data protections cases, just months after it was first to establish a specialist cyb

Irish firms McCann FitzGerald and Matheson were among the big winners at the FT Innovative Lawyer Awards 2017 in London.

Lady Hale Parliament should provide clarity on the relationship between the UK and the European Court of Justice after Brexit the President of the Supreme Court has said.

The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT), in association with the Irish Criminal Bar Association, has announced plans to hold a seminar and launch a major research study on the operation of community service as an alternative to custodial sanctions in Ireland. Examining the comparative use, experience, a

The Constitutional Court of Spain has ruled that the Catalan Parliament may not convene on Monday for a session where a unilateral declaration of independence could be made. The court upheld a challenge from the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), one of Spain's two major political parties and a

Peter Ward SC Prominent barristers who campaigned against the Eighth Amendment in the 1983 referendum have shared "key lessons" to those favouring its repeal.

A judge accused of insulting the traveller community has been cleared by a judicial watchdog, The Brief reports. Timothy Spencer QC made a “very damaging” statement according to the complaint when sentencing 11 members of the Rooney family at Nottingham Crown Court in September.

A defendant in a criminal trial described as “deaf and effectively mute” has had his application for Judicial Review of a decision of the Department of Justice for Northern Ireland dismissed in the High Court. Accepting that Registered intermediaries (RIs) were subject to legal professional priv

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has confirmed that asylum seekers in Ireland will "soon have access to the labour market" in line with the recent Supreme Court ruling.

Ken Murphy Irish businesses can save time, money and help to unclog the court system by using mediation as an alternative approach to dispute resolution, the Law Society of Ireland has said.

The State may face claims from motorists who were wrongly jailed after being caught up in the fixed charge notice (FCN) scandal, The Irish Times reports. Assistant Commissioner Michael Finn told the Oireachtas justice committee yesterday that as many as 119 solicitor firms have already contacted An

Fake barrister Christopher McDonnell faces jail after pleading guilty to eight offences in Belfast Crown Court, the Belfast Telegraph reports. He admits four counts of fraud by false representation, two counts of theft and two forgery charges.

Geert De Baere A new judge has been appointed to the General Court of the European Union.

Concerns expressed by local residents when Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) sought permission to extend planning for a new €320 million runway at Dublin Airport were not considered by the relevant planning authority, the High Court has heard. Jerry Healy SC, acting for a group of North Dublin reside