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Pictured (l-r): Linda Johnston, Dr Julian Sheather Ian Huddleston, Eddie Lynch, Dr Barbara English Greater awareness and a joined up approach is needed to deal with the difficulties surrounding capacity issues in Northern Ireland, a conference hosted by the Law Society of Northern Ireland heard.

Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty The invalidity pension scheme will be extended to self-employed workers for the first time from 1 December, Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty has announced.

Andy McConnell Dublin firm Philip Lee has helped to launch global law firm network Multilaw's new online self-assessment tool for businesses to evaluate their level of risk associated with Brexit.

What should the future relationship between the UK and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) look like? Will the UK still be part of the European Arrest Warrant? Does the EU (Withdrawal) Bill provide legal certainty? The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee will meet with retired judg

The Law Society of Ireland hosted a cluster event in Cork in association with the Southern Law Association on Saturday.

One of the world's oldest rivalries found its sporting expression on Saturday as politicians faced off with lawyers at Donnybrook Stadium.

The most senior garda in Galway has promised to correct the record after wrongly claiming it was illegal to cycle two abreast, The Times reports. Chief Superintendent Tom Curley told Galway County Council's joint policing committee that cyclists could only travel in single file.

Clare McGlynn Legislation to criminalise sex between sports coaches and under-18s in their care is only necessary because of the "pedantic drafting" of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, an expert has said.

The Board of Management of a National School in Dublin has been granted orders of certiorari quashing decisions which effectively directed the school to enrol a child in an oversubscribed class. Stating that this was “manifestly unfair” to the other unsuccessful pupils, Mr Justice Coffey agreed

Pictured (l-r): Martin Cooney, Catherine Guy and Michael Walsh ByrneWallace has announced the appointment of Martin Cooney as partner and head of the firm's construction law practice.

The Irish Government must stand "steadfast in its commitment to the protection of human rights in Northern Ireland and across the whole island" at this stage of the Brexit talks, leading human rights experts have said. The call was made in a letter, published by The Irish Times, signed by solicitor

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan introduced major new anti-corruption legislation to the Dáil for second stage debate last night. The Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017 is a key component of the Government's comprehensive package of measures to tackle white collar crime, published ea

Police raided Ballymena Magistrates Court for drugs yesterday, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Proceedings were stopped for half an hour to allow specialist drug detection dogs to inspect defendants after concerns about drugs being brought into the court.

The House of Lords Constitution Committee has today warned that the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill, the first Brexit bill to be scrutinised by the House of Lords, contains inappropriately broad powers for ministers. The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill is intended to provide a new,

Two former SS officers in their 90s have been charged by German prosecutors with complicity in hundreds of murders at the Stutthof concentration camp. Officials in Dortmund said the two unnamed suspects, aged 92, and 93, had been involved in Nazi operations in occupied Poland.