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Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The Government's controversial Judicial Appointments Commission Bill cleared the Seanad at second stage yesterday.

The High Court has reserved judgment on whether further steps are to be taken in respect of two lawyers accused of misleading the court in an effort to stop the deportation of a Polish criminal. In a recent judgment, Mr Justice David Keane said lawyers for Thomas Bebenek had used litigation as a “

Belfast solicitor Ursula Burns passed away yesterday following a battle with cancer. Ms Burns was admitted as a solicitor in 1984 and had worked over her career at Donnelly & Kinder Solicitors, Tughans, JG Haughey & Co. Solicitors, EJ Lavery Solicitors and Haugheys Solicitors.

A survey conducted for Manufacturing NI and law firm Tughans has revealed a positive outlook for Northern Ireland's manufacturing sector.

St Vincent and the Grenadines has become the first Caribbean nation, first Commonwealth Realm, first developing state and only the fourth country in the world to establish a full resident diplomatic presence in Northern Ireland. The small country - with a population of around 110,000 - has opened a

Pictured (l-r): Mr Justice McCloskey; Lady Adrienne Morgan; Sir Declan Morgan, the Lord Chief Justice; Regina Cox of Inspire; Buster Cox; Sara Cleary; and BSA chairman Steven Keown The Belfast Solicitors' Association (BSA) has celebrated the success of its latest gala dinner at Titanic Belfast.

Eilis Barry Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) will host a pop-up advice clinic for the LGBTQ community as part of Dublin Pride 2018.

Thorbjørn Jagland The UK formally ratified the Lanzarote Convention on protecting children against sexual violence in Strasbourg yesterday. The convention will enter into force in the UK on 1 October.

Tech giant Apple has been fined $9 million by a federal court for telling iPad and iPhone users it could not fix their devices because they had previously been repaired by third party companies. The lawsuit was brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) after it received co

The number of prosecutions disposed at Crown Court in Northern Ireland last year fell sharply against a steady increase in prosecutions at magistrates' courts, new figures reveal. The Department of Justice has published its latest court prosecutions, convictions and out of court disposals statistics

A Dublin pub has lost an appeal against the award of €5,000 to a customer who was accused by a barman of using a fake €10 to pay for a pint. Upholding the order of the Circuit Court, Mr Justice Michael MacGrath accepted the version of events as outlined by the plaintiff, and said that any privil

Cork-based J.W. O'Donovan Solicitors, specialists in commercial, corporate and property law, has promoted John Fuller to partner.

Grant Edwards TLT has expanded its corporate team in Belfast with the appointment of Grant Edwards as associate, who joins from Tughans.

Emily Logan The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has restated its criticisms of key provisions of the International Protection Act 2015 to mark World Refugee Day today.

Tanya Ward The Children's Rights Alliance (CRA) has called for a debate in the Oireachtas on a new report into the management of allegations of child sex abuse by the Child and Family Agency (Tusla).