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A solicitor who was struck off the Roll of Solicitors amidst several allegations of misconduct, has had his application to be restored to the Roll refused in the High Court. Mr Justice Kelly, President of the High Court, stated that the man had been dishonest and had demonstrated a lack of candour,

Northern Ireland's Director of Public Prosecutions, Barra McGrory QC, has said allegations of bias on his part are insulting to him and to his office. It comes as senior UK politicians accuse him of prioritising prosecutions of former British soldiers for their actions during the Troubles.

A man has gone on trial in Glasgow Sheriff Court, accused of making death threats against the head of Northern Ireland’s prosecution service, The Herald reports. Gordon Galloway, 50, posted a comment on Facebook under a story about the Director of Public Prosectuions, Barra McGrory QC, during his

David Stanton Legislation to incorporate EU rules on cybercrime into Irish law has been approved by TDs at the second stage in the Dáil.

Prime Minister Theresa May The UK government has published draft legislation to empower Prime Minister Theresa May to activate Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union and thereby begin the formal Brexit process.

Mullingar Courthouse will reopen after renovation in November this year, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said. The courthouse is being extended and refurbished as part of a major courthouse investment project that includes Drogheda, Cork, Limerick, Wexford, Waterford and Letterkenny courthou

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Dr James Lyness will take over as State Pathologist for Northern Ireland this April.

A global investigation into the reasons why so many women lawyers leave law firms, and on occasion the legal profession entirely, has been launched by the International Bar Association (IBA) Legal Policy & Research Unit (LPRU). The investigation also seeks to secure information on the profession

Ailbhe Smyth, convenor of the Coalition The Eighth Amendment and access to abortion came to the fore in public discourse and consciousness in 2016, according to the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment's annual review.

Three judges are reportedly in the running to fill the US Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia last year, with President Trump expected to appoint an arch conservative to the bench. Trump’s top picks are believed to be William Pryor, Neil Grouch and Thomas Hardiman

A solicitor who was sentenced to a year’s imprisonment for stealing €250,000 from her client account has successfully appealed the severity of her sentence, with the Court of Appeal halving her custodial sentence to one of six months. Delivering the judgment of the three-judge Court, Mr Justice

Dr Katherine Zappone The "honest belief" defence in rape cases will be reviewed by the Law Reform Commission following a Cabinet decision yesterday.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald The process of nominating Irish judges to the European courts does not need to be reformed, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has told TDs.

David Cairns Young Northern Ireland solicitors met in Belfast this month to elect the new Northern Ireland Young Solicitors' Association (NIYSA) committee for 2017.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Two lawyers are among five people who have been appointed as parole commissioners for Northern Ireland.