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Scotland’s criminal legal aid system could be on the verge of collapse as solicitors working for the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) say they are unprepared for the deluge of calls from suspects requiring legal advice – as guaranteed by legislation due to come into force. On 25 January, new laws

An “experienced burglar” who broke into the home of a High Court judge's widow, while serving a suspended sentence for another burglary, has been spared extra jail time despite an appeal by prosecutors. Martin O'Brien, 31, had pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to burglary at the ho

Judgment has been reserved in Sinn Féin president and Louth TD Gerry Adams' appeal against his two convictions in the 1970s for attempting to escape from prison. Lawyers for Mr Adams told Belfast's Court of Appeal the convictions should be quashed because his imprisonment under the UK government's

A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer has seen his license to practise revoked shortly after openly criticising the Communist Party of China. Yu Wensheng, 50, said he had received a letter from China's Bureau of Justice cancelling his license because he had not been employed by a licensed law firm

A mother and her five children who were refused continued emergency accommodation, and whose application for housing was deferred for a one-year period, have been unsuccessful in applying for an order quashing the decisions of Galway County Council. Finding that the applicants were not entitled to t

Andrew Jennings TLT has announced the appointment of Andrew Jennings as a corporate partner in its Belfast office, completing the firm's full service offering in Northern Ireland.

Ken Casey Hayes Solicitors has announced the appointment of Ken Casey as partner and head of its new dedicated corporate law department.

A High Court judge has sharply criticised the removal of the legislation directory from the Irish Statute Book website. Mr Justice Richard Humphreys, handing down judgment on an application from a man engaged in "a protracted campaign of frustration of the legal process", said he couldn't fault the

Karen Bradley Judicial review proceedings against new Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley are listed for a preliminary hearing tomorrow, barely a week after the cabinet secretary took on the role.

A key HSE committee is set to recommend major changes to the current wards of court system, The Irish Times reports. The HSE National Safeguarding Committee will launches its major review of the system this Thursday.

Senior barristers have told Prime Minister Theresa May that the UK can unilaterally withdraw the Article 50 notification and halt the Brexit process, The Brief reports. Jessica Simor QC (of Matrix Chambers in Gray's Inn), Tim Ward QC (of Monckton Chambers in Gray's Inn) and Marie Demetriou QC (of Br

Aidan Marsh Beauchamps Solicitors has advised global real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson on its acquisition of a portfolio of 124 apartments in the Dublin Docklands.

A rape case has collapsed days before trial after evidence emerged showing the defendant cuddling his accuser in bed. Samson Makele, 28, was accused of raping a woman he met in 2016 at the Notting Hill Carnival.

A PSNI officer convicted of perverting the course of justice after he admitted to crashing his car while over the limit and then attempting to cover it up by making the car look as though it had been stolen has lost his appeal against his conviction. The man was sentenced to six months imprisonment

Business Minister Heather Humphreys A bill introduced to the Dáil will provide a statutory basis for IDA Ireland to compulsorily purchase land after a landmark Supreme Court ruling flagged up issues in the existing legislation.