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Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire The UK government is considering legislation to protect elderly British soldiers from prosecution for their actions during the Troubles, the News Letter reports.

A former solicitor jailed for stealing €260,000 from her clients has seen her 12-month prison sentence halved on appeal. Mr Justice George Birmingham, giving judgment in the Court of Appeal, said the sentence for Jacqueline Durcan, 47, could have been less than 12 months.

A man who complained to the Law Society about the conduct of a solicitor in a failed property transaction has been unsuccessful in his bid to appeal the decision of the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal. The tribunal found that there was no prima facie case against the solicitor, and the man faile

Irish prisoners received a total of almost €3 million in daily allowances last year, according to the Irish Prison Service. The figures were released to The Irish Times following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request from the newspaper.

Prison officers in Northern Ireland are set to be fitted with Body Worn Cameras by March in a bid to improve prison safety. The move follows a successful pilot in parts of the Northern Ireland prison estate.

The final report of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry has been published. Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden thanked Sir Anthony Hart, a retired High Court judge, for his work on the inquiry, which was set up in 2013.

Pictured (l-r): Sarah Field, Stephen O'Flynn and Mary Hassan Dublin firm KOD Lyons has welcomed trainees Sarah Field, Stephen O'Flynn and Mary Hassan to its team.

Mark Ward, head of M&A at A&L Goodbody A&L Goodbody has been ranked Ireland's number one law firm for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by deal volume in 2016, after advising on more M&A deals in 2016 than any other firm.

Richard Martin, managing partner at Ronan Daly Jermyn Cork solicitor firm Ronan Daly Jermyn has been named as a finalist in the Large category at the Cork Chamber of Commerce Company of the Year Awards.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden and Ireland's Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald have condemned the shooting of a police officer in Belfast last night.

A proposed overhaul of the way solicitors are trained has been given short shrift by a group of senior academics. The new regime would see all those hoping to qualify in England and Wales sitting a centralised exam.

A man who was ordered to move out of the family home where he was residing with two of his children, in order for his wife to move in and take custody, has been successful in his appeal. In the Court of Appeal, the husband appealed against the decision of Ms Justice Bronagh O’Hanlon in the High Co

A private member's bill to reform Ireland's "archaic" laws on consumer insurance contracts has been laid before TDs. Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty (pictured) said his Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017 represents "a major modernisation of insurance contract law in Ireland", based on a 2015 report

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has refuted suggestions that it represents a conflict of interest for members of the Legal Aid Board to be actively practising in cases against applicants of legal aid.

Brexit represents "opportunity" for Commonwealth lawyers, according to the president of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA). Alexander Ward, speaking to Irish Legal News, said he was not concerned about the administration of justice after Britain's exit from the European Union.