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A catering officer in the Northern Ireland Prison Service has won a prestigious award for his work at Maghaberry Prison. Andrew Smith, who joined the Service in 1994, was presented with the award by Princess Anne at an annual ceremony in St James’ Palace.

A man who was described as posing a risk to both himself and to the public if released from the Central Medical Hospital has been detained as a ward of court by order of Mr Justice Kelly, President of the High Court. Background

Ken Murphy, director general of the Law Society The Law Society of Ireland has said Government proposals to reform the judicial appointments process represent "an opportunity for a fresh start".

Dr Katherine Zappone Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone will "shortly" sign a ministerial order to end the detention of under-18s in adult prisons.

Belfast firm Carson McDowell has created the first information law team in Northern Ireland in a response to an increasing demand for work in the sector. With new laws around data protection coming into effect next year, a number of partners from the firm’s healthcare, environmental, commercial an

Dr Brian Barry Dr Brian Barry, Constitutional Law Lecturer in the School of Languages, Law and Social Sciences at Dublin Institute of Technology, will deliver a public lecture on Wednesday 29 March at 6pm - Room 2046, Dublin Institute of Technology, Aungier Street, Dublin 2, entitled:

Two Assistant Censors at the Irish Film Censor's Office have brought High Court proceedings against the Minister for Justice aimed at preventing their purported dismissal from the office. The action has been brought by former Fianna Fáil senator Olga Bennett and Mairead Marron after the Minister fo

The Pat Finucane Centre (PFC) has launched a new website with resources for human rights defenders and information on PFC projects.

Widespread distrust among British-born Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) people towards the English justice system is having a negative impact on the legitimacy of its criminal courts, according to a new report. The Centre for Justice Innovation's report, Building Trust: How our courts can imp

The Sunday Newspapers have lost an appeal to the Supreme Court, in which they argued that the case being brought against them by individuals involved in co-ordinating the Witness Protection Programme should be heard fully in public so as to give effect to the Constitution. Rejecting the newspaper’

The Law Society of Ireland has indicated its newly-found support for a lay majority on the new judicial appointments commission, putting it at odds with the Bar Council of Ireland. The legal profession is now divided over the proposal to have a lay majority and lay chairperson on the new commission.

Key parts of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 have taken effect from today, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has announced. They include provisions criminalising the purchase of sex in Ireland, as well as provisions relating to child sexual exploitation, child sexual abuse and child po

A self-styled "fathers' rights" group has announced plans to stage protests for family law reform outside every courthouse in Northern Ireland, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

The Lady Solicitors' Golf Society (LSGS) will embark on its first outing of the year at Killeen Golf Course in April. Members of the society, which is open to "all lady solicitors and trainees", practising or not, will compete for the Patrick O'Connor Trophy on 7 April 2017.

Dr David Russell has been named as the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission's (NIHRC) new chief executive. He will take up the post from 3 April 2017.