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Justice Minister Claire Sugden A debate among MLAs on whether to offer pardons to gay and bisexual men convicted of abolished sexual offences was complicated by Northern Ireland's distinct age of consent.

Geraldine Clarke Six people, including three practising solicitors, have been appointed to the Property Services Regulatory Authority.

A murderer who sought reduction of his conviction to manslaughter on the basis the statutory test for the Scots-derived defence of diminished responsibility requires that the judge defines for the jury the word “substantial” in “substantially impaired” has had his appeal unanimously dismisse

Bryan Hughes, chief executive of Eversheds International law firm Eversheds is considering a merger with US firm Sutherland in order to create a new global firm called Eversheds Sutherland.

A petition demanding the repeal of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 after it came into force this week has gained 144,000 signatures and must be debated in the UK Parliament. Dubbed the Snooper’s Charter by its critics, the act allows the authorities to hack computers and phones and collect infor

Michael O'Flaherty The human rights of Roma are undermined by widespread deprivation in EU member states, according to a new report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).

Nasc Ireland will host a wine tasting fundraiser in Cork next Friday to raise funds to support its free legal information and advice service.

The Supreme Court has ruled that a man sentenced to four years' imprisonment for sexual offences against a young girl in the 1990s should be released after the Court of Criminal Appeal quashed a prior conviction which had been taken into account by the judge who ordered the four-year sentence. The m

Ken Rutherford, managing partner at C & H Jefferson DWF has announced plans to merge with Belfast-based commercial firm C & H Jefferson.

Cork firm O’Flynn Exhams Solicitors (OFX) has announced the appointment of two new senior associates and two associates in response to continued growth at the practice.

Dublin firm Matheson is reviewing its charitable foundation following claims that it is profiting from a "vulture fund". Some charities named as partners on the Matheson Foundation website have distanced themselves following reports that it owns a number of "vulture funds" for tax purposes.

Ulster University and the Law Society of Ireland were among winners at gradireland's Higher Education Awards 2017. The LLM Clinical Legal Education course at Ulster University won Postgraduate Course of the Year (Law) and the Law Society of Ireland's Diploma Centre won Best Postgraduate Prospectus.

Sir Oliver Heald QC The UK government has reversed a 500 per cent increase in immigration tribunal fees.

First Minister Arlene Foster The working group on fatal foetal abnormality (FFA) has recommended changes to abortion law in Northern Ireland, according to reports.

British Influence director Peter Wilding UK government ministers could face a legal challenge from a pro-EU think tank that argues Brexit does not mean the UK must quit the European Economic Area (EEA).