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The appointment of three judges to Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal has been approved by Her Majesty The Queen. Mr Justice Stephens, Mr Justice Deeny and Mr Justice Treacy will be sworn into office as Lord Justices of Appeal later this year at the Royal Courts of Justice.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald It is right to review legislation that allows for some minor offences to become spent after seven years, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said.

Paul Gough, senior associate solicitor Holmes O'Malley Sexton Solicitors has welcomed Paul Gough, senior associate solicitor, to the firm to head its employment and pensions unit.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald New roadside tests for drug driving will be in place by the Easter bank holiday weekend, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said.

Under Directive 93/42 on medical devices, a notified body involved in the procedure related to the EC declaration of conformity is not under a general obligation to carry out unannounced inspections, to examine devices and/or to examine the manufacturer’s business records. However, where it is pre

Three partners at Dublin firm Matheson have won recognition at the International Law Office (ILO) Client Choice Awards 2017.

A former Attorney General, Lord Chancellor and Director of Public Prosecutions have written to the UK's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson urging him to reconsider his approach to a British father on death row in Ethiopia. Conservative MP Dominic Grieve (pictured), Labour’s Lord Falconer and Lib Dem

The High Court in Belfast declined jurisdiction in the case of a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Inspector who brought an application for judicial review, finding that the matter was not to be treated as one of public law. The inspector, Ms Pamela Colville, brought an application for judic

The Master of the High Court has said "vulture funds" may be exploiting another loophole to reduce their tax bills by not paying stamp duty when purchasing loans from financial institutions. Edmund Honohan SC made his comments when striking out a summons brought on behalf of Havbell Designated Activ

Fíona Ní Chinneide Ireland is sending too many women to prison for non-violent offences, including failure to pay court-ordered fines, a UN committee has heard.

Lord Neuberger Lord Neuberger has criticised politicians for failing to defend judges following a row surrounding the Brexit legal challenge last year.

Spying legislation designed to tackle terrorism has been used hundreds of times to identify welfare and insurance fraud in Northern Ireland over the past five years, The Irish News reports. The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) was used 591 times by the Department for Communities and 132

Richard Grogan Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates writes on an important case for claims by truck drivers.

The process of appointing some of the most senior judges in the UK begins officially today, as applications are invited from candidates to fill vacancies for two justices of the UK Supreme Court and the presidency of the court. Adverts will appear from today encouraging applications for vacancies cr

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has named Roisin Devlin and Hannah McGrath from the Institute of Professional Legal Studies in Belfast as winners of the Client Consultation Competition 2017.