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The NI Chapter of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators are constantly seeking to assist members with continuing professional development and have identified the need for proper Expert training at a reasonable cost. Following the introduction of the Practice Direction 2015 the Commercial Courts in

The Law Society of Northern Ireland and The Bar of Northern Ireland have signed a statement condemning the possible reinstatement of the death penalty in Turkey. A joint statement presented to the standing committee of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) by CCBE President Michel B

Justice Minister Sam Gyimah The UK government is set to posthumously pardon thousands of gay and bisexual men convicted in England and Wales of now abolished sexual offences, Justice Minister Sam Gyimah has announced.

Pictured (l-r): Vilma Patterson, PBNI chair; Health Minister Michelle O’Neill;Justice Minister Claire Sugden; Cheryl Lamont, PBNI director The Probation Board for Northern Ireland has launched a new mobile phone app designed to help offenders desist from crime.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon The Scottish Government has launched a twelve-week consultation on the proposed Scottish Independence Referendum Bill.

The Court of Appeal has overturned the finding of the High Court that the directors of a liquidated company were personally liable to a creditor pursuant to s. 297A of the Companies Act 1963. Justice Hogan stated that it was not enough to show that the directors were aware that the loss might have o

Paul McGarry, chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland The Bar of Ireland has warned that delaying further judicial appointments until the appointments process has been reformed would adversely affect the administration of justice in Ireland.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Sir Patrick Coghlin, a retired Lord Justice of Appeal, has been appointed as the independent assessor of PSNI recruitment vetting.

Dr Gráinne McKeever from Ulster University’s School of Law Ulster University and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) have secured almost £220,000 to fund an in-depth study examining the extent to which people represent themselves in court hearings and how this impacts on the jus

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that website operators may have a legitimate interest in storing certain personal data relating to its visitors in order to protect itself against cyberattacks. The dynamic internet protocol address of a visitor constitutes personal data, with respect to

Professor James Devenney McCann FitzGerald and University College Dublin’s Sutherland School of Law have jointly announced the appointment of Professor James Devenney has been as McCann FitzGerald Chair of International Law and Business at the university.

Employment caseworker Caroline Maguire Law Centre (NI) has welcomed the conviction of two men for human trafficking offences.

Julian Yarr, managing partner at A&L Goodbody A&L Goodbody has been ranked Ireland's most innovative law firm for the third time in four years in the prestigious Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards 2016.

Irish businesses are not prepared for the implementation of new EU data protection laws in 19 months, according to a joint survey carried out by McCann Fitzgerald and professional services firm Mazars.

In the High Court in Belfast, Justice Horner found that a man’s failure to include a Penal Notice in an agreed order requiring a family to vacate his premises within a specified time did not preclude him from seeking to re-serve the order with the required Penal Notice attached. Background