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Brian Killoran, chief executive of the Immigrant Council of Ireland The Immigrant Council of Ireland is set to launch a new report looking into exploitative sham marriages in Ireland.

A&L Goodbody has launched a guide for businesses on the upcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has visited the staff and volunteers of the NSPCC Young Witness Service. The Department of Justice provides funding of £418,000 to the service to ensure a range of support services are available to young prosecution witnesses to enable them to give

Health Minister Michelle O'Neill The Food Hygiene Rating Act 2016 has been enacted today, making the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme mandatory for food businesses in Northern Ireland.

John-George Willis, head of the firm's corporate department Belfast firm Tughans has maintained its position at the top of the Experian Deal Review and Advisor League Tables for the number of deals done in Northern Ireland in the third quarter of 2016.

The bar regulator has proposed three new ways of qualifying as a barrister in a consultation. The first option in the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) Future Bar Training Consultation is the “evolutionary” approach, which would preserve the current system of academic study, vocational training and

Constitution Minister Chris Skidmore British citizens abroad will be entitled to vote in future UK elections forever under plans announced by the UK government.

The Court of Appeal overturned the decision of the High Court jury which had awarded the man €5,000 in 2013. Justice Irvine accepted that the Book of Quantum was out of date, that the award was disproportionate to his injuries, and that the jury had adopted an incorrect approach to the man’s con

Northern Ireland's legal aid budget per capita is by far the highest in Europe, according to a major Council of Europe (CoE) survey. The sixth regular evaluation report from the 47-nation Council of Europe’s European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (known by its French acronym, CEPEJ) on

Ennis District Court will abandon its court poor box in favour of a "Court Discretionary Fund", The Irish Times reports. The name was changed by a local judge who felt "poor box" was an outdated term.

Kevin Hanratty, director of the Consortium The Human Rights Consortium, which took a neutral position in the EU referendum, has joined a legal challenge against the Brexit process as an applicant.

A couple suspected of tax evasion whose home was searched did not suffer any violation of their article 8 rights, the European Court of Human Rights has unanimously held. The proceedings against them had been triggered when information about their assets held in a Liechtenstein bank had been illegal

Gerry McNally, assistant director of the Irish Probation Service, has been elected to serve as President of the Confederation of European Probation (CEP) for a three-year term.

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden acknowledged the vital role of the Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust (PRRT) in providing services to serving and retired police officers and their families during a visit to their premises. Ms Sugden met members of the PRRT board and staff t

Barry Devereux, managing partner at McCann FitzGerald McCann FitzGerald has welcomed being named one of Europe's most innovative law firms by the Financial Times.