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John Thompson QC A vital new medical unit has opened at a Barbados hospital in memory of a Northern Ireland barrister who died in a Caribbean sailing accident.

Pictured (l-r): Rachael Gamble, solicitor; Derek Reilly, networking expert; Julie-Ann McCaffrey, associate solicitor; Maria McNally, solicitor Cleaver Fulton Rankin recently hosted a networking skills seminar for young professionals at their headquarters in Belfast.

In the Court of Appeal, a three-judge Court dismissed the appeal brought by a former member of An Garda Síochána who was convicted of corruption for his part in an insurance scam involving a faked road traffic accident. In April 2011, Mr John Joe Synnott was sentenced to three years imprisonment,

Lord Justice Gillen The judge-led review of Northern Ireland’s civil and family justice system has produced an interim report on civil justice, recommending moves towards paperless courts and alternative dispute resolution.

Paul McGarry SC, chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland The Bar of Ireland has presented its inaugural Human Rights Award to the Irish Naval Service for saving thousands of lives in the Mediterranean Sea during the current migration crisis.

Sabine Walsh, MII president The Mediators' Institute of Ireland (MII) will develop strategies to meet the challenges posed by Brexit and escalating conflicts at its annual conference, which began in Louth today.

Two Northern Ireland lawyers acting for victims' campaigner Raymond McCord in his challenge to the Brexit process in the High Court in Belfast yesterday performed a watching brief in the separate Brexit cases currently underway in London. Solicitor Ciaran O'Hare of McIvor Farrell Solicitors and barr

Key figures in the Law Society of Northern Ireland have met Lord Dunlop to discuss the implications of Brexit on Northern Ireland.

Pictured (l-r): Liam McCollum QC, Chairman of the Bar Council, Claire Sugden MLA, Justice Minister and Sarah Ramsey, Vice Chair of the Bar Council Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden attended this week's Bar Council meeting in the Bar Library, Belfast.

Dr Graham Ellison Dr Graham Ellison of Queen’s University’s School of Law has warned against linking a reported rise in sex crimes to the explosion in readily available obscene material on the Internet.

Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors is hosting an open evening for law students to find out more about its trainee programme.

Police recorded a 41 per cent increase in hate crime incidents in the month after the UK's Brexit vote, according to new UK government figures. A statistical bulletin from the Home Office reports there were 5,468 offences recorded in July 2016 compared to 3,886 offences in July 2015.

A three-judge Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court’s finding that the son of a man who died intestate was conflicted in his role as legal personal representative of the estate. Justice Peart stated that the siblings’ speculation of future interference with the administration of their fa

No criminals in Ireland will benefit from the UK's decision to leave the European Union, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has insisted after a meeting with Michel Barnier, the chief negotiator for the European Commission in relation to the UK exiting the EU. Ms Fitzgerald, in her capacity as Tán

Pictured: Nuala Kelly, Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre; Broden Giambrone, Transgender Equality Network Ireland; Emily Logan The Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, Emily Logan, today launched a ground-breaking new professional diploma course in human rights