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Fifteen solicitor firms received more than €200,000 from the Director of Public Prosecutions last year, the Irish Examiner reports. Figures released by the DPP's office show that 32 solicitors, all based outside Dublin, earned €6.24 million in fees in 2015 - including personal allowance to State

Darragh Mackin The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) faces legal action after refusing to remove a banner referring to the shooting of four men in 1991.

Pat English Matheson partner Pat English has been named a Transatlantic Rising Star by The American Lawyer.

Lawyer Alain Spilliaert Irish journalist Ian Bailey has asked the Director of Public Prosecutions to take him to court for murder in Ireland in order to avoid a trial in France.

The Court of Appeal has found that the Circuit Court does not have jurisdiction in possession proceedings not otherwise falling within the exceptions created by the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Acts of 2009 and 2013, and must therefore be commenced in the High Court rather than the Circuit Court

The Courts Service of Ireland spent more than €6 million on interpreter services over the past five years, the Sunday Independent reports. A total of 63 companies were paid €6,233,400 to translate court proceedings into more than 200 languages since 2011.

Ronan Lyons The number of homes sold in Ireland in the first half of 2016 fell by 3 per cent according to Daft.ie's analysis of Property Price Register (PPR) data.

Jobs Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor Legislation to finally transpose the EU's 2013 Accounting Directive into Irish law has been laid before the Oireachtas by Jobs Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor.

Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard Northern Ireland's Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard has announced a full and comprehensive review of taxi legislation.

There was a sharp increase in Irish passport applications following the UK's vote to leave the European Union, according to new figrues from the Department of Foreign Affairs. In July - the first full month since the EU referendum - there were 7,321 applications for Irish passports from people livin

Former Justice Minister Dermot Ahern Former Justice Minister Dermot Ahern receives a total state pension of around €110,000 a year, the Irish Independent reports.

An organised bloc of lawyers took part in the annual Belfast Pride parade for the very first time on Saturday.

Barry McCaig, partner at Pinsent Masons International law firm Pinsent Masons has joined a business alliance to support entrepreneurs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Justice Baker in the High Court exercised inherent jurisdiction to strike out the claim seeking damages for personal injuries arising from the damp condition of a house that was purchased under a warranty provided by limited company, HomeBond. Personal injury proceedings

The judge-led review of Northern Ireland's civil and family justice system has produced an interim report on family justice, recommending a significant shake-up of court structures and the greater use of innovative new technology. The review was set up by the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland,