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Gerry McAlinden QC, chairman of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland Members of the legal profession are today marking Human Rights Day, an international commemoration of the day on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has published a major report which recommends a "fundamental restructuring of An Garda Síochána across the country".

Mark Toland, deputy chief inspector of the Garda Inspectorate A backlog of computers and other technology which have been seized for forensic analysis is contributing to court delays and case dismissals, the Garda Inspectorate has admitted.

Arthur Cox has won M&A Legal Adviser of the Year Ireland at the Mergermarket European M&A Awards 2015 in London.

Former Justice Minister Alan Shatter Ireland's former Justice Minister Alan Shatter has told TDs that the Legal Services Regulation Bill, passed by the Oireachtas yesterday, achieves "85 per cent of what I set out to achieve in this legislation".

The Law Society of Ireland continues to have serious concerns about provisions in the International Protection Bill, according to a letter seen by The Irish Times. A letter from Law Society president Simon Murphy, sent to members of the Oireachtas Justice Committee, is supportive of the bill's gener

A Social Security Tribunal has agreed that a new rule that people must be resident in the Common Travel Area for three months to access Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is contrary to EU law in some cases. Law Centre (NI) has represented a number of people from Northern Ireland this year who have had pro

Law Society president Simon Murphy The Law Society of Ireland has published guidance for solicitors when providing legal services in Garda stations.

More than 30 companies have been named as defendants in US civil legal proceedings following the Berkeley balcony collapse, which led to the death of six Irish students. Families of the victims have filed lawsuits with the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda in relation to wrongful death

A judge of the High Court has ordered an inquiry into the legality of detaining a woman in Limerick Prison after she was found in contempt of a Circuit Court order to hand over possession of her home to a bank. Mr Justice Max Barrett said he would direct an inquiry under article 40 of the Constituti

The Court of Appeal has allowed a case concerning contaminated horse feed to proceed to trial despite the inordinate and inexcusable delay of the plaintiff, finding that the balance of justice did not favour the dismissal of the proceedings. The plaintiff company, William Connolly and Sons Ltd Tradi

Government minister Tom Hayes Legislation to create new bribery offences with penalties of up to 10 years imprisonment and to establish a Public Sector Standards Commissioner will be published before Christmas.

The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service has been authorised to recruit "investigative support" to help support inquests into historical killings. Justice Minister David Ford, speaking in the Northern Ireland Assembly yesterday, criticised political agreements between Northern Ireland polit

Ray Byrne, director of research at the LRC Only judges should be able to issue search warrants in Ireland, a new report from the Law Reform Commission (LRC) has said.

Lawyers acting for an Irish citizen who faces the death penalty in Egypt have teamed up with a litigation crowdfunding website to raise money to cover the case's expenses. Ibrahim Halawa was arrested in Cairo in August 2013 at the age of 17 for his alleged participation in a political protest. He ha