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The average duration of proceedings before both the European Court of Justice and the General Court of the European Union has fallen, new judicial statistics show. The average length of proceedings before the Court of Justice fell to 15 months in 2016, which it said reflected its efforts to improve

Lord Justice Briggs A heterosexual couple have failed in their legal battle to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage.

A £50,000 libel judgment against the Sunday World for referring to a County Down businessman as "a Scrooge" has been overturned by the Court of Appeal in Belfast. The Sunday World wrote in December 2014 that hotelier Gordon Coulter had "been branded a Scrooge for putting his staff on the street a w

A woman who waited two years for a decision on subsidiary protection has been awarded nearly €2,000 for the consequent delay on her application for child benefit in respect of her son. In the High Court, it was found that the failure to communicate a decision within a year was in breach of the wom

Wendy Lyon Lawyers and asylum seekers have called on Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald to urgently address international protection application issues arising from the "shambolic" implementation of the International Protection Act 2015.

Chief Commissioner Emily Logan Legislative measures to tackle employment discrimination against people from and living in deprived areas should be introduced, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said.

A firm facing an investigation related to forensic testing for certain British police forces is not contracted to perform testing in Northern Ireland, the Department of Justice has said. Two men working for Crumlin-based Randox Testing Services (RTS) in Manchester have been arrested on suspicion of

Pictured (l-r): Stephen Barry and Alan Murphy International law firm Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Stephen Barry as partner in the firm’s dispute resolution and litigation group.

Kevin Winters Belfast firm KRW Law has taken on 20 miscarriage of justice cases against An Garda Síochána, Newstalk reports.

Cosgrove Gaynard Solicitors has joined IR Global as its exclusive real estate firm in Ireland. IR Global is a professional service firm network providing legal, accountancy and financial advice to companies and individuals across 150 jurisdictions.

Northern Ireland's youngest coroner, Joe McCrisken, has spoken to the Belfast Telegraph about his life and career. Mr McCrisken, the youngest full-time judicial office holder in Northern Ireland, spoke to Rebecca Black about his background as a barrister and his current work as a coroner - including

The Department of Justice and agencies under its remit spent over €2.5 million on legal fees last year. The figure was revealed in response to a Dáil question from John Deasy TD and does not include legal aid spending or payments for legal services by Commissions of Investigation and Tribunals of

A solicitor who has had conditions imposed on his practicing certificates for the last three years has had his case against the Law Society of Ireland dismissed in the Court of Appeal. Mr John F. Condon sought to appeal two decisions in the High Court relating to conditions imposed on his 2015 and

The appointment of three judges to Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal has been approved by Her Majesty The Queen. Mr Justice Stephens, Mr Justice Deeny and Mr Justice Treacy will be sworn into office as Lord Justices of Appeal later this year at the Royal Courts of Justice.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald It is right to review legislation that allows for some minor offences to become spent after seven years, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said.