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Thomson Reuters has announced it will sponsor the International Advocacy Training Conference in Belfast from 18-19 April 2016. The International Advocacy Training Council (IATC) and The Bar of Northern Ireland confirmed that Thomson Reuters will be a "diamond sponsor" of the landmark event.

Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC, chair of the Bar Council Proposals to establish an online court to resolve civil claims of up to £25,000 have come under fire from the Bar Council in England and Wales.

Conor Houston Belfast lawyer Conor Houston will return to Tokyo on Friday to represent the UK at a Ship for World Youth Alumni Association (SWYAA) conference hosted by the Japanese government.

The High Court found that a DIY store chain had unlawfully withheld the bonuses of ten employees, accrued prior to their bonus scheme ending. The ten employees had claimed that B&Q Ireland Limited's decision to withdraw a winter/summer bonus, as well as a zone allowance paid to employees working

A new report by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) has recommended legislative reform to allow custody officers to release young people from police custody into other suitable accommodation. The Police Custody report examines the standards and conditions of police custody arrangement

Brian O’Gorman, managing partner of Arthur Cox Arthur Cox has announced the appointment of Aisling Burke, Danielle Conaghan and Brian O'Rourke as partners in its Dublin office.

John Whelan, head of the International IP & Technology team at A&L Goodbody A&L Goodbody has become the first firm to be named Ireland's IP Law Firm of the Year at the Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) awards three times, following its latest win last night.

The High Court in Dublin yesterday heard that the Health Service Executive (HSE) has reached a settlement in a case brought over the death of Savita Halappanavar. Praveen Halappanavar brought the medical negligence suit against University Hospital Galway staff and management over Ms Halappanavar’s

Justice Minister David Ford Justice Minister David Ford has welcomed the findings of a report into the standard of interviews with young victims and witnesses of crime.

Giles Murphy, head of the professional practices group at Smith & Williamson A new survey of law firms across Great Britain has found that most managing partners and leadership figures do not receive enough strategic support.

Justice Minister David Ford

Over 250 UK lawyers will today launch a group to campaign for the UK to remain part of the EU. Lawyers in for Britain, which includes 27 QCs, judges and the current and former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, intends to debunk common misconceptions people have about the UK’s legal re

A solicitor firm has been found to have breached its duty to inform a mortgage provider of the true nature of a property transaction between a man and a company solely owned by him. However, the High Court of Justice found that the plaintiffs had failed to demonstrate causation between that failure

A record of almost 10,000 people were sent to prison in 2015 after failing to pay court fines, according to new figures from the Irish Prison Service. Data published by the Irish Examiner shows a 7 per cent rise in the number of committals in 2015 and a 6 per cent rise in the number of people jailed

Deirdre Duffy, deputy director of the ICCL A coalition of Irish civil society organisations will today highlight key human rights issues at a meeting in Geneva.