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A judge of the High Court has criticised the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) for not taking its discovery obligations seriously in a civil case brought by John Flynn. Lawyers for Mr Flynn, a survivor of two failed UVF attacks, said they have already established an admission from the PSNI t

David Green The director of UK think tank Civitas has said no win, no fee deals should be scrapped due to their "corrupting effect on the legal profession".

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by two dentists who claimed that unilateral alterations to their contracts, with regards to which treatments given to medical card holders could be funded, were a breach of contract. Mr Martin Reid and Mr James Turner brought the appeal against the Health Se

Ciarán Finlay, legal and policy officer at FLAC Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) has backed a call by the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) for the results of social welfare appeals to be published and for all Traveller discrimination complaints to be heard by the new Workpl

An independent report prepared by KRW Law and Doughty Street Chambers concludes that the repeal of the Human Rights Act is likely to breach the Good Friday Agreement.

In an address to the Northern Ireland Assembly's Justice Committee yesterday, President of the UK Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger, discussed developments since the court's establishment and the importance of modernising the justice systems of the UK.

Cork- and Dublin-based law firm Comyn Kelleher Tobin (CKT) has moved to new offices at George's Quay, Cork. The firm said the acquisition of new offices underpins its "ambitious and committed plans for growth".

Eamon Ryan RTÉ and Green Party trustee Tom Kivlehan have been told to pay their own legal costs following his failed challenge to the broadcaster's decision not to invite Eamon Ryan to a leaders' debate before the election.

The Northern Ireland Assembly's Justice Committee held its regularly scheduled meeting in Law Society House yesterday.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed that citrus fruit labelling indicating the preserving agents and other chemical substances used in post-harvest processing is compulsory. A provision of EU law on the marketing of citrus fruit (lemons, mandarins and oranges) provides th

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that authorised Daimler dealers are not responsible for advertisements which, despite their efforts to have them removed, continue to associate their name with the trade mark “Mercedes-Benz” on the internet and Daimler cannot require th

The Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of the High Court, not to order the discovery of the without prejudice correspondence leading to the settlement passing between the Central Bank and Irish National Building Society (“INBS”), as requested by former executive director and secretary John

Ken Murphy, director general of the Law Society The Law Society of Ireland has welcomed a decision by the Court of Appeal to uphold a judgment holding the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) liable for outstanding claims following the collapse of an insurance firm.

The potential implications for Ireland of a British exit from the EU were explored at a special briefing held by Dublin Chamber of Commerce and international law firm Eversheds this morning.

Kathryn Walls, director of commercial law firm Mills Selig, addressed a major venture capital conference in Belfast today.