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Chief Justice, Susan Denham The Chief Justice, Susan Denham, has written to Taoiseach Enda Kenny to set out concerns over the proposed lay majority for the new judicial appointments body, The Irish Times reports.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has downplayed claims that there is a "major accountability gap" in family law around the accreditation of psychotherapists.

Sir Oliver Heald QC The UK government has announced changes to legal aid rules to allow the families of the victims of the Birmingham pub bombings to access legal aid.

A woman alleged to have bought abortion pills online for her teenage daughter has been granted leave for a judicial review hearing into the decision to prosecute her. Karen Quinlivan QC, representing the woman and daughter, told the High Court in Belfast that she became pregnant following under-age

Calls to the LawCare helpline in 2016 from lawyers in the UK and Ireland rose by 12 per cent compared with 2015. The top two most common reasons for calls remain the same, with stress at 38 per cent of calls (37 per cent in 2015) and depression at 12 per cent (11 per cent).

A man in Scotland accused of sending death threats to Northern Ireland’s Director of Public Prosecutions on Facebook has been found not guilty, The Herald reports. Gordon Galloway went on trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court before Sheriff Frances McCartney after posting a comment on a story about Barra

A solicitor who was struck off the Roll of Solicitors amidst several allegations of misconduct, has had his application to be restored to the Roll refused in the High Court. Mr Justice Kelly, President of the High Court, stated that the man had been dishonest and had demonstrated a lack of candour,

Northern Ireland's Director of Public Prosecutions, Barra McGrory QC, has said allegations of bias on his part are insulting to him and to his office. It comes as senior UK politicians accuse him of prioritising prosecutions of former British soldiers for their actions during the Troubles.

A man has gone on trial in Glasgow Sheriff Court, accused of making death threats against the head of Northern Ireland’s prosecution service, The Herald reports. Gordon Galloway, 50, posted a comment on Facebook under a story about the Director of Public Prosectuions, Barra McGrory QC, during his

David Stanton Legislation to incorporate EU rules on cybercrime into Irish law has been approved by TDs at the second stage in the Dáil.

Prime Minister Theresa May The UK government has published draft legislation to empower Prime Minister Theresa May to activate Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union and thereby begin the formal Brexit process.

Mullingar Courthouse will reopen after renovation in November this year, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said. The courthouse is being extended and refurbished as part of a major courthouse investment project that includes Drogheda, Cork, Limerick, Wexford, Waterford and Letterkenny courthou

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Dr James Lyness will take over as State Pathologist for Northern Ireland this April.

A global investigation into the reasons why so many women lawyers leave law firms, and on occasion the legal profession entirely, has been launched by the International Bar Association (IBA) Legal Policy & Research Unit (LPRU). The investigation also seeks to secure information on the profession

Ailbhe Smyth, convenor of the Coalition The Eighth Amendment and access to abortion came to the fore in public discourse and consciousness in 2016, according to the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment's annual review.