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Patricia Carty, social security legal adviser at Law Centre (NI) Law Centre (NI) has successfully represented a former civil servant who had appealed a decision to reduce her Incapacity Benefit because Northern Ireland’s Social Security Agency had said her civil service injury award was equivalent

Michael Lowry Former Irish communications minister Michael Lowry is challenging the Moriarty Tribunal's decision to award him only one-third of his legal costs over the course of the inquiry's 14-year period by means of judicial review, the Irish Independent reports.

John Pat Cunningham, 27, who had learning difficulties and was estimated to have a mental age of 6, was shot dead by an Army patrol in County Armagh in 1974. Now, more than 40 years later, the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has said that Dennis Hutchings, 74, from New Road, Cawsand, Torpoint in Co

The Bar Council of Northern Ireland has published responses to four government consultations on its website for easy access. The barristers' body submitted responses in September 2015 to Department of Justice consultations on employment tribunals, judicial review time limits, remuneration of excepti

Graham de Barra, director of Help Not Harm A survey carried out on behalf of a pro-harm reduction group in Ireland has found that 82 per cent of Irish third-level students have tried illegal drugs.

A former soldier has been arrested and interviewed as part of an ongoing police investigation into the Bloody Sunday killings in 1972. The 66-year old, referred to as Lance Corporal J in the 2010 Saville Report into Bloody Sunday, was arrested in Co Antrim by detectives from the PSNI's Legacy Invest

A man found guilty of murdering Dubliner David White by repeated stabbing has lost his appeal against the Central Criminal Court’s 2013 conviction and life sentence. Judges in the Court of Appeal rejected the appellant’s numerous grounds for appeal, including allegations that the trial judge had

Simon Murphy The Law Society of Ireland will work to make adequate funding for the justice system a key issue in the Irish general election, incoming president Simon Murphy has said.

Judge Michael Reilly Inmates at an Irish prison should not be made to share cells unless a comprehensive assessment finds that they would be suitable cellmates, a report by prisons inspector Judge Michael Reilly recommends.

A restaurant company seeking to appeal the dismissal of a professional negligence case against a solicitor and barrister has been told to put up an €80,000 security. The Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that Rayan Restaurant Ltd must put up €40,528 to cover the costs of each of the two defendants

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has proposed a law to allow An Garda Síochána to enter private dwellings in order to arrest asylum seekers who have been subjected to a deportation order.

A French comedian who appealed against his conviction for making public insults against Jews has had his application to the European Court of Human Rights declared inadmissible on the basis it was not protected by his article 10 right to freedom of expression and was instead anti-Semitism and Holoca

Brian O’Gorman Arthur Cox has reappointed its managing partner Brian O’Gorman for a second four-year term at the head of the firm.

The fourth annual Sports Law Conference, held in Law Society House in Belfast, saw a record number of delegates attend to discuss "sports injuries and the law" and hear from expert speakers.

Mike Harris, partner in cyber security services The Irish and Northern Ireland economies are losing almost £500 million (€700m) a year due to cybercrime, according to a new report published by global accountancy firm Grant Thornton.