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Justice Minister David Ford Justice Minister David Ford has been told he must put forward "substantive proposals" over legal aid for criminal practitioners if he wants the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) to engage with his Department.

The Attorney General of Northern Ireland has lodged an appeal to a High Court ruling that found preventing access to abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities (FFA) and pregnancies as a consequence of sexual crimes is unlawful. A judicial review was brought against the Attorney General and the

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald The Government is today expected to agree on the provisions of the Family Leave Bill, which consolidates family leave law and allows for paid leave for fathers of newborn children.

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Managing partner Declan Black Dublin-based Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) saw its revenue increase 20 per cent last year to reach €72 million, The Irish Times reports.

Lord Justice Weir Lord Justice Weir, the presiding judge of the Coroners' Service, has blamed the UK and Northern Ireland governments for failing to fund agencies involved in disclosure work.

Colin Gonsalves A leading Indian human rights lawyer has slammed the Irish courts as "timid, pessimistic and slow" in upholding human rights, The Irish Times reports.

The son of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, the French film producer who was killed in Ireland in 1996, has criticised the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for refusing to meet with him. Pierre Louis Baudey-Vignaud, 34, told The Irish Times that he had written to Claire Loftus on 1 July 2015 and rece

Two applicants have failed to secure an order requiring two banks and an individual to provide information they claim to need in order to fill out a statement of affairs. The applicants, Brian O’Donnell and Mary Patricia O’Donnell, seeking an order against The Bank of Ireland,Bank of Ireland Pri

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has announced a new Government scheme under which insolvent borrowers seeking a court review under the Personal Insolvency Act 2015 will be able to apply for legal aid.

Noeline Blackwell The director general of Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) is set to leave the post after a decade, the legal rights group has announced.

The Rt Honourable Lord Justice Gillen The Rt Honourable Lord Justice Gillen will address delegates at the opening of a major media law conference in Belfast next month.

The number of violent incidents involving inmates at Mountjoy Prison has fallen by as much as 40 per cent, the Irish Prison Service has said. Prison governor Brian Murphy has attributed the fall to the long-term refurbishment of Ireland's largest prison, which has cost around €28 million so far.

Gary McGhee A major conference focussed on the funding, planning and legal challenges faced by Northern Ireland's solar energy sector was supported by Belfast law firm Carson McDowell.

Shalom Binchy The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is hosting a seminar tomorrow (26 January) on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings.