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The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE, Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is to deliver the Law Centre (NI)'s annual Social Justice and Human Rights lecture next month. Lady Hale (pictured) will speak on Friday, 21 October following the closure of "Litigating for Soc

In the High Court in Belfast, Justice Maguire refused an application for leave to apply for judicial review of the Government’s “On the Run” scheme. The application for leave was rendered academic due to the outcome of the Hallett Review, and subsequent statements from the Secretary of State f

In the High Court in Belfast, Justice Maguire refused an application for leave to apply for judicial review of the Government’s “On the Run” scheme. The application for leave was rendered academic due to the outcome of the Hallett Review, and subsequent statements from the Secretary of State f

Mr Justice Maguire has set aside October 4 and 5 to hear legal challenges to Brexit with campaigners and a cross-party group of MPs separately arguing that it would be unlawful to trigger article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty without the approval of the UK Parliament. The legal team for Raymond McCord, wh

Following the publication of The Supreme Court, a new book by Irish Times legal journalist Ruadhán Mac Cormaic, the newspaper has today published an editorial recognising progress made in judicial ‘reshaping’ but calling for further reform to establish a judiciary to meet the requirements of th

Tender documents from the Department of the Taoiseach have revealed further information about the proposed Citizens' Assembly that will examine, among other things, the Eighth Amendment. The assembly, comprised of 99 members andChairperson Judge Mary Laffoy (pictured) will meet for up to ten weekend

Friends and colleagues of Thomas Doherty, one of Derry’s best-known solicitors, have been shocked and saddened at his sudden death over the weekend after a short illness. Mr Doherty ran his own firm in the city for many years and was a popular figure in Derry’s legal community.

Almost 2,500 former officers were paid £12 million compensation for hearing loss by the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The Police Federation said that the successful claims, which amounted to around £5,000 each, arose from the failure of the service to provide adequate ear protection during w

Aim-listed legal firm Gateley has launched in Northern Ireland, with the opening of an office in Belfast for its newly acquired tax advisory business. Gateley Capitus was established after Gateley purchased tax advisory firm Capitus for £2.7m in April.

Pictured (L-R): Samantha Moore, Matthew Howse and Gareth Planck, representatives from each of the three Arthur Cox teams that took part in the Global Corporate Challenge 2016

The BBC’s The Archers has come in for criticism for its bar-centric depiction of the law. The famous radio show has received unprecedented attention as listeners have become gripped by a storyline centring around Helen Titchener, who was found not guilty of wounding with intent her abusive husband

In the High Court, an asylum-seeker from Pakistan was granted an order of certiorari, quashing the Minister for Justice and Equality’s decision to affirm his deportation order. The Court found that the Minister had failed to take into consideration the likeliness of the applicant facing both tortu

In the High Court, an asylum-seeker from Pakistan was granted an order of certiorari, quashing the Minister for Justice and Equality’s decision to affirm his deportation order. The Court found that the Minister had failed to take into consideration the likeliness of the applicant facing both tortu

The funeral took place today of retired High Court judge Mr Justice Robert Barr who served for 17 years on the bench before retiring in 2002 aged 72. Mr Justice Barr enjoyed a lengthy and distinguished legal career. After retiring as a judge, he went on to head the four-year tribunal of inquiry into

The number of solicitors from England and Wales seeking to register the Law Society of Ireland has now reached 568 as uncertainty about the impact of Brexit continues.