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A new report shows the staying-power of the privately educated in in a number of professions in the UK, including the law. The Sutton Trust’s report on the educational backgrounds of the UK’s professional elite looks at the schools and universities attended by top solicitors, barristers and jud

A man has had his sentence for rape reduced by the Court of Appeal after the Court found that the Crown Court incorrectly found that he represented a significant risk of serious harm from similar offending. Mr Lukasz Artur Kubik had been found guilty of raping a woman who approached him and a group

John Guerin, president of the Law Society The Law Society of Northern Ireland has welcomed a call by MLAs not to scrap Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPA).

An overwhelming majority of Irish voters support the retention of the juryless Special Criminal Court, The Irish Times reports. A poll conducted by Ipsos MRBI finds 67 per cent of voters support the retention of the court while 21 per cent support its abolition and 12 per cent are undecided.

Pictured (l-r): Claire Morgan, managing partner Peter Walsh, and Daragh O'Donovan Dublin law firm Orpen Franks has appointed two new partners and an associate to its practice.

Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, Lady Hale The UK’s most senior female judge has backed calls for targets to increase diversity in the ranks of the senior judiciary.

Justice Minister David Ford Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford has dismissed suggestions that parts of court proceedings could be streamed live over the Internet.

Pictured (l-r): Actress Laine Megaw, Nichola Coghlan, competition judge Colin Mitchell, Ellen Forester, and competition judge David Gaston Two trainees from the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) have triumphed in the regional heat of the Louis M. Brown and Forrest S. Mosten Internationa

Dr Brian O’Dwyer, senior partner at law firm O’Dwyer and Bernstein An Irish-American teacher has filed a legal complaint after a parent-teacher conference was scheduled to coincide with St Patrick's Day in spite of his protests.

The Governor of Mountjoy Prison has won an appeal against an order releasing a prisoner, following an inaccurate certificate being issued for his detention. The Court of Appeal ordered the issue to be remitted to theHigh Court, allowing the Governor to apply to have the certificate amended. Mr Patri

Geraldine Hanna, the chief executive of Victim Support NI A leading charity supporting victims in Northern Ireland has called for a focus on "reforms to the criminal justice system" ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly election.

Ireland's courts are facing an eight-month backlog of Ward of Court applications, the Sunday Independent reports. Solicitors have recently been told that it will take eight months in order to complete the process, which is used to put the president of the High Court in charge of the welfare and asse

Pictured (l-r) Dr. Theresa Donaldson, John Guerin, Councillor Thomas Beckett, Alan Hunter and Alderman James Tinsley. The Law Society of Northern Ireland has met with representatives of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council to discuss the impending closure of Lisburn Court House.

Pictured (l-r): Cllr Paul McAuliffe and Niall Collins TD Fianna Fáil set out proposals to reform the justice system at the launch of its new policy document, Supporting Victims, this morning.

Pictured (l-r): Mr Justice Seamus Noonan, Kevin Flood, Colum Holland and Joe Kelly of A&L Goodbody Trinity College Dublin (TCD) law students Kevin Flood and Colum Holland have triumphed in a moot court competition.