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Jonathan Lynch Dublin firm McDowell Purcell has announced a new partnership with Invent, the innovation and enterprise centre based on Dublin City University's main campus.

Dr Geoffrey Shannon, a leading authority on child law and family law, examines, analyses and explains the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 in a new book published by Clarus Press. Children and Family Relations Law in Ireland: Practice and Procedure addresses a wide range of new issues, inc

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has warned people in Strabane to be on the look out for suspicious items after the alarm was raised near Strabane Court House. Police received a report on Saturday that a "device" had been left near the courthouse in town. Officers carried out extensive

in a procedure of this kind operates to create an estoppel against the party who elected to avail of that procedure” (Corrigan v. Irish Land Commission I.R. 317 and The State (Byrne) v. Frawley I.R. 326.) The appellant also argued that he should have been given a copy of the report compiled for

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has published draft legislation designed to toughen proceeds of crime laws in Ireland.

Gavin Booth The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland is launching a new investigation into the killing of Colum Marks by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) in Downpatrick twenty-five years ago.

Committee chair Keith Vaz A committee of MPs has recommended the decriminalisation of soliciting and brothel-keeping in England and Wales.

A woman who wants to use her daughter’s eggs in order to give birth to her own grandchild has succeeded at the Court of Appeal. The woman, “Mrs M”, claimed one of her daughter’s final wishes before shed died of cancer in 2011 was for her eggs to be fertilised with donor sperm and implanted i

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has announced new application processing targets for AccessNI, which carries out basic, standard and enhanced criminal record checks. Justice Minister Claire Sugden said the new targets are the most demanding of any UK disclosure agency.

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has paid tribute to volunteers who work closely with the Youth Justice Agency. At an reception in Lisburn, Ms Sugden presented certificates to volunteers from right across Northern Ireland and acknowledged their valuable role in helping divert young

GIllian Mawdsley is impressed by Cal Flynn's first novel – inspired by the discovery that one of her ancestors was Angus McMillan, the leader of the notorious Highland Brigade that massacred aborigines in 19th century Australia while Connor Beaton delves into the darker side of the Internet to exp

The Court of Appeal has found that a case brought by a man in respect of his wife under section 48 of the Civil Liability Act 1961 is statute barred. The case brought by Mr Joseph Hewitt concerned the death of Ms Dolores Hewitt. She had been receiving treatment for breast cancer since 2001 in Our La

Josepha Madigan A private member's bill to reduce the period of separation necessary to obtain a divorce has won the support of Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald, The Irish Times reports.

Irish residential property prices were up 6.9 per cent in May compared to a year ago, according to the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures. The latest monthly statistical release shows prices went up 0.2 per cent compared to April 2016.

Christopher Bright The UK's Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) may require significant reform and investment after the UK leaves the European Union, according to top London lawyers.