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Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir Northern Ireland's Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has asked Stormont officials to begin drafting a same-sex marriage bill.

A former member of the Tamil Tigers who claimed asylum under an EU directive on the basis he would face torture if returned to Sri Lanka has had his application referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union as no authorities are on point. The appellant is a Sri Lankan national who arrived i

People serving an indeterminate sentence for public protection (IPP) have one of the highest rates of self-harm in the prison system according to a new report published today by the Prison Reform Trust. Figures show that for every 1,000 people serving an IPP there were 550 incidents of self-harm. Th

The High Court has found that the Clinical Director of the Central Mental Hospital did not breach his statutory duties or violate the Constitutional or Convention rights of a woman who sought to amend the conditions for her release from the Hospital. Furthermore, as the woman had been granted an un

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has published the general scheme of legislation to close a loophole that allows for fines and penalty points under the Road Traffic Act to be avoided.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny A sitting judge could be appointed to chair the Citizens' Assembly which will look at issues including the Eighth Amendment.

Pictured (l-r): Dr Conor O'Mahony, Dr Eoin Daly and Dr David Kenny Three constitutional law experts from UCC, NUIG and Trinity College Dublin have written a legal opinion stating that they see no constitutional impediment to changing the laws to allow fair and equal access to State-funded schools re

The lack of specific legislation concerning stalking in Northern Ireland was the subject of a BBC Spotlight NI programme aired last night. In the half-hour programme, BBC reporter Stephen Dempster speaks to victims of survivors who say the law has let them down, and hears the views of legal professi

The Judicial Appointments Advisory Board has recommended that new judges entering the profession should be required to undergo a full medical examination before the finalisation of their appointment, the Irish Independent reports. Currently, those hopeful to enter the profession simply have to discl

Tim Eicke QC Tim Eicke QC has won a three-way contest to be the next UK judge at the European Court of Human Rights.

The senior judge who reunited a girl with her violent father 11 months before he murdered her took “unwarranted” steps in doing so, a serious case review author has said. Mrs Justice Ogg has been severely criticised for her decision in a review into the murder of six-year-old Ellie Butler, who d

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden will work with law enforcement, criminal justice agencies and the business community in order to tackle business crime, she has announced.

Clonakilty solicitor Flor McCarthy's recent book, The Solicitor’s Guide to Marketing and Growing a Business, has been named Practical Law Book of the Year 2016 at the third annual Dublin Solicitors’ Bar Association (DSBA) Law Book Awards.

The High Court has issued an order of certiorari quashing the decision of An Bord Pleanála to allow a wind farm to be built in County Clare on the grounds that they did not comply with the requirements of the Planning and Development Act 2000. Ms Kathleen Connolly had sought an order quashing a dec

Legal aid spending in Northern Ireland has not been successfully reduced by unpopular reforms aimed specifically at cutting spending. A new report by the Northern Ireland Audit Office states that rules introduced in 2011 to reduce Crown Court expenditure to £17 million by 2013-14 have failed and Cr