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Justice Minister David Ford Justice Minister David Ford has said Northern Ireland's abortion laws will remain "in limbo" for some time, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

MLAs have given their backing to a new revenge porn offence and stricter punishments for animal cruelty. Amendments to the Justice (No. 2) Bill approved this week add new provisions to the proposed law, including ones which relate to the disclosure of private sexual photographs and films with intent

A man has failed in his attempt to have his dismissal from the Permanent Defence Forces (PFD) quashed. Mr Christopher Maher had been dismissed following a controlled random drug test, which he failed after the two samples he gave tested positive for cocaine.

Les Allamby, NIHRC chief commissioner Proposed amendments to the Justice (No. 2) Bill aimed at allowing abortion in the event of fatal foetal abnormality (FFA) and pregnancy as a consequence of sexual crime have fallen.

John Larkin QC The Attorney General for Northern Ireland has claimed changing the law to allow abortions in the event of fatal foetal abnormality (FFA) could contravene the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Peadar Tóibín Sinn Féin has outlined procedures for protecting jurors in sensitive cases as an alternative to the continued operation of the juryless Special Criminal Court.

Miriam O'Callaghan TV presenter Miriam O'Callaghan will host the University College Dublin (UCD) Student Legal Convention next month.

Catriona Gibson Dublin-based firm Arthur Cox has appointed Catriona Gibson as managing partner of its Northern Ireland practice in what it says is a first for women.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has responded to reports that banned drivers in the UK could use a legal loophole to continue driving in Ireland. The Belfast Telegraph yesterday reported that defence lawyers in Letterkenny District Court had successfully argued that the procedure used to implement U

The Bar of Northern Ireland has criticised the Department of Justice's second Access to Justice review for focussing too greatly on cutting legal aid costs. In its response to the consultation on the Report of the Access to Justice Review Part II, published by Justice Minister David Ford late last y

Criminals who plead guilty at the earliest opportunity could see their sentences cut by a third under new proposals by the Sentencing Council for England and Wales. The council said its plans, currently out for consultation, would spare victims the trauma of trial.

The Supreme Court has ordered for the votes in the May 2014 local election in Listowel, Kerry to be counted afresh, following a challenge to the result by an unsuccessful candidate. Dan Kiely had challenged the legality of how the returning officer in charge of the running of the election had conduc

The High Court in Belfast has ruled in favour of an unmarried mother who launched legal action over her inability to access a widowed parent's allowance. Siobhan McLaughlin won the action against the Department for Social Development (DSD) in a case that could have implications for the delivery of b

A judge of the High Court has agreed he will inspect the historic buildings at the centre of a high-profile case to be brought against the State next week.

The retired judge in a legal bid to be allowed to resume practising as a criminal barrister will have his case against the Bar Council of Ireland, the Justice Minister and the State heard in May, The Irish Times reports. Barry White, 71, a retired judge of the Central Criminal Court, is challenging