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The UK’s top 100 law firms have seen a 5.4 per cent increase in fee income over the past year. Figures released yesterday, according to a survey by Deloitte, revealed a generally positive outlook on the financial position of the legal profession. The top ten largest law firms saw an even larger re

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously allowed the appeal of an unfairly dismissed fingerprint officer involved in the McKie scandal, finding that the original Employment Tribunal’s (ET) interpretation of the relevant legislation leading to a reinstatement order was sound. Lord Hodge, with whom Lady

Yesterday's trial of a new "paperless litigation" system in the Supreme Court of Ireland went smoothly, according to its developers. Irish Legal News yesterday spoke to practising barrister Kieran Morris, co-founder of eCúirt Teoranta, who said people in Northern Ireland and the UK would be paying

The Law Society of Ireland has thanked those who supported the Law Society Library in the Lexis Library Awards competition. The Law Society Library was named a runner-up for Best Information Service 2016 in the non-commercial sector category award in a competition involving libraries across the UK a

Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal has determined that the Lands Tribunal was correct in its interpretation of Article 55 of the Water and Sewerage Services (NI) Order 1973, in finding that it allowed for compensation for reductions in land values, not was not limited to damage caused directly by wo

The Irish courts have moved one step closer to paperless litigation with the use of the bespoke eCourt app in a Supreme Court case today. Android-powered tablets took the place of "outdated" lever-arch folders and bankers' boxes today during the appeal case of Lannigan v. Barry.

Matheson yesterday began promoting the power of technology to transform legal firm operations as part of its "Smart Week" initiative.

Corporate partner John McGuckian The £80 million acquisition of a Belfast manufacturing company has been named Deal of the Month by Insider magazine.

Steven Agnew The Green Party in Northern Ireland has called for the introduction of a mechanism whereby public funding can be withdrawn from community organisations whose members engage in illegal activity.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled the UK’s policy requiring recipients of child benefit and child tax credit to have a right to reside in the UK, while indirectly discriminatory, is justified by the need to protect the finances of the host member state. The regulation on the coo

Dr Fergus Ryan Law lecturer Dr Fergus Ryan discussed recent developments in child law on Newstalk FM's Global Village show on Saturday.

Gardaí have linked over 130 people to recorded crimes since Ireland's new DNA database became operational in November, the Irish Independent reports. A spokesperson for the Department of Justice said more than 2,500 samples from individuals and 2,000 samples from crime scenes have been uploaded tot

Jonathan Cooper, barrister at Doughty Street Chambers and editor of European Human Rights Law Review The number of reported court cases involving privacy arguments has doubled in the last five years to reach a new high of 58 per year, according to Thomson Reuters.

The Supreme Court has clarified the law in relation to sexual assaults against males, noting that the impact of the case of S(M) v. Ireland & Ors (No.2) 4 I.R. 369 was not to limit sentences to two years, but to ensure that principles of equality were applied to sentencing for assaults against

The Irish Times has published a full obituary for former judge Frank Griffin, who passed away last week at the age of 98. The long-standing judicial figure was the first presiding head of the Special Criminal Court when it was re-established in 1972.