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The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought by a 47-year-old man against the severity of his eight-year sentence for drugs offences. Justice Birmingham agreed with the decision of the trial judge to depart from the presumptive mandatory minimum sentence, stating that the man was more involve

Transport Minister Shane Ross No new judges will be appointed until Ireland's judicial appointments system is reformed, a Government minister has said

Northern Ireland's vibrant legal sector was on display as solicitors and barristers took part in a trade mission to the International Bar Association conference in Washington, D.C. Invest NI led a delegation of firms including A&L Goodbody, Tughans, Carson McDowell and Cleaver Fulton Rankin to t

The Law Reform Commission's new report on harmful communications and digital safety recommends new criminal offences to deal with revenge porn and the appointment of a digital safety commissioner. The report contains a total of 32 recommendations for reform.

Conall MacCoille, economist with Davy Stockbrokers Nearly 3,000 mortgages were approved in August 2016, a rise of 37 per cent on August last year.

A man has been jailed for nine years by the International Criminal Court in its first sentence based on cultural destruction as a war crime. Islamist Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi made history by pleading guilty to charges of destroying 14 of the 16 mausoleums in the ancient city of Timbuktu, regarding the

2 November 2016 R (on the application of A) (A Child) (by her litigation Friend B) (AP) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Health (Respondent) UKSC 2015/0220

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden and Health Minister Michelle O’Neill today visited Hydebank Wood College to discuss health issues in prisons.

Communities Minister Paul Givan Legislation to loosen Northern Ireland's alcohol licensing laws has been submitted to the Northern Ireland Assembly.

An Employment Tribunal unanimously dismissed an appeal brought by an asbestos removal company, and affirmed the Prohibition Notice issued by the Health & Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) due to the company’s contravention of statutory provisions governing asbestos removal that hei

The Chief Justice, Ms Justice Susan Denham The Chief Justice, Ms Justice Susan Denham, has called for an Irish judical council in a speech to mark the start of the new legal year.

Katharine Byrne, head of BDO's corporate finance team Mid-market M&A activity in the UK and Ireland declined by 23 per cent in the first half of 2016, the Sunday Independent reports.

Michael Jackson, managing partner at Matheson Irish students have been invited to explore new ways of growing the economy after Brexit in a new Matheson essay competition.

Raichel Hopkinson FTSE 100 companies have set aside £31.3 billion in the last 12 months to meet legal claims – a 22 per cent increase from the £25.6bn set aside the previous year, according to the legal business of Thomson Reuters.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Two people in Northern Ireland have been referred to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) over offences under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016.