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Friday 28 July 2017 09:15

A man who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his cousin in 2014 has successfully appealed his conviction on the basis that the trial judge erred in not advising him, while conducting his own defence, that if he did not present evidence to support an altered version of events in the

Sport Minister Shane Ross Emergency legislation to underwrite the costs of the Rugby World Cup was rushed through the Dáil last night because of a U-turn by the Attorney General.

Chloe Smith MPs have approved a further two-year extension to rules allowing criminal trials without a jury to take place in Northern Ireland.

Rachel Niall Hayes Solicitors has announced the appointment of Rachel Niall as a partner in its property team.

The former executive director of a company linked to the Law Society of Northern Ireland has been jailed for a year for stealing £50,000 from two clients. Appearing in Belfast Crown Court yesterday, Denis William Mackie was jailed by Judge David McFarland after he admitted defrauding clients of Law

Nine out of ten children who serve a custodial sentence in Northern Ireland reoffend within a year of their release, the Audit Office has said. Kieran Donnelly, the Comptroller and Auditor General, today presented the Audit Office's report on Managing children who offend to the Northern Ireland Asse

Iryna Kennedy A prominent Belfast-based barrister is due to be released from hospital after falling unwell during a race, The Irish News reports.

Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire has confirmed that legislation will be brought forward to allow for the publication of political donations made to Northern Ireland parties after 1 July 2017.

Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has criticised the UK government over delays in protecting the UK’s £25.7 billion a year legal industry ahead of Brexit.

A group representing sex workers in Ireland has asked for an urgent meeting with Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan following a spate of knife attacks on sex workers. The Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) says it believes Ireland's new sex purchase laws have contributed to at least ten knife attack

In response to a certified question for appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Supreme Court has held that it is not a correct principle of sentencing to treat as mitigation the fact that an accused person who is convicted following a trial did not give false evidence. Delivering the una

Ken Murphy The Law Society of Ireland has expressed concerns that protections outlined in the Government’s Domestic Violence Bill are inadequate, inflexible and fail to address UN recommendations on legal aid contributions in domestic violence cases.

Andrea McIlroy-Rose A presence in Dublin is "particularly important" to Pinsent Masons in the wake of Brexit, the head of the firm's Belfast office has said.

Senator John O'Mahony The Department of Justice is continuing to prepare a draft bill to transfer the administration of criminal legal aid to the Legal Aid Board.