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Sharon Daly Sharon Daly, head of the commercial litigation and dispute resolution team at Matheson, spoke at a litigation funding and insurance seminar this morning.

A company has been held vicariously liable for the actions of its employee at a petrol station who made an unprovoked attack on a customer after the UK Supreme Court said the “close connection” test was satisfied. The court, comprising Lord Neuberger, Lady Hale, Lord Dyson, Lord Reed and Lord To

Victoria O’Hara, associate at Carson McDowell, showed the firm's support for ChildLine at a recent event to mark its 30th anniversary. Ms O'Hara joined supporters and volunteers at a special event at Stormont, which was hosted by Dame Esther Rantzen.

The President of the High Court Mr Justice Kelly has made an order of costs in respect of a number of backdated practising certificates, in which he criticized the Law Society for claiming an entitlement to seek €350 in costs from each solicitor who applies to have their practising certificate bac

Jerry Buting Jerry Buting, star lawyer from hit documentary series Making a Murderer, will speak at the European Young Bar Association's Spring conference in Belfast.

The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has dropped charges against the only man facing criminal prosecution over the Omagh bombing in 1998.

Pictured (l-r): Aaron Vickery, Ross O’Mahony and Clíodhna Ní Chéileachair Arthur Cox trainees Ross O’Mahony and Aaron Vickery, representing the Solicitors’ Apprentice Debating Society of Ireland, won the Grand Final of the annual Irish Times Debate.

Pictured (l-r): Heather Weir, chief executive at NI Hospice; Karen Lilly, ward manager at NI Hospice; Cathy Warnock, solicitor at Edwards & Co; and Sharon Gorman, legacy officer at NI Hospice More than 40 Northern Ireland solicitors will waive their will-making fees in March in return for a dona

Tributes have been paid to a former Co Limerick judge who has passed away at the age of 65. Judge Mary O’Halloran was appointed to the bench in October 1992 after practising as a solicitor in Tralee for sixteen years, and retired in 2012 after a twenty-year judicial career.

A senior Garda has launched a legal bid to stop an inquiry into allegations that he passed sensitive information to the media. Supt David Taylor, former press chief for An Garda Síochána, is being investigated for alleged breaches of section 62 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the Data Protect

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford and Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill yesterday launched a report on the implementation of animal welfare legislation. The final report of the Review of the Implementation of the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 makes 68 recommendati

, the Court found that the criteria did not amount to a policy, as it emerged from a consideration of the current political landscape. Thus, the Court concluded that the criteria adopted are sufficiently reasonable and impartial and that they are proportionate to the needs of the political debate an

Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry Northern Ireland's Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry is widely tipped to replace David Ford as Justice Minister after the May election.

Former Justice Minister Alan Shatter Ireland's former Justice Minister Alan Shatter has left the Dáil for the second time in his political career.

More than 100 lawyers and media professionals convened in Stormont on Friday at a conference organised by the non-profit Belfast Solicitors Association (BSA).