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Harriet McCulloch, deputy director of Reprieve's death penalty team Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa today marks 1,000 days of detention in Egypt after being arrested in 2013.

Neil O'Mahony, partner at Eversheds Ireland Almost two-thirds of board-level executives in Irish businesses say their anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies are ineffective, according to a new report.

Chairman of the committee, Lord Tugendhat The House of Lords' EU External Affairs Sub-Committee has published a report into Operation Sophia, and says the EU naval mission to tackle people smuggling in the central Mediterranean is not working because of an inability to disrupt smugglers' business mo

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has launched its first-ever app for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. The CVRIA app is available in 23 EU languages and is broken into four sections for the convenience of legal professionals.

The Northern Ireland High Court of Justice Family Division has determined that it may hear an appeal against a decision not to revoke a freeing order on its merits, finding that such an approach is in line with a European Convention on Human Rights compatible interpretation of the Adoption (Northern

Emergency legislation to provide for the activation of suspended sentences is likely to be presented within two weeks after the relevant sections of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 were struck down. The High Court last month found that the provisions are unconstitutional because they allow for signifi

Tánaiste and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald The final report of the O'Higgins commission, presented to Tánaiste and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald last month, has been published.

Over 120 legal professionals and academics discussed a prospective British exit from the European Union (EU) at an event hosted by the Law Society of Northern Ireland.

Ombudsman Peter Tyndall The Ombudsman and Information Commissioner has welcomed a recommendation that he be given the powers to investigate complaints from prisoners.

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints against a ruling which found he had no power to recommend a consolatory payment or to lay a special report before MLAs in the case of a GP following a finding of maladministration. Judges Lor

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints against a ruling which found he had no power to recommend a consolatory payment or to lay a special report before MLAs in the case of a GP following a finding of maladministration. Judges Lor

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on the Government to publish the "full blueprint" for the "Citizen's Assembly" on the repeal of the 8th Amendment of the Constitution.

Lord Sumption Iraqi civilians who said they suffered at the hands of the British armed forces have failed in their tortious claim against the Ministry of Defence as a consequence of foreign time-bar rules.

Law Centre (NI) resolved a delay in setting up direct payments for a man with complex physical needs to receive care from his son.

Pictured (l-r): Sharon Gorman of NI Hospice and David Kernaghan of Reavey & Co Solicitors Reavey & Co Solicitors in Carrickfergus have raised almost £2,500 for NI Hospice by participating in the Make A Will campaign.