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Proposed changes to unauthorised disclosure offences that would make it easier for the government to prosecute people have been condemned by the media industry. In a 20-page document, the News Media Association has outlined the news media industry’s wide-ranging objections to the consultative prop

Sir Alan Moses Judges should join the public debate to maintain their authority and win the confidence of the public a top judge has said.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating the possible hack of Chief Constable George Hamilton's Twitter account. A tweet which appeared on Mr Hamilton's account and was later removed could have been part of a malicious hack, police believe.

Fourteen people in a Pakistani village have been arrested for allegedly ordering that a teenage girl be raped as punishment for a rape committed by her brother. The incident occurred in the village of Raja Ram in Muzaffarabad, near the city of Multan, the AFP reports.

A man who sought to claim job-seeker’s allowance based on his employment as a casual labourer for two weeks in the State has had his appeal adjourned pending the outcome of the Court’s reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Finding that there were a variety of interpretations o

Seán Ó hUallacháin SC Leading lawyers have criticised the Legal Aid Board following its announcement that referrals to the family law panel of the Private Practitioner District Court Panel will be restricted to priority matters only.

Pat Finucane The widow of solicitor Pat Finucane has been granted permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court over her failed legal bid to overturn the UK government’s refusal to hold an inquiry into his 1989 murder.

Monye Anyadike-Danes Northern Ireland's first-ever chair of the British Irish Commercial Bar Association (BICBA) has said more international legal work could be attracted to Northern Ireland.

David Stanton Minister of state David Stanton is in Geneva from today to lead Ireland's delegation to an expert United Nations committee on torture.

Mr Justice Frank Clarke Mr Justice Frank Clarke of the Supreme Court has been nominated by the Cabinet as the next Chief Justice of Ireland.

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (PONI) has opened an investigation into tactics used by undercover PSNI officers in attempting to recruit someone as an informant. A complaint was lodged by Madden & Finucane Solicitors on behalf of a man who said police officers had promised him protect

The Council of the European Union may maintain a person or an entity on the list if it concludes that there is an ongoing risk of that person or entity being involved in the terrorist activities which justified their initial listing, the Court of Justice has ruled after finding that the General Cour

James Thornton Environmental lawyers have criticised the UK government’s new plans on tackling air pollution as “underwhelming” and “a plan for more plans” after it decided not to implement clean air zones in the future.

Sir John Mitting Undercover police officers have infiltrated more than 1,000 political groups in England and Wales since 1968, the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) has found.

A woman who was awarded €75,000 after her finger was severed by a hydraulic door, has had her award overturned by the Court of Appeal. Ms Justice Irvine found that there was no legal basis for finding that the pub was liable for the woman’s injuries.