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A former senior judge has criticised the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd’s proposals to allow more arbitration awards to come before the courts. Writing in The Times, Lord Saville of Newdigate, a retired law lord and UK Supreme Court justice, said the proposed change would be a “whol

John Guerin, the President of the Law Society of Northern Ireland John Guerin, the President of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, has challenged lawyers to help raise money for charity CLIC Sargent.

The Supreme Court has remitted the balance of a case concerning the termination of a contract to the High Court, following a finding that the Court had correctly determined that the case was not one related to defamation, and therefore did not require a jury trial. However, in a display of latitude

The impact of the ruling on the constitutionality of a law governing the activation of suspended sentences remains unclear after final orders in six test cases were adjourned. Last week, Mr Justice Michael Moriarty declared section 99 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 is unconstitutional.

House prices in Dublin have showed signs of growth for the first time in five months, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) indicate. Dublin prices rose by 0.9 per cent in March, leading a 0.3 per cent increase in house prices across Ireland.

Ciarán Moynagh of McLernon Moynagh Solicitors A legal bid to overturn the criminalisation of buying sex in Northern Ireland could proceed to a judicial leave hearing before the end of June.

Former Justice Minister Alan Shatter Allegations by Garda whistleblowers were taken seriously by former Justice Minister Alan Shatter, the O'Higgins Commission of Inquiry has concluded.

Belfast lawyer Frances Thompson Belfast lawyer Frances Thompson is among four associates at TLT Solicitors who have been promoted to partner as part of a fresh round of internal promotions.

Rhicha Kapila The UK's House of Lords will today debate whether the investigation of alleged sexual assault in the armed forces should be carried out by civilian police instead of senior military officers.

A mentally ill Nigerian asylum seeker who was detained pending deportation and who sought a declaration that a period of her detention was unlawful, in addition to damages, has had her appeal to the UK Supreme Court unanimously dismissed – as the court also declared R (Francis) was wrongly decided

The European Court of Human Rights has held, unanimously, that there was a violation of article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights in the case of convicted murderer, James Clifton Murray who complained he was serving a life sentence without a

A pair of A&L Goodbody trainees won two of four preliminary rounds at the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington D.C. Sarah Morrissey and Emmet Connolly narrowly lost out to MGIMO University of Russia on written submissions, having beaten them in the oral argumen

Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal has upheld a sentence given by the Crown Court in respect of a man who had been found in possession of components of a pipe bomb in January 2014. Although the appellant, Sean Ruddy, had initially denied the offence, eight months prior to his trial on 26 August 2015

Four cases which came before the High Court yesterday have been affected by a ruling on the constitutionality on key legislation relating to suspended sentences. Last week, Mr Justice Michael Moriarty declared that section 99 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, governing the activation of suspended se

President of the High Court, Mr Justice Peter Kelly The Law Society of Ireland has reminded its solicitor members of the proper procedure for administering an oath, which requires a Bible or religious text where there is not an objection on religious grounds.