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Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has accepted a recommendation that the Ombudsman and Information Commissioner should be given a role in the prison inspection process.

UN experts have determined that a woman faced discriminating, inhumane and degrading treatment as a result of Ireland’s legal prohibition of abortion when forced to balance carrying a baby, which would not survive after birth, against seeking an abortion outside of Ireland. Experts from the Geneva

Insurance companies have claimed legal costs and high compensation awards in the country are the major reason for insurance premiums rising by around 34 per cent, The Irish Times reports. The defence comes after Fianna Fáil demanded a new national claims register to force companies to disclose all

The Police Ombudsman, Dr Michael Maguire Collusion between police and loyalist paramilitaries was a "significant feature" of the Loughinisland murders in 1994, according to a report by the Police Ombudsman.

UK Supreme Court Justice Lord Sumption In an address conference on family law held in London, UK Supreme Court Justice Lord Sumption reflects on the problems caused by over specialisation in the legal profession, and the importance of cross-fertilisation between different areas of practice.

Nicola McCrudden, CIH director for Ireland and Northern Ireland The Northern Ireland Executive should conduct a review of legislation aimed at preventing homelessness, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has said.

The EU referendum could face a legal challenge after the deadline for voter registration was extended. Arron Banks, a funder of the Leave.EU campaign, is contemplating launching a legal challenge by way of judicial review.

Pictured (l-r): Michael Johnston and Ciarán Harper Art student Ciarán Harper became the latest recipient of the prestigious Carson McDowell Solicitors Prize at the opening of the Ulster University Belfast School of Art degree show.

The High Court has significantly extended the bankruptcy period of a well-known property developer due to the bankrupt’s lack of cooperation with his official Assignee. Mr Thomas McFeely was declared bankrupt in Ireland and the UK in 2012.

The three-person panel appointed to develop an anti-paramilitarism strategy for Northern Ireland has published their final report. The Fresh Start panel report on the disbandment of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland was presented to the Northern Ireland Executive.

There have been no charges to date under a year-old Northern Ireland law that criminalises the purchase of sex, The Times reports. Figures released under Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation show that no charges have been brought under the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Act 2015, which creat

Robert Buckland QC, the Solicitor General for England and Wales The UK government will engage with the Law Society and Bar Council in England and Wales in a bid to ease tension over the Investigatory Powers Bill's impact on legal professional privilege, MPs have been told.

Pat English Pat English, partner at Dublin-based firm Matheson, has been named a Transatlantic Rising Star by monthly magazine The American Lawyer.

Lord Justice Fulford Senior judges in England have called for a review to the right to have a jury in trials for thefts, burglaries and minor assaults.

Pictured (l-r): Richard Martin and John Jermyn A solicitor at Ronan Daly Jermyn Solicitors in Cork has been selected to join Ireland's 27-man hockey team, which will compete for Ireland at the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.