News

Justice Minister David Ford Criminal lawyers in Northern Ireland are returning to work today after the outcome of a process of mediation between the Department of Justice, the Bar Council and the Law Society.

A prominent Irish republican will be sentenced in the Special Criminal Court today after being found guilty of nine charges of tax evasion last year. Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy was convicted of failing to furnish tax returns between 1996-2004, while he was farming and dealing in the lucrative cattle t

IHREC Chief Commissioner Emily Logan The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has welcomed the withdrawal of the Supreme Court appeals in the case of Pullen & Ors v Dublin City Council.

Pictured (l-r): Dearbhail McDonald, Mary O'Connor TD, Niamh Gallagher and Fiona Mahon Law students overwhelmingly backed gender quotas for women candidates in the Irish election at a Women in Politics debate instigated by the Eversheds Women's Leadership Initiative.

Justice Minister David Ford Justice Minister David Ford has said Northern Ireland's abortion laws will remain "in limbo" for some time, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

MLAs have given their backing to a new revenge porn offence and stricter punishments for animal cruelty. Amendments to the Justice (No. 2) Bill approved this week add new provisions to the proposed law, including ones which relate to the disclosure of private sexual photographs and films with intent

A man has failed in his attempt to have his dismissal from the Permanent Defence Forces (PFD) quashed. Mr Christopher Maher had been dismissed following a controlled random drug test, which he failed after the two samples he gave tested positive for cocaine.

Les Allamby, NIHRC chief commissioner Proposed amendments to the Justice (No. 2) Bill aimed at allowing abortion in the event of fatal foetal abnormality (FFA) and pregnancy as a consequence of sexual crime have fallen.

John Larkin QC The Attorney General for Northern Ireland has claimed changing the law to allow abortions in the event of fatal foetal abnormality (FFA) could contravene the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Peadar Tóibín Sinn Féin has outlined procedures for protecting jurors in sensitive cases as an alternative to the continued operation of the juryless Special Criminal Court.

Miriam O'Callaghan TV presenter Miriam O'Callaghan will host the University College Dublin (UCD) Student Legal Convention next month.

Catriona Gibson Dublin-based firm Arthur Cox has appointed Catriona Gibson as managing partner of its Northern Ireland practice in what it says is a first for women.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has responded to reports that banned drivers in the UK could use a legal loophole to continue driving in Ireland. The Belfast Telegraph yesterday reported that defence lawyers in Letterkenny District Court had successfully argued that the procedure used to implement U

The Bar of Northern Ireland has criticised the Department of Justice's second Access to Justice review for focussing too greatly on cutting legal aid costs. In its response to the consultation on the Report of the Access to Justice Review Part II, published by Justice Minister David Ford late last y

Criminals who plead guilty at the earliest opportunity could see their sentences cut by a third under new proposals by the Sentencing Council for England and Wales. The council said its plans, currently out for consultation, would spare victims the trauma of trial.