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Pictured (l-r): Celia Worthington and Paddy Hopkirk MBE Monte Carlo Rally legend Paddy Hopkirk MBE has visited Worthingtons Solicitors to congratulate the firm on the 10th anniversary of the opening of their Belfast office.

The Attorney General for Northern Ireland has been granted leave to bring prosecution proceedings against a police officer who threatened to arrest a judge. John Larkin QC went before the High Court in Belfast yesterday to apply for the right to bring proceedings against Thomas Anthony Carlin for co

A High Court judge has ruled that a drink driving arrest was not unlawful despite the use of handcuffs, The Irish Times reports. A garda arrested the man on suspicion of drink-driving after he went around a Co Louth roundabout before exiting at the same road it had entered, then kitting the kerb and

An ex-farmer who subsequently trained as a barrister has lost his appeal to amend his Statement of Claim in a case concerning the Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of the State and General Provisions) Order 1978 (S.I. 256/78) and his alleged right to compensation for the loss of cows which had tested

Josephine Feehily Ireland's Policing Authority is now officially in operation following its inaugural meeting in Dublin.

The Department of Justice has told Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Theresa Villiers that it does not have the resources to fund the police investigation into murders allegedly committed by the IRA informant codenamed Stakeknife. Justice Minister David Ford said the UK government must pay for

The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) will launch a report on the rights, needs and experiences of LGBT people in prison in Ireland tomorrow. The 46-page report will be revealed at an event in Wood Quay Venue, Dublin tomorrow morning.

Kieran Conway Dublin solicitor Kieran Conway has been interviewed by gardaí about the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.

Steven Agnew MLA Steven Agnew MLA has submitted amendments to the Northern Ireland Executive's Justice (No. 2) Bill in a bid to bring abortion law in line with a High Court judgment last year.

Children's Minister James Reilly The Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) has launched the tender process for a new bail supervision scheme to be piloted in Dublin by Q2 2016.

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford has launched a recruitment competition to appoint a new chairperson and two board members to the Northern Ireland Police Fund (NIPF).

Lord Neuberger, President of the UK Supreme Court Women should not be permitted to wear veils in criminal trials according to Lord Neuberger, President of the UK Supreme Court.

Dr David Doyle Maynooth University has welcomed Dr David Doyle as a lecturer in its Department of Law.

The Court of Appeal has refused a man’s appeal against the High Court’s decision to set aside an order renewing a plenary summons. Desmond Monahan, sought damages from his former solicitors, Kevin Byrne and Shane Coyle, for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and misrepresentation.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Legislation bringing the normal duration of bankruptcy in Ireland in line with Northern Ireland and the UK has been commenced today.