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Dara Robinson As many as 44 per cent of case files which were submitted to Ireland's Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) last year did not result in prosecution, new figures show.

The Franco-British Lawyers Society will host a colloquium called Investigating Suspicious Deaths: Inquests and Inquiries in the Inn of Court in Northern Ireland on 27 November 2015. The conference will be opened by the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and its speakers and chairs will include:

Pictured (l-r): Michael Jackson and outgoing partner Liam Quirke

Photo credit: Law Society Ireland (via Twitter) Sixty newly qualified solicitors were conferred with their Parchments and admitted to the Roll of Solicitors by the Law Society of Ireland at the Parchment Ceremony in Presidents' Hall last night.

A gay man has been awarded compensation in what is thought to the first discrimination case to be brought against a service provider for the homophobic actions of its staff. When “Tim” (not his real name) asked for a refund on some patio locks, the shop assistant began to abuse him. A judge at S

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Seven judges have been appointed to a second Special Criminal Court in a bid to clear a backlog of terrorism and organised crime cases in Ireland.

Maurice Morrow MLA The Law Society of Northern Ireland has hit back at an MLA who complained about a "bottomless pit" of legal aid funding being made available to convicted criminals.

Emily Logan The chief commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has been recognised as a distinguished member of Irish society with an honorary doctorate from Maynooth University.

Pictured (l-r): John White, managing partner; Maree Gallagher, senior counsel; Imelda Reynolds, chairperson Maree Gallagher has joined Beauchamps Solicitors as senior counsel, marking the firm's fifth senior hire this year.

A former solicitor has admitted theft, fraud and forgery offences worth a total loss of more than €300,000. Mark Cronin, formerly of Cronin Mungovan Solicitors in Macroom, pleaded guilty to a long string of offences dating from between July 2009–December 2013.

Rossa McMahon yesterday delivered a guest seminar to postgraduates at University College Cork (UCC)'s IT Law Clinic who are giving legal guidance to Irish IT start-ups.

DUP MLA Alastair Ross An online dispute resolution system, which is currently being used to settle legal cases in Holland and British Columbia in Canada, could be introduced in Northern Ireland.

Simon Harris Small law firms are set to benefit from a new system of public tendering for legal services in Ireland, the minister of state for finance has said.

Emma Pengelly MLA A qualified barrister and former law lecturer who was co-opted as an MLA a mere month ago has been elevated to the rank of junior minister.

Niamh O'Donnabhain BL The supermarket which sold contaminated yoghurt that led to two children falling sick can be named, Judge Patrick Durcan at Ennis District Court has ruled.