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A last-minute agreement between a refugee at the centre of a high-profile abortion controversy and Ireland's Health Services Executive (HSE) saw a High Court challenge struck out yesterday. A three-day case between Ms Y and the HSE was expected to begin in Dublin yesterday, but barristers acting for

Declan Morgan The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, has said long-delayed inquests linked to the Troubles should go ahead with all available evidence.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald The statutory number of ordinary High Court judges in Ireland will be increased from 35 to 37, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has announced.

Lord Hodge A justice of the UK Supreme Court has described quotas as “corrosive”.

Pictured (l-r): Bryan Bourke, Simon O'Neill, Niamh Dennehy-Maher, Elaine Hanly, and Pablo Zaldivar Niamh Dennehy-Maher has been appointed as a partner in William Fry's banking and finance department in London, the Dublin-based firm announced yesterday.

Judge Michael Reilly A report by prisons inspector Judge Michael Reilly and Professor Andrew Coyle on the culture within the Irish Prison Service has been presented to Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald.

The Government of Ireland has been urged to take further action to protect undocumented migrants from labour exploitation. A spokesperson for the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) said the government had "failed to take co-ordinated and effective action" against labour exploitation practices whic

Home Secretary Theresa May Internet service providers (ISPs) will be required to store details of customers' online activity for up to a year under a new law proposed by the UK government.

Professor Mary Aiken A world-leading research centre into cyber-crime is being relocated out of Ireland after funding was pulled by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI).

A team of Irish and Northern Ireland lawyers have triumphed in the Lawyers' Rugby World Cup, beating title holders Scotland in the semi-final before going on to beat England in the final.

Justice Minister David Ford A new report on access to justice in Northern Ireland has made 150 wide-ranging recommendations aimed at reducing costs and improving the experience of those who come into contact with the justice system.

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Ireland's justice committee could pave the way for the decriminalisation of drug possession, the minister of state with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy has said.

Simon Coveney, minister for agriculture, food and the marine An Irish government minister has said he is "very concerned" about allegations of potential human trafficking made by the Guardian newspaper.

Pictured (l-r): Dr Anne-Marie McAlinden and Dr Clare Dwyer A collection of essays on criminal justice, edited by two academics in the School of Law at Queen's University Belfast, has been published by Hart Publishing.

Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland programme director at Amnesty International The "battle for equality in Northern Ireland" will move to the courts after a vote on legalising same-sex marriage was blocked by the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), campaigners have said.