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An obituary for the late Northern Ireland prosecutor Ronald Appleton KC has been published by The Telegraph. Mr Appleton was a senior Crown prosecutor for 22 years until 1999, overseeing a number of high-profile Troubles cases.

Nearly a third of Irish financial services firm are not yet prepared to implement the Central Bank's revised Consumer Protection Code, a survey by Mason Hayes & Curran suggests. The business law firm surveyed over 330 industry professionals at a recent webinar ahead of the revised code coming in

DWF has appointed Mary Smith, the president of the Insurance Institute of Dublin, as a new insurance partner in Ireland. Ms Smith joins the team with over 15 years’ experience in insurance and construction law and brings significant expertise in professional indemnity claims across Ireland and

A 92-year-old man has been found guilty of the rape and murder of a 75-year-old widow in 1967 in what is believed to be the longest-running cold case ever solved in the UK. Ryland Headley, aged 34 at the time, broke into the home of Louisa Dunne in Bristol in June 1967 and attacked her. Her body was

A Kurdish woman who came to Northern Ireland as a child fleeing the Syrian civil war has graduated with a law degree from Ulster University.

DLA Piper has appointed two new legal directors and four new senior associates in Ireland. New legal director Oisín Mulvihill specialises in finance, advising on a range of cross-border and domestic financing matters, with a particular focus on securitisation, structured finance and other deb

A viral video clip has captured the moment a man joined a remote court hearing while using the toilet. Footage of the man clearly sitting on a toilet seat and making full use of the facilities was broadcast to the public via the YouTube stream from Gujarat High Court in India.

Global law firm Walkers has welcomed Eimear Burbridge and Claire Winrow as partners in a round of promotions in its Irish office. Ms Burbridge, a tax lawyer, and Ms Winrow, an asset management and investment funds lawyer, both take up their new roles today.

The English courts are to hear a challenge to the judicial appointments process on the basis that it still involves "secret soundings" which act as a barrier to diversity on the bench. A member of the GMB trade union's dedicated branch for members of the judiciary is challenging the Judicial Appoint

Media, technology and legal experts came together on Friday to explore the evolving landscape of the law in these areas.

Law students from Dublin City University, Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin have been elected to the national board of the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) Ireland.

Fermanagh is in danger of becoming a "legal aid desert" as a result of cuts to courts, custody suits and legal aid, the Law Society of Northern Ireland has warned.

Criminal trials in England and Wales arising from the Post Office Horizon IT scandal may not commence until 2028. Met Police commander Stephen Clayman, who is leading the investigation, told the BBC: "The teams need to be really meticulous and [pay] attention to detail, but actually we are making so

The US Supreme Court has delivered a significant victory to President Trump, ruling that lower federal courts lack the authority to impose nationwide injunctions blocking his executive orders. In a 6-3 decision on Friday, the court sided with the administration in a case concerning Mr Trump’s

Regulations paving the way for new local community safety partnerships (LCSPs) to begin their work across the State have come into effect. The new LCSPs replace the old joint policing committee (JPCs) in line with a recommendation from the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland put into law