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Downpatrick-headquartered Murlands Solicitors, one of Northern Ireland's longest-established legal practices, has announced the appointment of Sarah Shannon as a partner. Ms Shannon, a property lawyer specialising in all aspects of residential and commercial conveyancing, will join in partnership wi

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has obtained an extra £2.2 billion to resolve the backlog of court cases. It had warned the Treasury that the backlog could rise to 72,000 cases – up from the pre-pandemic figure of 41,000 – unless is secured an extra £500 million to expand the N

Poland must pay the European Commission a daily fine of €1 million following its failure to comply with a July ruling over judicial independence. The judgment from the Court of Justice of the European Union comes after the Commission sought "financial penalties" to ensure Poland suspends new la

Luxembourg's prime minister plagiarised all but two pages of his master's thesis in public law and political science, a media investigation has alleged. Xavier Bettel has admitted his thesis "could have – yes, maybe should have – been done differently" and has said he will "naturally acc

Restaurants will be required to set out their tipping policy to customers under new legislation aimed at protecting employees' tips, the government has announced. Tánaiste and enterprise minister Leo Varadkar said the legislation, approved by ministers yesterday, would address concerns about

The High Court has granted an injunction against the DPP restraining the prosecution of a man of a drug-driving charge due to a breach of fair procedures. The court held that the wrong charge had been preferred by the DPP and that the DPP had made representations to the District Court that the charg

Dillon Eustace has announced the appointment of Conor Kiernan as a partner in its banking and capital markets team. Mr Kiernan, previously a senior associate, joined Dillon Eustace in 2018, having spent nine years with another prominent Irish law firm.

Kevin Healy, solicitor at Comyn Kelleher Tobin, provides an overview of coming changes to the practice and procedure of civil litigation in the High Court. A variety of reforms to the practice and procedure of civil litigation in the Superior Courts is due to commence on 13 November 2021 through the

Solicitor Catherine Pierse has been appointed by ministers as Ireland's next director of public prosecutions. Ms Pierse, currently head of the prosecution support services division in the DPP's office, will succeed Claire Loftus following the completion of her term of office at the end of next week.

Officers abusing their position for sexual purposes is now the single largest form of police corruption in England and Wales, a watchdog has said. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said the number of people facing disciplinary proceedings for APSP has "risen sharply" in the past three

Proposals to reform the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) will go out to consultation "in the coming weeks", justice minister Naomi Long has said. Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJINI) last year recommended that the Department of Justice should review the founding legislatio

Private security personnel will receive training on how to recognise and tackle human trafficking under plans being developed by the Private Security Authority (PSA). The PSA last year developed new training requirements for those in the door supervisor, security guarding and event security sectors,

Another man has successfully appealed his convictions for trying to help Gerry Adams escape from prison in the 1970s. Martin O'Rawe, 70, brought an appeal following last year's landmark UK Supreme Court ruling which found that Mr Adams was detained unlawfully and therefore had not broken the law by

Barristers and legal academics from both sides of the Irish border are among the finalists at the Inspirational Women in Law Awards 2021. Mary-Rachel McCabe and Emma McIlveen, both barristers from Northern Ireland, have been named as finalists in the Under-35 Lawyer of the Year category.

A woman is suing Kellogg's for $5 million, alleging the company's strawberry Pop-Tarts contain very little strawberry. Filed earlier this month in the Southern District of New York, the suit is the latest in a series of class actions against Kellogg Sales.