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Complainants in sexual offence cases in Northern Ireland will have access to fully qualified sexual offences legal advisors (SOLAs) from April, Justice Minister Naomi Long has confirmed. The pilot scheme fulfils one of the recommendations of retired Court of Appeal judge Sir John Gillen's high-profi

Ministers have launched a public consultation on the current treatment of child maintenance payments and the obligations of liable relatives within the social protection system. The six-week consultation launched by Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys yesterday will also seek view on whethe

Gardaí are investigating an alleged fist-fight between two lawyers in Dublin city centre yesterday. In a statement, An Garda Síochána said it had "commenced an investigation following an alleged assault incident between two males on Wolf Tone Quay, Dublin 7, shortly after 11am".

Northern Ireland firm MKB Law has unveiled a new brand identity and website as part of its ongoing business development plans. The firm has grown to 35 staff members and offers services in all areas of law, with a particular focus on corporate, property, dispute resolution, debt recovery, employment

Justice Minister Naomi Long will next week meet with the family of an 18-year-old student killed by a drunk driver to discuss the initial findings of a major sentencing review. The family of Enda Dolan, who was killed in October 2014, have called for tougher sentences for drunk drivers ever since Da

Attorney General Brenda King has ordered a fresh inquest into the shooting of six Catholic men in the New Lodge area of north Belfast in February 1973. The British Army initially said all six men had been shot by soldiers, but later said it appeared that loyalist paramilitaries were responsible for

This Sunday marks the centenary of the escape of three men from Kilmainham Gaol, at that time both a British military barracks and a political prison.

Police officers have spoken of their "disbelief" after pulling over a car almost entirely covered in thick snow.

A man who was found guilty of witness intimidation and assault has had his sentence increased by the Court of Appeal following an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions. The court said that it was satisfied that the four-and-a-half-year sentence imposed by the Circuit Court was unduly lenient

A growing backlog in Northern Ireland's employment tribunals is creating an access to justice crisis, lawyers have warned. Killymeal House, the home of the Industrial Tribunals and the Fair Employment Tribunal, is currently "closed until further notice".

New legislation will have to be passed by the Oireachtas before any naturalised Irish citizens can be stripped of their citizenship following a Supreme Court ruling. Having ruled last year that sections 19(2) and (3) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 are repugnant to the constitution

Irish language ability would be required for qualification as a solicitor or barrister or appointment to the Supreme Court under legislative amendments proposed by an Oireachtas committee chairperson. Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has proposed amendments to the Official Languages (

Eugene F Collins partner Paul Dempsey and solicitor Niamh O'Brien highlight the options available when serving legal proceedings on a party based in the UK. The United Kingdom’s official departure from the European Union has had a significant effect on cross border civil and commercial litigat

A former solicitor facing €1.2 million fraud charges will face trial in 2023. Michael Small, 54, is accused of multiple counts of theft, deception and accounting offences, alleged to have taken place over a two-year period while he was in practice as a solicitor in Limerick.

Fines for non-essential international travel are set to be increased from €500 to €2,000. Taoiseach Micheál Martin yesterday told TDs that 60 per cent of those travelling through Irish airports "are returned Irish holidaymakers" and €500 may not be "a sufficient disincentive to