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A new cross-border crime agency is not "practicably possible" due to the collapse of devolution in Northern Ireland, Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said. The idea of a new agency has been repeatedly raised in discussions about the abduction and torture of businessman Kevin Lunney by a cross-b

Former president Mary Robinson has commended legal rights group FLAC for creating a community of lawyers who pursue access to justice for those who need its services most. Mrs Robinson, the current chair of The Elders and a former FLAC volunteer, was the guest of honour at the organisation’s 5

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will today pledge to amend the Human Rights Act to bring an end to the "unfair trials" of soldiers over their conduct in Northern Ireland, according to reports. The Conservative Party manifesto will include a commitment to amending the law to exclude any death in Norther

A motorist who dangerously overtakes a cyclist will face a fine of €120 and three penalty points under a new law coming into force tonight.

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates responds to reports about a job advertisement published by a UK celebrity chef. When it comes to dysfunctional industries, sometimes what comes out of the restaurant industry is so amazing that you would not believe it actual

A victim of domestic violence who did not realise she would be named in a court report in her local newspaper has had her complaint dismissed by the Press Ombudsman. The woman gave evidence in court in the trial of a former partner who had admitted assaulting her, and her name and address was subseq

Belfast-based Millar McCall Wylie has renewed its sponsorship of Ulster's historic Junior Cup rugby competition for two further years. Jan Cunningham, partner and former Ulster player, said the firm was proud to be supporting the competition and strengthening its long-standing relationship with Ulst

A life sentence prisoner has failed to persuade judges that he should be released because he "momentarily died" in his cell after falling ill. Benjamin Schreiber, who was convicted of first-degree murder in 1997 and sentenced to life in prison without parole, fell seriously ill in 2015 and had to be

A man who pleaded guilty to the murder of his mother must serve eight years' imprisonment before being considered for release on licence. Commenting that the case was clearly “close to the borderline between murder and manslaughter”, Mr Justice Adrian Colton said the evidence “over

The law on rape should be reformed to provide for a primarily objective test on whether an accused believed the woman was consenting to sex, rather than the current primarily subjective test, the Law Reform Commission has said. The commission's Report on Knowledge and Belief Concerning Consent in Ra

A separated father-of-three who was deemed ineligible for social housing with space for his children suffered a violation of his rights, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said. The human rights watchdog yesterday appeared as amicus curiae in a Supreme Court case which seeks to clari

Barrister Patrick Butler SC has been appointed to investigate whether Dublin City Council paid "protection money" to stop anti-social behaviour on social housing construction sites. Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy announced today that Mr Butler has been appointed as an authorised person under section

Two partners at William Fry have been named as rising stars in the European legal world at an awards ceremony in London. The winners of Euromoney Legal Media Group's inaugural Europe Rising Star Awards, recognising lawyers across 20 practice areas in 19 European countries, were announced last night.

More than 550 solicitors have completed the Law Society of Northern Ireland's advanced advocacy course since it started two decades ago. The course, organised by the Law Society through the Advocacy Working Party and in conjunction with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), provides soli

Two commemorative plaques highlighting the importance of the ‘snail in a bottle case’, which laid the foundations of the modern law of negligence throughout the common law world, have been refurbished and unveiled as part of the Law Society of Scotland’s 70th anniversary celebrati