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Court sittings will return to Naas later this month after the completion of extensive construction works. The courthouse, which closed in July to allow for works on the building's roof, will reopen on Monday 18 November, the Leinster Leader reports.

TLT has appointed Andrew Webber to leads its UK corporate team, which includes Belfast lawyers Andrew Jennings and Grant Edwards. Mr Webber replaces partner John Wood, who led the corporate team for 16 years before being elected to serve as the firm's new managing partner from April 2020.

Four TDs have secured permission from the High Court to bring a challenge against the Ceann Comhairle's decision not to allow a vote on changing Dáil standing orders to stop the Government blocking opposition bills. In his ruling yesterday evening, Mr Justice Garrett Simons said he was satisf

Former justice minister Dermot Ahern has called for the consideration of a new north-south body focused on policing in order to crack down on cross-border crime. Mr Ahern, who held the justice brief in the Fianna Fáil-led government from 2008 to 2011, said a new institution could complement t

The Metropolitan Police unlawfully banned London protests by environmental movement Extinction Rebellion last month, the High Court in London has ruled. Judges said the "Extinction Rebellion Autumn Uprising" did not qualify as a "public assembly" within the meaning of the Public Order Act 1986 becau

A man from Donegal has avoided jail after agreeing to play the fiddle at an event for the man he assaulted. Francis Cunningham, 40, pleaded guilty at Glenties District Court to a charge of assault causing harm to Eamon McMahon, the Donegal Democrat reports.

The general scheme of a bill to "modernise" the employment permits system to make the system "more agile and easier to modify" has been published. The Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 will take forward recommendations of a review of economic migration policy commissioned by

Legislation to establish a redress scheme for victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland has cleared Parliament shortly before its dissolution for next month's election. The Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill was fast-tracked through the House of

A public consultation on the introduction of stalking legislation in Northern Ireland has found strong support from the majority of respondents. The Department of Justice has published a report of responses to its consultation, which followed a review of the law commissioned by former justice minist

Four TDs have brought a High Court challenge against the Ceann Comhairle's decision not to allow a new bill due to be debated in the Dáil. The action has been brought by opposition TDs Brid Smith, Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny and Paul Murphy against Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fe

Retired Belfast solicitor Robert Watts has passed away at the age of 96. Mr Watts joined C&J Black Solicitors in the 1940s after serving in World War II, eventually becoming a senior partner.

New legislation to regulate online political advertising during elections will be brought forward to fill a lacuna, the Government has announced. Ministers yesterday approved a proposal outlined in the progress report of the Interdepartmental Group on the Security of Ireland’s Electoral Proces

Over 20 years of documents relating to the Direct Provision system have been published for the first time by a legal academic as part of a new project exploring how the system emerged and developed. Dr Liam Thornton, a lecturer at UCD Sutherland School of Law, was awarded UCD Seed Funding for his "E

Former president Mary Robinson will reflect on her long history with FLAC at the legal rights group's 50th anniversary celebrations on Friday. The special event, incorporating the Annual Dave Ellis Memorial, will look back at FLAC throughout the decades and thank all those who have helped to improve

The Northern Ireland Prison Service has launched a new strategy for strengthening prisoners' family relationships to support the rehabilitation process. Director general Ronnie Armour launched the Strengthening Family Relations Strategy as he attended the official opening of the "Big Visit" area at