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Courts facing backlog of Ward of Court applications
Ireland's courts are facing an eight-month backlog of Ward of Court applications, the Sunday Independent reports.
Published 22 February 2016
Law Society discusses court closure with Lisburn council
The Law Society of Northern Ireland has met with representatives of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council to discuss the impending closure of Lisburn Court House.
Published 22 February 2016
Fianna Fáil sets out justice policies at Dublin event
Fianna Fáil set out proposals to reform the justice system at the launch of its new policy document, Supporting Victims, this morning.
Published 22 February 2016
Student pair come top in moot competition backed by A&L Goodbody
Trinity College Dublin (TCD) law students Kevin Flood and Colum Holland have triumphed in a moot court competition.
Published 22 February 2016
David Ford meets with new crime agency head
Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford has met with Lynne Owens, the new director general of the National Crime Agency (NCA).
Published 22 February 2016
Mason Hayes & Curran launches tech law writing contest
Mason Hayes & Curran has invited third level students in Ireland to participate in its inaugural tech law writing contest.
Published 22 February 2016
Police officer's appeal against judge arrest sentence adjourned
An appeal by the PSNI officer who attempted to arrest a judge during court proceedings against his three month prison sentence has been adjourned for a week.
Published 22 February 2016
Negligence claim against the Minister for Defence fails due to inordinate delay
A man has lost his appeal against the High Court’s dismissal of his negligence claim against the Minister for Defence, after the Supreme Court reaffirmed the High Court’s position that there had been inordinate and inexcusable delay.
Published 19 February 2016
Leave proceedings in bid to overturn sex purchase law adjourned
A legal challenge to the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 was adjourned for over three weeks at a hearing in Belfast this morning.
Published 19 February 2016
Dublin firm analyses election manifesto impact on employment law
Dublin law firm Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has published analysis of the impact on employment law of the main Irish political parties' proposals.
Published 19 February 2016
Police officer in judge arrest attempt to appeal sentence
The PSNI officer who attempted to arrest a judge during court proceedings has confirmed he will appeal against his three month prison sentence.
Published 19 February 2016
Agency worker receives £5,900 for breach of equal pay rights
Law Centre (NI) client Andrea Richardson has received over £5,900 in compensation in a settlement for breach of the law which protects agency workers’ rights.
Published 19 February 2016
Irish Prison Service highlights value of prison cell TVs
The Irish Prison Service (IPS) has said incidents of self-harm and suicide "dramatically dropped" after TVs were made available to inmates in 2002.
Published 19 February 2016
TLT advise Kremlin Associates on hotel site purchase
UK law firm TLT advised Kremlin Associates on the purchase of a site that will host a new hotel in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter.
Published 19 February 2016
Mason Hayes & Curran backs children's art initiative
Dublin firm Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has launched a new partnership with the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA).
Published 19 February 2016
