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Northern Ireland lawyers have been given a rare insight into the important and changing role of mediation in dispute resolution in Commonwealth countries. The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) event, taking place in Law Society House, heard from Mr Justice Vasheist Kokaram from the High Court o

Dublin lawyer Philip Lee has become the first Irishman to win a gold medal in the European Fencing Championships, defeating a two-time world champion from the UK. Mr Lee, founder and managing partner of the Dublin firm which shares his name, competed in Cognac, France during the June bank holiday we

Belfast firm Carson McDowell has announced the renewal of its partnership with Ulster University for the annual Belfast School of Art degree show. The annual degree show, from 7-15 June, celebrates the creative talents of students in art, design and architecture.

The two teams who took part in the inaugural IronLaw North South Triathlon Challenge have presented branded T-shirts to their sponsors to thank them for their support.

A five-person team from Belfast firm MKB Law raised over £900 through a night-into-dawn walk up Belfast's Cave Hill.

A customer at a Mexican fast food chain called the police after being informed they were out of taco shells. Although police agreed that the lack of both hard and soft taco shells was "truly a travesty", they said it was out of their control.

Facebook has lost an appeal against the decision to refer a complaint about EU-US data transfer to the Court of Justice of the European Union for a preliminary ruling. Emphasising that there were significant limitations on the issues which could be considered on such an appeal, the Chief Justice, Mr

Belfast firm Edwards & Co. Solicitors has announced the appointment of Julie Tierney and Paul Lenehan as partners. Ms Tierney, a family law specialist, joined the firm in May 2014 after heading up a busy family department in North Down since 2007.

A leading criminal barrister has warned that Ireland could face a legal challenge over its implementation of an EU Directive on the right to information in criminal proceedings. Jane McGowan, chair of the Irish Criminal Bar Association (ICBA), told a recent conference that the 2012 Directive gives s

Only seven per cent of offenders who refuse to pay court fines face a sanction, according to new figures. According to Courts Service correspondence released to the Irish Examiner under Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation, 34,767 enforcement notices involving 25,474 people have been issued in r

A criminal investigation into two Northern Ireland journalists who won a judicial review in connection with police raids on their homes and office has been dropped. Journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey were arrested and questioned by police in August 2018, shortly after the release of their

Struck-off solicitor Michael Lynn has lost his latest legal challenge ahead of a trial next year for alleged theft of almost €30 million. Mr Lynn, 50, is due to stand trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court next year on 21 counts of stealing the money from seven financial institutions.

The Christian Brothers will receive substantially less in legal fees relating to the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse than sought, the Taxing Master has ruled. In the last substantial ruling on legal costs relating to the commission, which published its final report a decade ago, Taxing Master

A detective found guilty of harassing a State solicitor by sending abusive letters and emails has lost an appeal against her conviction. Eve Doherty, 50, was found guilty by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of harassing State solicitor Elizabeth Howlin between September 2011 and March 2013. M

All PSNI custody suites are set to have on-site nurses by next September, bringing Northern Ireland in line with most UK police forces. The first phase of the new embedded service, costing around £500,000, was implemented at Musgrave Station in Belfast in October.