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The sacking of Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith shortly after the restoration of devolution is a "really poor decision", Justice Minister Naomi Long has said. Mr Smith was among a number of high-profile politicians removed from their posts in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's cabinet reshuffle t

A shortage of "judicial manpower" has led to a backlog of 30 legacy judicial review cases pending in the High Court, a judge has said. Lord Justice McCloskey, speaking in the court yesterday, said legacy cases awaiting determination currently make up a fifth of all pending judicial reviews in Northe

Legislative proposals to end the early release of people convicted of terror offences will not be extended to Northern Ireland. The Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill, introduced in response to a terror incident in Streatham earlier this month, was approved by MPs yesterday.

The PSNI breached a man's privacy rights by indefinitely retaining his personal data after his drink driving conviction was spent, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. Fergus Gaughran, from Newry, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving in October 2008. He provided a breath sampl

Christopher Stanley, litigation consultant at KRW LAW LLP, examines the new Troubles-related incident victims' payments scheme. The Northern Ireland Office, following a public consultation in 2019, has published its Northern Ireland Troubles-related incident victims payments scheme. The scheme will

The Law Society of Ireland has welcomed 46 trainee solicitors to their campus for the first on-site lectures of the new Professional Practice Course Hybrid. The PPC Hybrid combines online lectures with face-to-face tuition, and the first on-site lectures marked a major development in the route to be

William Fry partner Lisa Carty has been recognised by Client Choice for excellent client care and quality of service.

A 101-year-old man was told by UK immigration authorities to have his parents confirm his identity. Giovanni Palmerio, who has lived in London since 1966, hit the obstacle after applying to the EU settlement scheme to stay in the UK after Brexit, The Guardian reports.

A woman who failed to notify the lender in a “lifetime loan” mortgage agreement of her mother’s death has lost an appeal against the decision to refuse an extension of time to challenge the order for possession granted to the lender. Dismissing the appeal, Ms Justice Iseult O&rsquo

A&L Goodbody has become the first law firm in Ireland with more than 300 practising solicitors, according to new figures. The firm, led by managing partner Julian Yarr, employed 313 solicitors with practising certificates (PCs) at the end of December 2019, according to yearly figures published b

Tully Rinckey Ireland has announced the expansion of its legal services offering to include banking and finance capabilities following the appointment of Aaron McGarry and Laura Holtham as consultants. These new hires in Dublin will allow the firm to to expand its range of services offered to middle

Business and employees in the Mid-West Region can access a full range of Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) services locally following the formal opening of a new regional services office in Ennis. The new office represents "the next step in the WRC plan to provide, to the greatest extent possible

A man in Donegal has become the first person to be convicted of coercive control in Ireland. The offence was established under the Domestic Violence Act 2018, which came into effect just over a year ago.

Bar trainees at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) at Queen's University Belfast have won this year's Eoin Higgins Memorial Moot. The annual competition, held in memory of the late judge Sir Eoin Higgins, sees IPLS trainees face off against their counterparts at the King's Inns.

The first same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland took place yesterday afternoon. Belfast couple Robyn Peoples, 26, and Sharni Edwards, 27, made their wedding vows at 2pm in a hotel in Carrickfergus after same-sex marriage became legal on Monday.