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Around 35,000 children have been stopped and searched by PSNI officers in the past nine years with little benefit for community safety, a major stop and search policing conference will hear today. The new PSNI chief constable, Simon Byrne, is among those attending the conference at Queen's Universit

Independent unionist MP Lady Sylvia Hermon has called on the UK government to publish advice from the Crown Solicitor's Office in Belfast on the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the Good Friday Agreement. Lady Hermon, MP for North Down, told the House of Commons yesterday that Prime Minister Boris John

Celtic FC could face legal action over sexual abuse at Celtic Boys Club, Scottish firm Thompsons Solicitors has said. Patrick Mcguire, a partner at the firm, said a small number of test cases against the club are being prepared.

Former solicitor turned yoga teacher Sarah Shannon will speak about her change of career at an Irish Women Lawyers Association (IWLA) event later this month. The "From Law Practice to Yoga Practice" event will begin with outdoor yoga practice led by Ms Shannon, followed by a talk on how and why she

LK Shields showed its support for partner Gerry Halpenny in his role as captain of Foxrock Golf Club by sponsoring the Captains' Charity Day at the club.

A lawyer who spent 15 years re-enacting episodes of TV quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? was finally invited to compete in the real thing – and walked away with the top prize. Hamburg lawyer Jan Stroh, 35, watched all 1,407 episodes of the German version of the famous TV show, Wer Wird

A man who worked as a driver for a plumbing firm for over ten years before being dismissed on grounds of misconduct has been awarded €9,331 in the Workplace Relations Commission. Finding that the man was unfairly dismissed, Adjudication Officer Kevin Baneham did not accept that there had been a

The Government is considering plans to bring the Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon, to court in order to pave the way for its continued use of the controversial Public Services Card (PSC), according to reports. The data protection watchdog announced last month that it had found there is no l

Castleknock solicitor Patrick Delaney has been suspended from practising as a solicitor by the High Court. Mr Justice Peter Kelly, president of the High Court, yesterday suspended Mr Delaney and froze all bank accounts linked to his firm, Patrick Delaney Solicitors, The Irish Times reports.

The role of the Attorney General should be clarified in light of research showing that at least a dozen housing bills were blocked due to an "extremely restrictive" interpretation of the Constitution, a senator has said. Independent Senator Colette Kelleher today published research by the Oireachtas

Prisons expert Professor Phil Scraton has called for an independent inquiry into mental health services in Northern Ireland prisons after an internal review was postponed again. Former Justice Minister Claire Sudgen announced a review of procedures regarding vulnerable people in custody in 2016, but

Mercy Law Resource Centre (MLRC), which provides free legal advice to homeless people, has welcomed law student Louis O'Carroll as a legal intern. Mr O'Carroll, a student at Trinity College Dublin and winner of this year's Trinity FLAC moot competition, is due to commence his final year of stud

Sinead Morgan, senior associate in the employment team at DWF in Dublin, sets out the key legal considerations for any company offering remote working to its employees. Remote working, flexible working or homeworking? Whatever term you choose to use the desire for, and drive towards remote working i

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has launched a new online video which provides an overview of the Society’s client complaints process.

The planned five-week prorogation of Parliament will establish a "dangerous precedent" and undermine the "integrity" of the British constitution, a group of legal academics has warned. In a letter to The Times, the group of 21 academics from leading universities and research institutions, including