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Thousands of criminal cases are being reviewed after the family of a judge said he had been going to work drunk. The allegations were made in guardianship papers filed by the family of Judge William T. Marshall, 62, an elected judge in southern Ohio.

A man who was left a 55-acre farm in his uncle’s only will, which was made a few days before his death, has won an appeal against the finding of the Circuit Court that the will was invalid. Overturning the finding that the deceased did not have the requisite mental capacity to make his will, M

Belfast firm Millar McCall Wylie has announced the appointment of Christopher McCandless as its first-ever Chief Operating Officer (COO). Mr McCandless, a qualified accountant and taxation advisor with 30 years’ experience, will take a place on the law firm's executive team, with responsibilit

The Law Society of Ireland has called on the Government to introduce a formal technical consultation before publishing the next Finance Bill. In its pre-Budget 2020 submission, the Law Society has argued for adequate time to allow both practitioners and Revenue to consult properly on changes to key

A senior judge has said that recent reforms to commercial litigation in Northern Ireland could make it one of the most attractive places in the UK and Ireland to do business. Mr Justice Horner, a Commercial Court judge in the High Court, made the comments at a Northern Ireland In-House Lawyers Group

The average length of time taken for the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) to decide whether or not a Crown Court case should proceed has increased by more than 21 per cent. According to the statistical bulletin for 2018/19, the average days required for the issue of an indictable prosecution decisio

Dr Eoin Daly, lecturer in law at NUI Galway, and Dr David Kenny, assistant professor of law at Trinity College Dublin, examine the Government's use of the "money message" to control legislation. Controversy has erupted recently over the Government delaying the Climate Emergency Bill using an obscure

The Garda Inspectorate has commenced its first self-initiated inspection, examining counter corruption practices within An Garda Síochána. The inspection will focus on the effectiveness of gardaí at preventing, detecting and mitigating against internal corruption.

McCann FitzGerald has been named the best national firm for pro bono work at Legal Media Group Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2019 in London.

Maples Group welcomed women working in the finance sector to the firm's Dublin office for the 100 Women in Finance (100WF) summer networking drinks this week.

Queen's University Belfast has invited law students to submit their work for competition in the inaugural Claire Palley Undergraduate Award for Gender and Law. This award was established in 2019 to recognise the best student essay or dissertation completed in the period October–May preceding a

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has been granted permission to intervene in a judicial review of the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA). Human rights group Liberty is taking judicial review proceedings against the law, also known as the Snoopers' Charter, on the basis that it provides for unlawf

Plans to recruit volunteers to work in digital forensics with a major English police force have been criticised by experts as a "disaster waiting to happen". West Midlands Police has invited applications from volunteers, who would receive "hands on experience" at crime scenes and help analyse distre

On 15 August 1857, Maria Theresa Longworth and Major William Charles Yelverton got married in a Catholic Church near Rostrevor. They had previously married in Edinburgh on or about 13 April 1857 according to Scottish law; however, Theresa refused to cohabit with Major Yelverton until they were marri

Drone owners could land in jail for up to a year if they fly their drone while drunk under new laws. Legislation passed by Japan's parliament this week provides for prison sentences and fines of up to 300,000 yen (around £2,200) for those caught flying a drone while intoxicated.