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A former soldier will be prosecuted for murder in relation to the shooting of a teenage boy in 1972, the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has announced. Daniel Hegarty, 15, was shot and killed by a member of an Army patrol on duty in the Creggan area of Derry on 31 July 1972 during "Operation Motorm

Clare Curran, partner and head of the family and matrimonial department at Belfast-based Worthingtons Solicitors, writes on the case for divorce reform in Northern Ireland. In light of the announcement by the Government last week regarding imminent reform to the divorce system in England and Wales,

EU member states have two years to implement controversial new copyright laws following their adoption by the EU Council of Ministers. Ireland and the UK were among the 19 member states who voted in favour of the adoption of the EU Copyright Directive at yesterday's meeting, with just six countries

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates writes on a case brought by an employee with an illegal contract. In case ADJ15311, the Adjudication Officer had to deal with the dismissal of an employee where an issue arose in relation to the contract.

Nominations for the 2019 Irish Law Awards are set to close on Thursday ahead of the black-tie awards ceremony in June. The nominations deadline was pushed back by a week "due to overwhelming demand", the organisers said.

Chris Ross, managing partner at John McKee Solicitors, will take part in a gruelling triathlon in the Spanish city of Marbella later this month to raise funds for an international anti-slavery charity. Mr Ross has already raised nearly £700 for International Justice Mission UK (IJM) via his Ju

Britain has assisted prosecutions in anti-terrorism courts in Pakistan that have handed down more than 350 death sentences in the last five years, The Telegraph reports. The Counter Terrorism Associated Prosecutorial Reforms Initiative (CAPRI) is a strand of the Pakistan Rule of Law Programme, funde

A grown man whose parents allegedly binned his pornography collection, worth tens of thousands of pounds, has launched a court case against them. The 40-year-old had previously reported his parents to the police, but prosecutors in the US state of Indiana declined to press charges.

The new watchdog for the legal profession has warned it is being frustrated by a requirement that it meet deadlines enshrined in its founding legislation. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has called for the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 to be amended so that it can satisfy its sta

Experienced litigator Orla Shevlin has joined Tallans Solicitors. She will join the practice as a senior personal injury, medical negligence and commercial litigation lawyer.

International law firm DAC Beachcroft has announced that it will launch a new office in Belfast – its second office launch of 2019, following Paris in January. DAC Beachcroft will establish its presence in Belfast by taking on the insurance business of Northern Ireland firm McKinty and Wright.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected a request to investigate alleged war crimes in Afghanistan – a week after the US revoked the entry visa of ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, for looking into the selfsame issue.

Draft domestic abuse legislation fails to protect women in Northern Ireland, MPs have warned. The legislation introduces a statutory definition of domestic abuse to encompass economic abuse as well as controlling and manipulative behaviour.

The corporate watchdog legal adviser who led the botched investigation into the former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Seán FitzPatrick has asked why his former boss cannot submit a report on what happened to an Oireachtas committee, The Irish Times reports. Kevin O’Connell, who worked for th

A new chief executive is being sought for the Law Society of Northern Ireland. The news comes in the wake of February's announcement that Alan Hunter is to retire after 11 years on the job.