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A High Court judge has criticised what she described as "a parallel justice system in the court of public opinion", which is "gathering force" in Ireland and operates without "any regard to the courts at trial".

Legislation providing access to abortion for the first time in Ireland has been passed in the Dáil after a lengthy debate, The Irish Times reports. The bill passed by 90 votes to 15 – with 12 abstentions. It will legalise free access to abortion within 12 weeks' gestation.

The Ministry of Defence has set up a legal unit to consider new legislation to protect former British soldiers from prosecution. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, announcing the move, said it was aimed at helping to protect soldiers who served in Northern Ireland and Iraq from a "witch-hunt".

The Law Society has welcomed the announcement by Justice Minister Charles Flanagan that the number of ordinary judges on the Court of Appeal bench is to be increased from nine to 15. Director General of the Law Society Ken Murphy said: “The Court of Appeal has been a runaway success story

The UK government is proposing to give new powers to two independent human rights watchdogs in Northern Ireland after Brexit, The Detail reports. As part of its withdrawal deal, the government has committed to allocate special oversight and enforcement powers to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Com

A lawyer who overcharged a client by €650,000 faces a €94,000 bill in legal costs, the Irish Independent reports. Wicklow solicitor Joe Buckley, against whom costs were awarded, had failed in his challenge to a decision by the Taxing Master to cut a number of bills the lawyer had charged t

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan is attending a two-day meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council in Brussels with his European counterparts. Key items on the agenda for today include migration and new rules proposed by the European Commission to stop the spread of terrorist content online.

Lyndy Cantillon comments on a recent health debacle which saw patients' X-rays misread. Over twelve months ago the Health Service Executive announced that they were carrying out a review into some 46,000 CT scans, ultrasounds and chest X-Rays reported by an individual consultant radiologist at

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan hosted the commemorative ceremony at King’s Inns yesterday to mark the sixth annual national Missing Persons Day. Missing Persons Day is an annual day of commemoration which takes place on the first Wednesday in December each year. It commemorates those who ha

Downpatrick-based Murlands Solicitors raised nearly £2,700 for Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke during its charity wills month in January.

The commercial wing of the St Andrews Links Trust has lost its appeal to register the Scottish town’s name as an EU trade mark for services relating to golf. St Andrews Links Ltd – which runs seven famous courses (including the Old Course) and is one of the town’s biggest employers

A church in the Netherlands has held a continuous prayer service for more than a month – in aid of a refugee family facing imminent deportation – as police are unable to raid places of worship under Dutch law. The Armenian family had its asylum requested dismissed on appeal after it was

A woman who brought a personal injury claim against Dunnes Stores, where she worked as a sales assistant when she fell from the second step of a ladder in 2014, has had her claim dismissed in the High Court. Finding that the woman's testimony was "fundamentally undermined" by CCTV footage shown in C

Augustus Cullen Law Solicitors (ACL) has announced the appointment of Ray Fitzpatrick and Damien Conroy as partners. Mr Fitzpatrick has been made partner in the property and commercial law team, while Mr Conroy has been made partner in the firm's general litigation team.

The number of ordinary judges in the Court of Appeal will be increased from nine to 15 under new Government plans to cut waiting times. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan said the move would ensure that the court has "the necessary resources to ensure prompt and timely access to justice".