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A woman has availed herself of the ancient Norman rite of Clameur de Haro in an attempt to stop the narrowing of a road in Guernsey. Rosie Henderson invoked the clameur by kneeling and crying for help and reciting the Lord's Prayer, in Norman French.

A Dublin-based barrister is among lawyers who have urged the Government to carefully consider its plans to abolish the court poor box in favour of a statutory reparation fund. Roger Cross told Irish Legal News that he continued to believe poor box donations were an "effective way to dispose of minor

The Bar of Ireland has committed nearly €1 million to fix a hole in its employee pension scheme following a Labour Court decision. It follows on from the regulatory body's decision last summer to remove guaranteed pension increases in order to close a scheme deficit of €4.4 million.

A professor of human rights law has warned that a controversial counter-terrorism bill could undermine freedom of expression, The Irish News reports. Professor Colin Harvey of QUB School of Law told the newspaper that the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill is "deeply problematic".

Arthur Cox has announced the sudden passing of its former partner and consultant Niamh Burke. Ms Burke advised on major energy, infrastructure and construction projects in Ireland for over 20 years during her time at the firm.

A moment of silence was held at Coleraine Magistrates Court yesterday to show respect to late photographer Mark Jamieson, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Mr Jamieson, who frequently photographed the courts in Coleraine, Ballymena and Antrim for the Belfast Telegraph and other newspapers, passed away

Michael Duffy, solicitor at Worthingtons Solicitors in Belfast, writes on recourse in the case of negligent property surveys. Picture the scenario: a prospective purchaser has instructed a surveyor to prepare a report. The report shows that the property is structurally sound and the purchaser purcha

Gardaí have reopened a criminal investigation into allegations of sexual assault made by the late law graduate Laura Lee, The Times reports. Ms Lee, a prominent campaigner for sex workers' rights, passed away in February at the age of 39 before the conclusion of her court challenge to Norther

The Supreme Court will be hosting several Open Days throughout the summer months. These events are completely free. The will be held on Friday 24 August - 0930 to 1630, Tuesday 28 August - 0930 to 1630, Friday 21 September - 0930 to 1630. Programme highlights on these special days:

Royal Mail has been fined a record £50 million by the UK communications watchdog Ofcom after a "serious breach" of competition law in 2014.

A decade since the crash and after numerous mergers, Scotland's law firms have emerged fighting fit – posting strong results for the latest financial year, our sister publication Scottish Legal News reports. In the year to 30 April 2018, Brodies', Scotland's largest law firm, saw revenues grow

A new mother was reported to authorities the day after the birth of her child after she tested positive for opiates - having eaten a poppyseed bagel. Elizabeth Eden had to be monitored by a caseworker for five days after the birth of her daughter because of the results.

The Law Society of Ireland has said it is investigating whether an unnamed law firm breached advertising regulations to exploit the CervicalCheck scandal, the Sunday Business Post reports. A letter of investigation was issued to the solicitor practice after a complaint was received about content pub

The Government has approved the drafting of legislation to replace the court poor box with a statutory reparation fund, The Irish Times reports. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan said the Cabinet had approved the drafting of the Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill.

A charity supporting victims of crime is expanding its court accompaniment services to the east and south-east of Ireland, the Irish Examiner reports. Victim Support at Court (V-SAC) offers court accompaniment to victims, their families and prosecution witnesses in murder, rape, assault theft and ot