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Mary Lou McDonald The UK government would have released funding to the Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, for legacy inquests under a draft deal that Sinn Féin says was scuppered by the DUP.

The UK's House of Commons Home Affairs Committee has criticised the Home Office over delays to the Immigration White Paper and warns of serious problems for immigration service delivery and border security as a result of lack of decisions, proper planning or sufficient resources, in its report into

Justice Minister Lucy Frazer QC The UK government has launched a pilot programme enabling people to have their tax appeal heard through an online "video hearing".

Graduate Shannon Fahy has been awarded the inaugural LK Shields Hugh Garvey Memorial Prize at NUI Galway.

Maria Miller Westminster's women and equalities committee has called for written submissions to its inquiry on sexual harassment in the workplace.

A convicted sex offender has been refused permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court over a claim for damages against Facebook. The Court of Appeal in Belfast had concluded in December 2016 that Facebook is entitled to the protection of the e-Commerce Regulations against claims for damages under t

The State has successfully appealed orders of the High Court which overturned a Circuit Court decision regarding the interpretation of “ownership” under the Police Property Act 1897. Finding that the Circuit Court had correctly interpreted the statute, Mr Justice Sean Ryan, President of the Cour

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has signalled an openness to consider posthumous pardons for women convicted in Ireland in the course of campaigning for the right to vote.

Irish residential property prices increased by 12.3 per cent in the year to December 2017, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has revealed. Prices went up in Dublin by 11.6 per cent, and in the rest of Ireland by 13.3 per cent, according to the CSO's Residential Property Price Index for December 20

Prisoners will be transported from Limerick Prison to the new Limerick Courthouse by prison van rather than the tunnel or walkway once anticipated, the Limerick Leader reports. Sittings at the new courthouse are expected to begin tomorrow, just days after the new €20 million Letterkenny Courthouse

The Irish Prison Service has been encouraged to review its procedures for assessing alcohol dependence after a homeless man died from alcohol withdrawal in custody, the Irish Examiner reports. Dublin Coroners' Court heard that rough sleeper Josef Gembicky, 58, died two weeks after being committed fo

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has launched its Mentoring Programme for 2018 with a call for mentors and mentees. The programme for legal professionals, now in its fifth year, sees "mentors" sharing knowledge, skills, information and perspective to foster the personal and professional growth of

A woman who was left in legal limbo for five years after her rape complaint was bungled by the Crown Prosecution Service and Metropolitan Police has abandoned it in frustration. The CPS has apologised to the woman, who is now in her mid-20s, after a failure of communication between police and prosec

Margaret Huang Amnesty International USA has declared a "human rights crisis" after at least 17 people were killed in the 18th US school shooting of the year.

Half of trainees joining top law firms were privately educated and will earn more than their state school colleagues as they progress in their careers, The Times reports. A new survey shows that there is a bias towards privately educated candidates at top-paying law firms despite attempts by the pro