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A man found guilty of murdering Dubliner David White by repeated stabbing has lost his appeal against the Central Criminal Court’s 2013 conviction and life sentence. Judges in the Court of Appeal rejected the appellant’s numerous grounds for appeal, including allegations that the trial judge had

Simon Murphy The Law Society of Ireland will work to make adequate funding for the justice system a key issue in the Irish general election, incoming president Simon Murphy has said.

Judge Michael Reilly Inmates at an Irish prison should not be made to share cells unless a comprehensive assessment finds that they would be suitable cellmates, a report by prisons inspector Judge Michael Reilly recommends.

A restaurant company seeking to appeal the dismissal of a professional negligence case against a solicitor and barrister has been told to put up an €80,000 security. The Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that Rayan Restaurant Ltd must put up €40,528 to cover the costs of each of the two defendants

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has proposed a law to allow An Garda Síochána to enter private dwellings in order to arrest asylum seekers who have been subjected to a deportation order.

A French comedian who appealed against his conviction for making public insults against Jews has had his application to the European Court of Human Rights declared inadmissible on the basis it was not protected by his article 10 right to freedom of expression and was instead anti-Semitism and Holoca

Brian O’Gorman Arthur Cox has reappointed its managing partner Brian O’Gorman for a second four-year term at the head of the firm.

The fourth annual Sports Law Conference, held in Law Society House in Belfast, saw a record number of delegates attend to discuss "sports injuries and the law" and hear from expert speakers.

Mike Harris, partner in cyber security services The Irish and Northern Ireland economies are losing almost £500 million (€700m) a year due to cybercrime, according to a new report published by global accountancy firm Grant Thornton.

Stephen Shaw QC The home of a senior barrister who was appointed to review the assessment of paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland has been burgled.

A team of eighteen runners co-ordinated by Carson McDowell's charity committee is participating in the Belfast Life Style Sports 5K and 10K Run in the Dark 2015 to raise funds for the Mark Pollock Trust.

The cases of two women concerning claims of negligence with regards to the way in which alleged rapes perpetrated against them were investigated and prosecuted will proceed, the Supreme Court has ruled. The two plaintiffs, L.M and Belinda Lockwood, have separately sought to pursue cases against the

Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland programme director at Amnesty International An anonymous same-sex couple seeking recognition of their marriage in Northern Ireland took their case to the Family Division of the High Court in Belfast this morning.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny — Photo: European People's Party, CC-BY 2.0 The Government of Ireland is considering emergency legislation to break a legal deadlock preventing the Commission of Investigation from completing its investigation into the wind-up of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC).

Finance minister Michael Noonan The State Claims Agency (SCA) paid out 30 million euro in 2014 to settle plaintiffs’ legal bills — a 25 per cent increase on the €24 million paid to plaintiffs’ firms in 2013.