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The Convention rights of three Pakistani nationals were not violated after they were detained by UK authorities for 13 days without charge the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The court held by six votes to one that there had been no violation of article 5 § 4 – a right to take proceedin

The Convention rights of three Pakistani nationals were not violated after they were detained by UK authorities for 13 days without charge the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The court held by six votes to one that there had been no violation of article 5 § 4 – a right to take proceedin

A leaked UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) document which called on member states to consider “decriminalising drug use and possession for personal consumption” does not represent UNODC policy, the UN office has clarified. The two-page briefing paper was solely intended for “dissemination a

A woman who challenged a local council's decision that she was no longer entitled to housing after she rejected its second offer of a house has lost her case at the European Court of Human Rights after the court held unanimously there was no violation of article 6 § 1 of the European Convention on

A woman who challenged a local council's decision that she was no longer entitled to housing after she rejected its second offer of a house has lost her case at the European Court of Human Rights after the court held unanimously there was no violation of article 6 § 1 of the European Convention on

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange Lawyers representing Wikileaks founder Julian Assange over rape and sexual assault allegations say correspondence between prosecutors in England and Sweden reveal that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) was “more interested in winning the case than finding the tru

A man appeared at Craigavon Magistrates Court today charged with terror offences after allegedly being found with a list of names of members of the judiciary. Connor Hughes, 23, was charged under section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Only 40 per cent of drink driving cases before Irish district courts have resulted in convictions, according to figures released by the Department of Justice and Equality (DJE). The figures, covering the period from January 2013-May 2015, show that there were only 6,709 convictions for drink driving

Government minister Ann Phelan The Irish government has ordered a review of the way the State Claims Agency handles catastrophic injury claims, with a view to ending lengthy and costly litigation.

Northern Ireland secretary Theresa Villiers The UK government-commissioned report on the status of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland has been delayed.

Pictured (l-r): Adrian Lennon and Edward Gleeson, partner and head of public and administrative law Dublin-based law firm Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has appointed Adrian Lennon as a partner in its public and administrative law team.

Scotland's Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland QC Two new Libyan suspects have been identified by prosecutors in Scotland and the US over the 1998 Lockerbie bombing.

Belfast solicitor Kevin Winters of KRW Law

The instructions set out in a will drafted in 1988 will be carried out despite a failure to recover the original document, a High Court judge has ruled. Ms Justice Marie Baker said that she did not consider the late Mary McDermott's one-page will to have been revoked, despite opposing arguments that

Picture via @Brightwater98 A young team of lawyers from Matheson have triumphed in a legal quiz co-hosted by the Society of Young Solicitors Ireland and the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association (DSBA) Younger Members.