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Published: Friday, 26 April 2013

Family escape jail for neighbour attack

A Co Antrim farming father and his sons, who attacked their neighbours in a land dispute, have been handed an 18-month jail terms suspended for five years.

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Published: Friday, 26 April 2013

Columbia Three accused in guns challenge

Top-secret reports into alleged shoot-to-kill cases are to form part of a bid by one of the Colombia Three to have his weapons conviction overturned, senior judges have heard.

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Published: Friday, 26 April 2013

Review call for 'fresh approach' at PPS

A management review has been carried out at the Public Prosecution Service after a report called for a "fresh approach" to improve efficiency.

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Published: Thursday, 25 April 2013

Judge tells rioters to 'go on holiday'

Seven men who admitting rioting at the Ardoyne shop fronts on the Twelfth have been told by a judge to "go on holiday" to avoid getting into further trouble.

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Published: Thursday, 25 April 2013

Farmer loses bid to get home back

A dairy farmer who lost possession of his home and land for defaulting on a £275,000 loan has lost his legal bid to establish negligence in the case.

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Published: Thursday, 25 April 2013

Man stops online posts about sex offender

An anti-abuse campaigner has given a High Court undertaking not to publish anything else about a child sex offender on either Facebook or any other social media.

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Published: Thursday, 25 April 2013

Bryson allowed out late to play football

Flag protestor Jamie Bryson can stay out later at night to help his football team's end of season push for success, a judge has ruled.

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Published: Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Park flasher must compensate victim

A man who exposed himself and performed a sex act in front of a park walker must pay her £1,000 compensation, a court has ordered.

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Published: Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Schoolboy denies trying to kill his mum

A teenage schoolboy has denied trying to kill his own mother in a knife attack.

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Published: Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Prisoner must get 'effective legal aid'

The Department of Justice must provide effective legal aid to a convicted prisoner left without a barrister because of new payment rates, a High Court judge has ruled.

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Published: Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Sex offender on-the-run for three weeks

A registered sex offender remains on-the-run three weeks on from breaching his licence conditions, police hunting him have said.

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Published: Tuesday, 23 April 2013

'Joyrider' jailed and handed driving ban

A so-called joyrider, who was close to ploughing into pedestrians when he mounted the kerb in a stolen car, has been jailed for 18 months.

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Published: Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Judge to look at Finucane notes

A High Court judge is to examine British government meeting notes before deciding whether they should be disclosed to the family of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane.

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Published: Monday, 22 April 2013

Siblings deny sex offences

Three Belfast brothers and their sister have denied a catalogue of child sex offences dating back more than 30 years.

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Published: Monday, 22 April 2013

'Nomadic' man jailed for harassing woman

A "nomadic" man has been jailed for subjecting a Belfast woman who befriended him to a six-week campaign of harassment.

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Published: Monday, 22 April 2013

Rioter in court over police officer attack

A female rioter, who attacked a policewoman during disorder surrounding the union flag protests, has been given a four-month suspended jail term.

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Published: Monday, 22 April 2013

Man jailed for racist attack on trader

A man who carried out a racist attack on a street trader in Belfast city centre has been jailed for five months.

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Published: Monday, 22 April 2013

Man without barrister 'may avoid jail'

A man convicted of imprisoning and wounding his victim could avoid jail because no barrister in Northern Ireland will represent him for the new legal aid payment rates on offer, a High Court judge has warned.

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