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  Moratorium on fee paid tribunal judicial pension cases

  Following a recent decision of the UK Supreme Court in the case of O’Brien v Ministry of Justice (MOJ), Justice Minister David Ford, has written to the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland to put in place a moratorium for the tribunal judiciary sitting in tribunals for which the DoJ is responsible.

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  Ford attends G8 planning exercise

  Justice Minister David Ford is briefed by Deputy Chief Constable Judith Gillespie and Assistant Chief Constable Alistar Finlay at the major G8 planning exercise. The exercise involved police working with partner agencies across a number of sites in Northern Ireland in preparation for the summit next month.

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  Security gates in Derry’s walls to be removed

  Justice Minister David Ford has announced that the majority of security gates in Derry’s historic walls are being removed.

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  Justice Minister and NIACRO launch Challenge Hate Crime Project Papers

  Justice Minister David Ford MLA today launched a series of research papers following a unique programme set up to examine and address how hate crime and sectarianism is dealt with in Northern Ireland

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  Ford outlines proposals to reduce spending on civil legal aid

  Justice Minister David Ford has published proposals aimed at reducing the cost of civil legal aid by up to £4m per year.
  

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