British government funding to help the Omagh families take civil action against those they believe were responsible for the Real IRA bomb which killed 29 people has been put on hold, a court was told today.

THE Law Society of Ireland has rejected radical proposals by the Competition Authority to reform the legal profession, including the creation of a new independent regulatory body.

BRITISH criminals are being awarded Legal Aid to fight Government attempts to strip them of their luxury lifestyles, it emerged yesterday.

Campaigners in England seeking justice for children believed to have been damaged by the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine today condemned a decision to withdraw legal aid for a court battle with the drug companies.