A coroner's finding that the 1992 shooting by British soldiers of four Provisional IRA men at Clonoe Chapel was not justified has been referred to prosecutors. Mr Justice Michael Humphreys ruled earlier this month that the soldiers, who belonged to a specialist military unit (SMU), held no honest be

Tughans has been ranked as Northern Ireland's most prolific legal adviser for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for the 10th year in a row. The firm advised on 94 of the 346 transactions recorded in 2024 — more than 25 per cent of all reported deals during the year — according to the la

Northern Ireland’s High Court has declared that a man who was registered as the father of a child did not acquire parental responsibility of that child where he and the mother had perjured themselves. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice David McFarland determined that “AB,

Northern Ireland's controllership system is virtually non-existent and placing a "cruel and unnecessary burden" on families of disabled adults, former justice minister Claire Sugden has said. The independent MLA yesterday tabled a number of written questions to the justice, finance, health and commu

The Chief State Solicitor's Office (CSSO) has opened entries for its annual student essay competition, with prizes of up to €500 on offer. The CSSO forms an important part of the Irish government's legal infrastructure, with a mission which includes supporting adherence to the rule of law.

The UCD Law Review is now accepting submissions for its 25th volume. The student-run peer-reviewed legal journal welcomes contributions on a broad range of contemporary legal issues, in particular articles pertaining to Irish and European law, though articles relating to wider concepts of internatio

A new research report on the extent and impact of childhood trauma in Northern Ireland has been launched by justice minister Naomi Long. Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have carried out the first comprehensive assessment of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among Northern Ireland's adul

Ulster University students Conán McGowan and Níall McGrattan have triumphed in the 2025 Northern Ireland regional heat of the Client Consultation Competition. The Law Society of Northern Ireland hosted the contest, which focused on consumer contracts, at Law Society House in Belfast on

Recent years have seen an impressive influx of significant international law firms to Ireland. They have arrived in the country to service multinational businesses attracted to the country by seamless access to the EU post-Brexit as well as the country’s growing reputation in areas such as tec

Barristers appearing in the most serious criminal cases in Northern Ireland are effectively being asked to do twice the work for half the pay they were getting two decades ago, the chairperson of the Bar of Northern Ireland has told Irish Legal News. Donal Lunny KC, who took up office in September,

It’s a long way — in every sense — from swimming in the sea off Australia’s fabled Bondi Beach to a dive into the dramatically more glacial waters off Sandycove, south-east of the city of Dublin. Dannie Hanna, a senior member of Taylor Wessing's corporate team, has however sh

ILN's Connor Beaton talks to Philippa Greer about how UNRWA is battling to preserve international humanitarian law in Gaza, where at least 42,800 Palestinians have now been killed in Israel's military response to the October 7 attack. Philippa Greer had already accepted the top job in UNRWA’s