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Belfast firm Davidson McDonnell Solicitors has announced the appointment of Rory Higgins as a senior solicitor. Mr Higgins specialises in contentious commercial matters with a focus on insurance and construction, and is qualified to practice in Northern Ireland, Ireland and England and Wales.

Lawyer Claire Williams has been appointed to the board of Northern Ireland's utility regulator for a seven-year term. Mrs Williams, along with chartered engineer David de Casseres, will serve on the Board of the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation from 1 May 2019.

The Department of Justice has dropped a dispute with 14 women who applied to the Magdalene laundries redress scheme. The Department said it now accepts "on the balance of probabilities" that the 14 women did work in the High Park Magdalene Laundry after 1980, the Irish Examiner reports.

A consultation on proposals to strengthen the law to protect children in Northern Ireland from sexual exploitation and abuse has closed. The consultation looked at existing criminal law relating to a number of specific areas including: indecent images of children; grooming and online exploitation; c

Limerick law student Patrick Carr was presented with the Holmes O'Malley Sexton (HOMS) law scholarship today for his outstanding level of performance to date.

Legal eagles from across Northern Ireland will set aside courtroom rivalries to seek a winning verdict on the greens and fairways of one of Belfast’s most exclusive golf clubs. The Belfast Solicitors' Association's (BSA) annual golf tournament is set to take place this year at Belvoir Park Gol

Staff at the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) have received training to help improve their awareness and understanding of hate crimes motivated by transphobia.

A surprise court ruling has revived the possibility of a £14 billion lawsuit against credit card firm Mastercard that could mean millions of Britons may be entitled to a £300 payout. The Court of Appeal in London has ruled that the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) must reconsider the cl

Northern Ireland businesses have called for "wide reaching, comprehensive" reforms to licensing laws in order to support local producers. Stephen Kelly, chief executive of Manufacturing NI, said proposed "piecemeal" changes to licensing laws would still fail to support Northern Ireland's drinks indu

A judge was excused from jury duty after pointing out he was the judge presiding over the case in question. Judge Keith Cutler said he would have have enjoyed the opportunity to serve as juror on another case, but in this case it "would be inappropriate seeing I happened to be the judge and knew all

LK Shields has announced the appointment of David Naughton as a partner in the firm's asset management and investment funds team. Mr Naughton's appointment closely follows last month's appointment of Adrian Mulryan to head up the team.

A new centralised unit for the service of EU documents across the whole country has been established in Castlebar. A unit in the new Courts Service Centralised Office, located in Castlebar Courthouse, will facilitate the service of documents relating to cases where one of the parties is based in ano

The Law Society of Ireland has invited solicitors to take part in a free five-week online course in arts, entertainment and media law. The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), which is worth 10 CPD points, will begin on Tuesday 7 May and provides an overview of law, business practices and commercial r

A landmark ruling on legacy investigations is set to be appealed by the PSNI, the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) and the Department of Justice (DOJ). The Court of Appeal in Belfast ruled last month that the Chief Constable of the PSNI had not demonstrated the independence of the Legacy Investigation

A former soldier will be prosecuted for murder in relation to the shooting of a teenage boy in 1972, the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has announced. Daniel Hegarty, 15, was shot and killed by a member of an Army patrol on duty in the Creggan area of Derry on 31 July 1972 during "Operation Motorm