Law Society Of Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland lawyers have been given a rare insight into the important and changing role of mediation in dispute resolution in Commonwealth countries. The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) event, taking place in Law Society House, heard from Mr Justice Vasheist Kokaram from the High Court o

The Law Society of Northern Ireland hosted a special event this week to discuss key issues around the Children Order. The Children Order Panel Day 2019, organised by the Children Order Panel Accreditation Board (COPAB), was held on the theme of "Vulnerability".

Northern Ireland lawyers, judges and courts staff raised over £7,300 for charity Marie Curie NI at the annual Legal Walk/Run through Belfast city centre.

The president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland hosted a lunch with the secretariat of the Consular Corps/Association of Northern Ireland (CA-NI) yesterday.

Solicitors from Northern Ireland triumphed over their southern colleagues in the inaugural IronLaw North South Triathlon Challenge at the weekend.

Solicitors from north and south of the border are competing today in a unique charity triathlon to raise funds for colleagues and their families experiencing difficult times. The inaugural IronLaw North South Triathlon Challenge sees three solicitors representing the Law Society of Ireland compete a

Mr Justice Ian Huddleston addressed senior judges, lawyers and stakeholders at the launch of a new journal which aims to provide a new source of information for practitioners dealing in all aspects of elder law and capacity.

Three Northern Ireland solicitors will compete against their colleagues from south of the border in exhaustive physical challenges to raise funds for solicitors and their families during difficult times. The solicitors are part of the Law Society of Northern Ireland team in the inaugural Iron Law Tr

Barrister Jacqueline Simpson QC and Barbara Creed, partner at A&L Goodbody, are set to deliver the next Women in Law lecture in Belfast. The next event in the lecture series, organised by The Bar of Northern Ireland in conjunction with the Law Society of Northern Ireland, focuses on "Commercial

A new chief executive is being sought for the Law Society of Northern Ireland. The news comes in the wake of February's announcement that Alan Hunter is to retire after 11 years on the job.

Belfast solicitor Brian Speers has been elected president of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA), representing lawyers from all 53 jurisdictions in the Commonwealth. Mr Speers, managing partner, solicitor and mediator at CMG Cunningham Dickey Solicitors, just completed a two-year term as vice

Family law experts addressed a packed meeting at Law Society House on the private law aspects of the Children's Order. The four parts of the event, organised by the Law Society of Northern Ireland's family law committee, heard from a court children's officer (CCO), a contact centre co-ordinator, a d

Representatives from the Law Society of Northern Ireland and the Commonwealth Law Association (CLA) are set to attend a special plaque unveiling in Zambia next week. Brian Speers, vice-president of the CLA and treasurer of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, will join the Rt Hon Baroness Scotland o

Representatives of the Law Society of Northern Ireland travelled to Edinburgh for the Law Society of Scotland's annual dinner.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has published a new video celebrating the achievements and accomplishments of its past female presidents to mark International Women's Day 2019.