Northern Ireland

Belfast firm O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors is sponsoring two talented young brothers from Larne, Cole and Dylan McAuley, who are taking the world of junior motocross by storm. Cole, 10, has been competing for the past four years and has been selected to represent Team Ireland in the FIM Junior World C

A man who was convicted in Northern Ireland of driving without a licence despite holding a valid EU driving licence at the time may have been wrongly convicted, the miscarriages of justice body has said. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has referred the case of Stefan Stefanov, who was co

Northern Ireland’s Crown Court of Derry has given three women suspended sentences for perverting the course of justice and withholding information in respect of the circumstances surrounding showjumper Katie Simpson’s death. Delivering judgment for the Crown Court of Derry, HHJ Neil Raff

Provocative Belfast hip-hop trio Kneecap have been granted permission by Northern Ireland's High Court for a judicial review of a UK government decision to deprive them of a public grant. The Irish language artists were awarded a £15,000 grant under the music export growth scheme (MEGS), which

Northern Ireland commercial law firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has expanded its employment and immigration team with the appointment of associate director George Kilpatrick and trainee solicitor Ashleigh Wilson. Mr Kilpatrick has over 30 years' experience as a solicitor and a wealth of experience in emp

Tughans lawyer Maria O'Loan writes on the significance of a major environmental judgment from the Northern Ireland courts, in which she led the legal team advising the successful appellants. The Court of Appeal’s decision in Re No Gas Caverns and Friends of the Earth’s application has im

Former Cleaver Fulton Rankin partner Joy Scott has been recognised in the King's birthday honours list. Ms Scott, who chaired Clanmil Housing Group from 2018 until 2021, was named Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to social housing.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has encouraged lawyers, judges and legal staff to sign up for the 2024 Legal Walk/Run. This year's event will raise funds for The Boom Foundation, the only charity in Northern Ireland dedicated to supporting patients suffering from sarcoma cancer.

Northern Ireland's police watchdog has insisted there is "no significant operational impact" on its work as a result of currently having no ombudsman nor chief executive. Police ombudsman Marie Anderson is currently on extended absence due to illness, with her responsibilities delegated to the offic

Retired Belfast solicitor John H. Walker has passed away. Mr Walker was admitted to the roll of solicitors in 1960 and was principal of John G H Wilson & Company Solicitors before retiring in 1997.

Environmental campaigners in Northern Ireland have succeeded in overturning a High Court ruling which paved the way for controversial plans to construct gas caverns under the seabed at Larne Lough. The Court of Appeal yesterday ruled in favour of Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland and community g

New restrictions on XL Bully dogs are to come into force in Northern Ireland next month. From 5 July 2024, it will remain legal to own an XL Bully type dog, but owners must ensure their dog is muzzled and on a lead when in a public place. Selling, gifting, exchanging, or breeding from an XL Bully ty

The director of the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) at Queen's University Belfast has been recognised in the King's birthday honours list. Professor Barbara Jemphrey has been named Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to education.

Labour would scrap the UK government's controversial legacy law, the party has said in its manifesto. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, which the Irish government is challenging in a rare interstate application to the European Court of Human Rights, ended most legal

The Law Society of Northern Ireland's centenary bursary scheme has returned for 2024. Introduced in 2023 as part of a legacy project to mark the Society’s centenary year, the scheme aims to broaden access to the profession by supporting trainee solicitors without the means to finance their pla