Northern Ireland

Tributes have been paid to the late barrister Philip Mooney QC, who passed away on Friday and was buried yesterday. Mr Mooney was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 1965, having studied at Trinity College Dublin. He took silk in 1983.

International law firms CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang and DWF are advising on the administration of the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Business advisers BDO were appointed as administrators to the iconic Belfast shipyard last week and are now in talks with potential buyers, the Belfa

The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland has opened a statutory inquiry into the Minnowburn Trust. The inquiry relates to concerns regarding the administration and governance of the charity.

Staff and clients of Belfast-based Carson McDowell will take to the dance floor later this year at a Strictly Come Dancing-inspired charity fundraiser. The "Carson McDowell Does Strictly" event in November will see 10 couples, a mix of clients and staff, compete to be crowned champions of the dance

Belfast-based firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has been appointed to the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Wider Public Sector Legal Services Framework (RM3788). The firm will provide a full legal service under ‘Lot 2c Full Service – Northern Ireland’, across its core and niche specialisms,

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland will pay damages to families and survivors over its first report on the Loughinisland massacre. The police watchdog admitted failings and said it would pay undisclosed damages as part of the settlement announced in the High Court in Belfast on Friday, BBC Ne

Brendan McAllister has taken up his position as interim advocate for victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse. Mr McAllister's office in Belfast officially opened today following his appointment by David Sterling, head of the Northern Ireland civil service, last month.

Fewer British passports and more Irish passports are being issued to residents of Northern Ireland, figures reveal. The number of British passports issued to people living in Northern Ireland has fallen from 129,550 in 2015 to 119,298 in 2018, The Irish Times reports.

Former solicitor and judge Greg McCourt has been appointed to scrutinise reports of searches and seizures carried out across the UK without judicial approval. Mr McCourt spent over three decades in private practice in Bangor prior to spending over a decade as a district judge in Northern Ireland.

Suzanne Rice, president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, has addressed an American Bar Association (ABA) conference in Oxford on the themes of good government and the rule of law.

The Department of Justice has announced a £200,000 capital funding package for voluntary search and rescue groups in Northern Ireland. The funding is in addition to the revenue funding provided by the Department on an annual basis, which totals £86,000 this year.

Barrister Nicole Lappin has been appointed as the chief commissioner to the Board of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Mrs Lappin, who is qualified to practise north and south of the border, will hold the post for a five-year term ending 31 July 2024.

Motorists have been fined more than £4 million over the past four years for driving in Belfast's bus lanes. A third-party contractor uses fixed CCTV cameras and a mobile CCTV camera vehicle to record unauthorised vehicles illegally driving in bus lanes.

Belfast solicitor Laura Banks, who acted for Siobhan McLaughlin in her UK Supreme Court challenge to the rules governing the payment of a Widowed Parent’s Allowance, will deliver a TEDx talk later this month. TEDx events are independently-organised community events where speakers present ideas

Jill Gracey, senior associate at A&L Goodbody in Belfast, considers the issue of holiday pay from the perspective of employers. Almost every employer in Northern Ireland will be aware of the 'PSNI Holiday Pay case' as it progresses through the Northern Ireland courts.