Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland's health minister has launched a public consultation on the establishment of a statutory duty of candour in Northern Ireland. The consultation comes more than half a decade after such a move was recommended by the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia Related Deaths (IHRD) led by Mr Justice O'

The Northern Ireland Office has launched a public consultation on the continued use of non-jury trials in Northern Ireland. The non-jury trial provisions of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 are due to expire in July 2025 unless they are extended for a further two years.

Clare Downey has been appointed as general counsel and director of legal services at Queen's University Belfast. She brings over 14 years' experience in practice in Northern Ireland, including as group legal counsel for Tayto Group Limited and senior company lawyer for Translink.

Belfast-based Edwards Solicitors has appointed Tabitha McDowell to the new post of chief operating officer. Previously the firm's practice manager, Ms McDowell will lead the firm’s operational strategy, driving the adoption of innovative work practices to enhance both client and employee

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has published its annual human rights statement, highlighting both progress and gaps on a wide range of issues affecting people in Northern Ireland. As an overview of the human rights landscape over the last year, the document includes areas requiring act

Fifteen charities delivering projects across Northern Ireland have received a share of £136,328 funding through the A&O Shearman Foundation, a 54 per cent increase on funds distributed last year. The Foundation is funded by contributions from A&O Shearman partners worldwide and is mana

The Children's Law Centre (CLC) in Northern Ireland received nearly 3,000 queries in 2023-24, according to its latest annual report. The charity's freephone advice line dealt with 2,980 children's rights issues, including 1,984 queries related to disability discrimination in education, 512 related t

The former British soldier known as 'Soldier F' will stand trial next year in connection with the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre after a judge rejected a bid to dismiss the prosecution. Soldier F is being prosecuted for the murders of James Wray and William McKinney, and the attempted murders of Joseph

The PSNI is to begin routinely releasing photos of convicted criminals, the force's chief constable has said. Jon Boutcher told the NI Policing Board that he has a "very clear plan" in place to begin publishing mugshots next year "as a deterrence", The Irish News reports.

The resumption of civil proceedings linked to the Troubles is "really positive news" for survivors' and victims' families, Belfast firm KRW LAW LLP has said. Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn announced this week that he would bring a remedial order to Westminster in response to court rulings wh

Northern Ireland's High Court has determined that a decision of the Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal should be reversed and that a penalty of admonishment should be applied in respect of a solicitor. Delivering judgment in November, Lady Chief Justice Siobhan Keegan opined that to the respondent's

Civil proceedings linked to the Troubles will soon be allowed to resume in Northern Ireland but inquests will remain blocked for at least a while longer, under UK government plans revealed yesterday. Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn yesterday said he would bring a remedial order to Westminster

Disney is facing legal proceedings in connection with a TV series which depicts the 1972 murder of Jean McConville. Belfast firm Phoenix Law is acting for prominent Irish republican Marian Price, who is depicted shooting Ms McConville in Say Nothing, a historical drama produced by FX and released la

Belfast solicitor Jude Copeland has been named winner of the Legal Representation Award at the GNI MAG Awards 2024.

Northern Ireland's justice minister has applied a "temporary sticking plaster" to the criminal legal aid system and is preoccupied with "ideologically-driven policy experimentalism", the Bar of Northern Ireland has said. Naomi Long yesterday told the Northern Ireland Assembly that she had accepted t