Northern Ireland

The total value of debt judgments in the Northern Ireland courts fell by 40 per cent last year, according to new figures from the Registry Trust. There were only 54 judgments worth £4.5 million in the High Court in 2018, a 51 per cent drop in number, a 73 per cent drop in total value, and a 44

A man who stabbed his friend to death must serve a minimum of ten years' imprisonment before he can be considered for release by the Parole Commissioners. The man had consumed alcohol and drugs before fatally injuring his friend with a single stab wound.

John McKee Solicitors has announced the appointment of Alan Bissett and Donald Thompson as partners in Belfast. Mr Bissett, a corporate, commercial and energy solicitor dual-qualified to practice in Northern Ireland and in England, specialises in energy and renewables, where he advises on all aspec

A legal challenge to a search and arrest operation targeting Northern Ireland journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney will be heard by the High Court in Belfast in May, the Belfast Telegraph reports. The journalists, who were involved in the making of No Stone Unturned, a recent documentary ab

International law firm Allen & Overy has launched a new route to qualification in its Belfast office, in addition to existing qualification routes in London and Belfast. Graduates in the firm's Belfast office currently have the option to apply to qualify as a lawyer through the Chartered Institu

John Kelly, solicitor at Worthingtons Solicitors in Belfast, explores the response of employers to criminal offences committed outside of work. Following the sentencing of Irish League footballer Jay Donnelly last month for the distribution of an indecent image of a child, there has been much debate

A man who was convicted of sexually assaulting his two-year-old son while the child’s mother was at work has lost an appeal against his conviction. Finding that the trial judge had correctly admitted hearsay evidence in the interests of justice, Lord Justice Ben Stephens also dismissed the app

Belfast firm Tughans has announced the appointment of Laura Connor and Dearbhla Lavery as associate solicitors in the firm's defence litigation team. Ms Connor will work for a wide variety of insurance clients on personal injury, commercial disputes and medical negligence claims.

Belfast-based Higgins Hollywood Deazley (HHD) Solicitors have announced the appointment of solicitor Ashleigh Garcia. Ms Garcia, a graduate of Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University, specialises in education, immigration and employment law.

Inquests for the victims of the Guildford pub bombing should restart more than 40 years after they were suspended, a coroner has ruled. Five people were killed on 5 October 1974 when two bombs were detonated by the IRA at two Guildford pubs. Four people, known as the “Guildford Four”, we

Rev Dr Lesley Carroll has been named as the new prisoner ombudsman for Northern Ireland. Dr Carroll, a Presbyterian minister who is currently deputy chief commissioner at the Equality Commission and also works at Victim Support NI, will take up office for a three-year term from 1 March 2019.

The House of Lords is set to debate proposals to legalise same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland later today. Conservative peer Lord Hayward has confirmed he plans to table an amendment to the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill during committee stage today.

Belfast firm Mills Selig has announced the appointment of Kirsten Magee as a senior associate in its dispute resolution and litigation team.

A dissident republican political party has launched legal action against social media giant Facebook over allegations of "censorship". Saoradh, which was set up in 2016 with the support of prominent republican critics of the Northern Ireland peace process, claims that its members "have been banned f

JMK Solicitors handled more personal injury cases in Northern Ireland than any other law firm for a fifth consecutive year. Figures obtained from the compensation recovery unit at the Department of Communities reveal that the Belfast- and Newry-based firm handled 1,544 cases registered in 2018, more