Northern Ireland

The president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland has taken part in a series of Brexit engagements in Brussels as the UK's exit from the EU looms. President Suzanne Rice was joined by Dr Frank Geddis, head of research and governance at the Law Society, in meetings with UK government officials and

Four men have been given life sentences for the murder of a man who was shot in front of his three-year-old child in Bangor in 2017. Stating that the murder had “paramilitary overtones”, Judge Adrian Colton imposed minimum tariffs of between 15 and 16 years for the men who had pleaded gu

PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton has announced plans to retire this summer, turning down an offer for a three-year extension to his contract. Mr Hamilton, who was appointed to the top policing post in June 2014, will now leave the role at the end of June 2019.

The High Court in Belfast will this week hear a landmark legal challenge aimed at finding Northern Ireland's abortion law in breach of the UK's human rights commitments. The case is being taken by Sarah Ewart, a woman who travelled to England for an abortion after a fatal foetal abnormality diagnosi

Four men from Derry who fled south of the border after they were allegedly wrongfully accused of murder have been awarded a five-figure sum in compensation from the Chief Constable of the PSNI. Stephen Crumlish, Gerry McGowan, Gerard Kelly and Michael Toner - known as the "Derry Four" - launched civ

One of the paratroopers involved in Bloody Sunday against whom prosecutors were considering bringing charges has died. A solicitor for Soldier N informed prosecutors last week of his death.

Prosecutors are considering taking action against eight people over fraud allegations in connection with Nama's Northern Ireland property portfolio, the Belfast Telegraph reports. The eight unnamed suspects were investigated by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) and have now been referred to the P

Senior police in Ireland are drafting plans to deploy hundreds of gardai to the border should there be a no-deal Brexit on March 29, the Belfast Telegraph reports. The plans were discussed yesterday in Dublin, between Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and senior staff, it is understood.

Tughans has topped an M&A league table for the fourth consecutive year. The firm was credited with 59 deals in total last year, representing 27 per cent of all Northern Ireland deals identified in the Experian MarketIQ United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland M&A Review.

A man whose son was murdered in 1997 has successfully appealed a case management decision not to remove a stay on the hearing of his application to issue judicial review proceedings against the PSNI, the Department of Justice, and the Coroner’s Service. The Court of Appeal said that a comment

Court business in Derry has been disrupted after a car bomb exploded outside the Bishop Street courthouse on Saturday evening. Crown Court business involving trials and juries has been adjourned until tomorrow, while all other Crown Court business will be dealt with at Coleraine courthouse today.

Pinsent Masons has been recognised by a leading LGBT charity for its work towards marriage equality in Northern Ireland.

Arthur Cox has selected The Fostering Network in Northern Ireland as its charity partner for 2019, in a move that will see the firm's employees take an active role in volunteering for the charity as part of its wider corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. Alan Taylor, chairman of Arthur Co

Northern Ireland solicitors have been invited to "celebrate the end of dry January" at a charity event hosted by the Law Society of Northern Ireland. The Society is hosting a wine tasting event in Law Society House on Thursday 31 January 2019, 6.30pm-8.30pm.

The collapse of the Northern Ireland Executive two years ago has held back efforts to improve gender diversity within the legal profession, barristers have told Irish Legal News. There have been no QC appointments in Northern Ireland in almost five years, and no appointments can currently take place