Northern Ireland

The PSNI has said it does not believe it will be necessary to redeploy police officers from England and Scotland to Northern Ireland after Brexit. It was revealed earlier this month that up to 1,000 police officers were being trained for possible redeployment in anticipation of potential unrest abou

Law firm TLT has expanded its UK-wide real estate team with the appointment of Patrick O'Hanlon as legal director in Northern Ireland. Mr O'Hanlon specialises in property development, real estate finance, acquisitions and asset management. Prior to qualifying as a solicitor, he worked in the constru

The public consultation on a major judge-led review of the administration of justice in serious sexual offence cases in Northern Ireland is drawing to a close. The last of three outreach events hosted by Sir John Gillen, a retired Court of Appeal judge, took place at Queen's University Belfast on Tu

Jade Gabriel, a solicitor in Cleaver Fulton Rankin's private client team, has been awarded an advanced certificate in the administration of trusts. The award is a key milestone on her road to qualifying as a trust and estate practitioner with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), hav

Professor Colin Harvey, professor of human rights law at QUB School of Law, reflects on the impact of Brexit on the discussion of Irish unity as the UK's exit from the European Union looms. The discussion of Irish unity is gaining momentum; Brexit has altered the nature of this conversation, as more

Chris Kinney, solicitor at Belfast-based Lacey Solicitors, has been elected chair of the Northern Ireland Young Solicitors Association (NIYSA) at its 2019 AGM.

Leading members of the judiciary and legal profession came together to discuss diversity in legal representation after a Belfast screening of RBG, a new documentary on the life and work of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the US Supreme Court.

The latest manufacturing survey from Belfast firm Tughans and industry body Manufacturing NI has revealed positive growth, sustained products and increased staffing levels in the sector. According to the report, The State of Northern Ireland Manufacturing 2018, over two-thirds (67 per cent) of respo

Key figures from Northern Ireland's criminal justice, health, education and charity sectors met in Stormont yesterday to discuss a new research and policy project examining the impact of trauma on offending. The serious youth violence research and policy group was convened last September by Dr Colm

Human rights activists, trade unionists and students have called on the UK government to legislate to allow same-sex marriages to take place in Northern Ireland. In a statement released to coincide with the two-year anniversary of the collapse of devolution yesterday, Amnesty International, Stonewal

Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors has hosted a Brexit roundtable on behalf of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the Home Office.

The PSNI will publish a formal public policy on its retention of biometric data after settling a case brought by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC). The NIHRC issued judicial review proceedings against the PSNI in December 2017 on behalf of an individual who wanted them to erase fi

The absence of devolved government in Northern Ireland has left human rights "trapped in political limbo", Amnesty International has warned. The human rights group has released a statement to mark the two-year anniversary of the collapse of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2017.

Mears has been awarded a 10-year government contract to provide accommodation and support for asylum seekers in Northern Ireland. The housing and care services provider will also house and support service users in Scotland, North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber.

Representatives of the Law Society of Northern Ireland attended the swearing in of their former president, Mr Justice Ian Huddleston, as a High Court judge. The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, yesterday swore in the judge, a former Council member and chairperson of the Law