Northern Ireland

Derry solicitor Damien McDaid has been found not guilty of eight charges of legal aid fraud, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Mr McDaid was alleged to have submitted fraudulent legal aid claim forms for his personal benefit while working as a sole practitioner between July 2010 and December 2011.

Belfast firm Mills Selig has announced its support for a new initiative aimed at promoting collaboration between the legal, planning, economic development and business sectors. The "HW Corporate" series of events are being organised by Conor Houston, director at Houston Solutions, and Richard Willis

A private members' bill to decriminalise abortion in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has cleared the first legislative stage in the House of Commons. MPs voted by 208-123 to pass the Abortion Bill 2017-19 at the first stage, with a second stage debate to take place in a month's time.

An international law enforcement operation has led to the seizure of 60,000 illegally imported and unauthorised medicines in Northern Ireland. Operation Pangea XI, which involved 116 countries, intercepted multiple packages of diazepam, pregabalin and zopiclone.

A man who provided interviews in the “Boston Tapes” project documenting paramilitary involvement in Northern Ireland during the Troubles has had his application for an injunction restraining their use by the PSNI dismissed by the Divisional Court. Background

A&L Goodbody has urged Northern Ireland businesses to "act now to start preparing for Brexit", in spite of uncertainty about the shape of the Brexit deal. The law firm issued the warning at a Brexit breakfast in Belfast this afternoon, hosted in partnership with the NI Chamber of Commerce &

The absence of political leadership in Northern Ireland is standing in the way of progress towards ending paramilitarism, the Independent Reporting Commission (IRC) has said. The body, set up under the Fresh Start Agreement in 2015, has published its first report, which notes that paramilitarism "re

Ulster University has launched a video briefing on Northern Ireland's abortion laws ahead of a Westminster debate on decriminalisation later today.

Staff at MKB Law in Belfast raised over £1,000 for Breast Cancer Now by taking part in a 'Wear It Pink' day on Friday.

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has been asked to investigate after a video circulated on social media appeared to show a PSNI officer drop bullets on the street in Lurgan. The incident in the video reportedly took place on Thursday night when officers were called to a railway crossing whe

Prisoners at HMP Magilligan are being taught fabrication and welding skills to address a shortage in the number of qualified and skilled metal workers in Northern Ireland. Prisoners at the Limavady facility are being taught Fabrication and Welding NVQ courses by North West Regional College.

Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has welcomed four new trainees on a two-year training programme with the firm. Hannah Bulmer, Jennifer Rankin, Shannon McClintock and Laura Toland will spend six months each in four different departments.

Legislation to help facilitate cross-party talks aimed at restoring the Northern Ireland Executive will be introduced in Parliament today. The Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill will also address a landmark Court of Appeal ruling which found that a senior civil ser

Professor Colin Harvey, professor of human rights law at QUB School of Law, writes on the impact that Brexit could have on human rights in Northern Ireland. The impact of Brexit on human rights and equality in Northern Ireland is gaining increased attention. This is welcome. The public conversation

A shift towards city centre living in Belfast will create new opportunities for property developers, according to law firm TLT. Michael Wilson, an associate in the real estate team at TLT, told the Belfast Telegraph that there are "a number of prominent residential development projects under constru