Northern Ireland

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The UK Supreme Court will rule next week on whether the UK Government acted unlawfully by denying a public inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. Mr Finucane was shot and killed in his home on 12 February 1989 by loyalist paramilitaries. In 2012, then Prime Minister David Ca

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A revised edition of the Green Book, which sets out judicial guidelines on damages in personal injury cases in Northern Ireland, will take effect next week. The fifth edition of the Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases in Northern Ireland has been produced by a c

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John Stalker, the police officer who led a landmark investigation into "shoot-to-kill" allegations in Northern Ireland, has passed away at the age of 79. As Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, Mr Stalker headed in the 1984 Stalker Inquiry into the shootings of suspected IRA members

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Young offenders helped deliver two kid goats at Hydebank Wood College as part of the facility's animal therapy initiative. The Saanen-crossed pygmy kids were delivered by two students who have been learning about animal husbandry as part of their rehabilitation.

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Most people in Northern Ireland blame drugs, alcohol and a lack of parental discipline for crime, a new survey has found. The Department of Justice has published findings from the 2017/18 Northern Ireland Crime Survey (NICS), which asked people in Northern Ireland about their perceptions of crime.

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The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (PONI) has called on the Department of Justice to launch a review into police failures to disclose "significant" evidence related to legacy cases to the watchdog. Dr Michael Maguire said his investigators had identified significant, sensitive information, so

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Draft regulations to allow the Northern Ireland Secretary to appoint an Attorney General for Northern Ireland have been laid before Parliament. The Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointment Functions) Regulations 2019 will pave the way for Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley to appoint an Attor

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Students from the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) at Queen's University Belfast will practice their advocacy skills in front of a justice at the UK Supreme Court this year. Students will undertake a moot before Lord Kerr on 5 March in a bout designed to give them the chance to pr

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The Department of Justice has today launched a public consultation on how funds under the control of courts should be managed in the future. The funds are currently managed by the Court Funds Office (CFO) on behalf of individuals who need support to manage their financial assets.

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The Children's Law Centre has received a £31,000 grant from Northern Ireland's Department of Justice to support young people in Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre. Over £1.8 million of funding has been allocated under the Assets Recovery Community Scheme (ARCS) to projects aimed at tackli

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