Northern Ireland

A law firm has been ordered to pay more than £250,000 to a solicitor who was paid less than her male colleagues. Margaret (Peggy) Mercer took an equal pay case against Belfast-based commercial law firm C & H Jefferson Solicitors, which has now merged with multinational firm DWF.

Scottish advocates (barristers) Shane Dundas and Michael Way, were the winners of an inaugural moot between Scottish devils and Northern Ireland pupil barristers held in Court 9 of the Court of Session, Scotland's supreme civil court, on Friday in Edinburgh. Organised by the Faculty of Adv

A former member of the IRA has been granted a UK Supreme Court hearing in an attempt to prevent police from gaining access to interviews given as part of a project known as the Boston College tapes. Anthony McIntyre and journalist Ed Moloney began the project in 2001 and interviewed former para

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive, David Lavery CB. Mr Lavery comes to the Society with a strong record of service in the justice system, where he is currently Deputy Permanent Secretary and Director of Access to Justice in the Department of

Belfast firm Orr & Co Solicitors has merged into Diamond Heron Solicitors. Sam Beattie and Joanna Beattie have now joined Diamond Heron and are based out of the firm's Royal Avenue office.

Further action must be taken to improve how cases of domestic violence and abuse are handled in Northern Ireland's criminal justice system, according to a key watchdog. In a new report, Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI) warns that important reforms have been delayed as a result of t

Northern Ireland solicitor William Rogers, a former senior partner in Carson McDowell, has passed away. Mr Rogers was admitted to the roll of solicitors in 1960 and once played a leading role in what is now Northern Ireland's largest independent law firm.

The former British soldier known as "Soldier F" will be tried for two murders and four attempted murders on Bloody Sunday in 1972 this August. Solicitor Ciaran Shiels of Madden & Finucane Solicitors, representing the families of 11 people killed on Bloody Sunday and most of the wounded, said the

Nine commissioners, including a new deputy chief commissioner, have been appointed to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. Geraldine McGahey, already an equality commissioner as well as a parades commissioner, former chief executive of Larne Borough Council and SOLACE gender champion, will

Northern Ireland solicitor Olivia McKeown has passed away, the Law Society of Northern Ireland has said. Ms McKeown was admitted to the roll of solicitors in September 1979 and passed away in late March.

The Probation Board for Northern Ireland has unveiled new offices in Coleraine to support its work guiding the rehabilitation of reintegration of local people on community sentences back into the community.

Belfast-based insurance specialist practice Caldwell Warner is set to become part of UK law firm Keoghs. The merger is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to complete this summer, the firms said.

A&L Goodbody has welcomed the appointment of three new partners and three new associates in the corporate law firm's Belfast office. Mark Stockdale and David Rowan were promoted to partner in the corporate and M&A department, while Sam Corbett has been made partner in restructuring and insol

The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, has briefed political parties on his plans to advance judicial reforms in the absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Executive. Representatives of the DUP, Sinn Féin, UUP, SDLP and Alliance Party were invited to the Royal Court

Staff at BLM's Belfast and Derry offices volunteered their time to help tidy up the grounds of the Northern Ireland Children's Hospice in Newtonabbey.