Northern Ireland

A professor of human rights law has warned that a controversial counter-terrorism bill could undermine freedom of expression, The Irish News reports. Professor Colin Harvey of QUB School of Law told the newspaper that the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill is "deeply problematic".

A moment of silence was held at Coleraine Magistrates Court yesterday to show respect to late photographer Mark Jamieson, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Mr Jamieson, who frequently photographed the courts in Coleraine, Ballymena and Antrim for the Belfast Telegraph and other newspapers, passed away

Michael Duffy, solicitor at Worthingtons Solicitors in Belfast, writes on recourse in the case of negligent property surveys. Picture the scenario: a prospective purchaser has instructed a surveyor to prepare a report. The report shows that the property is structurally sound and the purchaser purcha

Newtownards solicitor Elaine Mary Early has appeared in court accused of stealing over £250,000 from clients, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Ms Early, 53, faces 12 counts of fraud, five counts of transferring criminal property and one count of theft before .

Human rights groups in Northern Ireland have warned against the introduction of new counter-terror legislation which will create a "stop and search zone" around the border and criminalise certain republican images. The Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill is currently making its way through We

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has announced plans to gather information about victims' and witnesses' experience of the court system in sexual offence cases in the Crown Court. The Crown Court Observers' study is part of the 2018/2019 action plan published jointly under the Departments of

Ciara Lagan, corporate partner at Belfast firm Tughans, writes on Brexit and diversity. Does Brexit mean a hard border, a watered-down Chequers’ plan, leaving the Customs Union, no deal? After more than 2 years of negotiations, plans and posturing we are still no clearer on what impact Brexit

Eversheds Sutherland has announced plans to double the size of its Belfast office over the next 18 months. The global firm will bring its headcount to at least 30, up from the current figure of 15 including three partners.

Specialist insurance industry law firm Horwich Farrelly has opened an office in Belfast under the leadership of newly reappointed partner Matthew Fitzpatrick. Mr Fitzpatrick returns to the UK-based firm, where he worked for over 10 years, after having spent time at two prominent Northern Ireland fir

The PSNI is struggling to deal with "mountains of material" relating to legacy cases, Chief Constable George Hamilton has said. Mr Hamilton made the remarks while participating in a panel discussion at Féile an Phobail yesterday, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

Average house prices in Northern Ireland have risen by 6.2 per cent in the past year, according to the latest report from Ulster University. The latest Quarterly House Price Index report finds that the average price of properties sold in Northern Ireland in the second quarter of 2018 was £162,

A charity supporting offenders in Northern Ireland has said figures showing only two anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) were handed out in a year with nearly 60,000 anti-social behaviour incidents highlight their ineffectiveness. The Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Of

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has launched a consultation on extending the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme to money laundering, firearms and terrorist offences. Under the ULS scheme, the Director of Public Prosecutions can, if he considers that a sentence passed in the Crown Court is

Co Antrim solicitor John Killen McNinch has passed away, the Law Society of Northern Ireland has confirmed. Until his retirement, "Billy" McNinch was the third generation of the McNinch family practising at J.W. McNinch & Son.

For a third year running, Northern Ireland lawyers were among thousands of people who took part in the annual Belfast Pride parade on Saturday.