Northern Ireland

Kevin Oliver International law firm Allen & Overy has licensed AI technology from Kira Systems to assist in contract review in a number of practice areas.

Nicholas Quinn A Belfast-based solicitor specialising in civil litigation has welcomed a decision by NHS England to suspend surgical procedures using vaginal mesh devices over safety concerns.

Sir Michael Fallon Former Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon last night withdrew a bid to protect former soldiers and police officers from prosecution for offences related to the Troubles.

An Irish-medium secondary school has been successful in its application for judicial review in the High Court, where it was found that the Department of Education failed to give proper weight and consideration to its obligation pursuant to Art 89 of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 to enc

Court business in Derry has been temporarily relocated to Coleraine and Omagh for eight weeks from today until September. The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) has gone ahead with the closure in spite of criticism from local lawyers, who warned that it would impact vulnerable cli

The credibility of Northern Ireland's legal aid system is being undermined by delays to planned reforms, a new report has found. The Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) pointed out that the Department of Justice had not yet implemented recommendations made by the Northern Ireland Assembly's public

A law student who left school with no qualifications and underwent treatment for cancer during his studies has graduated with a first-class honours degree from Ulster University.

Michael O'Neill, manager of the Northern Ireland football team, has been confirmed as a special guest at the seventh annual Sports and Law Conference in Belfast. He will attend alongside a number of speakers presenting on the overarching themes of "Legal and Contract Issues in Sport".

The Department of Infrastructure has lost an appeal against the ruling that a senior civil servant did not have the power to grant planning permission for a major waste treatment centre and incinerator in Mallusk. The decision had been made in the absence of a Minister due to the political impasse a

A diabetic student has been awarded £2,000 in compensation after winning a discrimination case against a company that provided security staff at the music festival Tennent's Vital in 2016. Kayla Hanna from south Belfast had her bottle of Lucozade confiscated by bouncers as she made her way to see

The Department of Justice has announced the launch of a public consultation on a proposed model for the introduction of Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) in Northern Ireland. The DHR process was introduced in England and Wales in 2011 under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crimes and Victims Act 2

Belfast firm Tughans acted for defendant Piney Rentals in the first part of a case which may have a significant impact on the lettings industry. The judgment by District Judge Gilpin was the final part of his decision in a test case brought by ex-student and housing rights activist Paul Loughran in

Belfast firm Mackenzie & Dorman has congratulated bookkeeper Margaret Harris on her fifty years of service at the firm.

A letting agent that charged a tenant £36 for “online services” provided when the tenant was applying to rent a property in 2015, has been ordered by Belfast County Court to return the administration fee. Finding that if the agent had not been involved that the service paid for would have been

Belfast solicitor Eoghan McKenna, managing director of MSM Law, has been recognised with multiple awards from wellbeing charity Inspire. Mr McKenna's firm resisted stiff competition from other nominees in the business and professional community to receive the Excellence in Small Private Sector Workp