Northern Ireland

The UK government is proposing to give new powers to two independent human rights watchdogs in Northern Ireland after Brexit, The Detail reports. As part of its withdrawal deal, the government has committed to allocate special oversight and enforcement powers to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Com

Downpatrick-based Murlands Solicitors raised nearly £2,700 for Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke during its charity wills month in January.

DWF Belfast is part of the UK-wide team that has secured an appointment to the UK government's Crown Commercial Service (CCS) legal framework panel. The CCS brings together policy, advice and direct buying to provide commercial services to the public sector. DWF has been appointed to a new three-yea

The Department of Justice has launched a public consultation seeking views on measures to address stalking in Northern Ireland. The Stalking - A Serious Concern consultation focuses on the impact of stalking on victims and the wider community and asks whether the introduction of a specific offence o

Over 130 solicitors attended the Law Society of Northern Ireland's annual dinner on HMS Caroline in Belfast, sponsored by Stewart Title.

An application by two retired police officers challenging the Police Ombudsman’s report into the Loughinisland massacre has been dismissed in the High Court. Emphasising the independence of the office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and its obligation to investigate, Mrs Justice S

Misuse of social media poses a new threat to the criminal justice system because of the influence of unchallenged commentary on already vulnerable juries, a leading barrister has warned.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has welcomed Suzanne Rice as its new president for 2018/19. Ms Rice was junior vice president in 2017/18 under outgoing president Eileen Ewing, who will remain on the presidential team as senior vice president.

The constitutional conversation in Northern Ireland has to be "de-dramatised and normalised", Professor Colin Harvey of QUB School of Law has said. Professor Harvey opened his address to the fourth annual Belfast Homecoming Legal Symposium with commentary on the "political and legal turbulence" caus

A man has been convicted of breaching the anonymity of a rape complainant for the first time in the Northern Ireland courts. Sean McFarland, 36, was fined £300 after pleading guilty to breaching a lifetime ban on reporting the identity of the complainant in the rape trial of Ireland and Ulster

Cleaver Fulton Rankin has announced the promotion of solicitors Nathan Campbell, Rachel Lewis and Shane Conlan to senior solicitor.

Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has announced the appointment of Conor McCrory as an associate solicitor in the firm's employment and immigration law department. Mr McCrory, a dual-qualified solicitor in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, joins the firm after 10 years practising in London.

Specialist insurance industry law firm Horwich Farrelly has welcomed its appointment to the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Wider Public Sector Legal Services Framework. The three-year appointment will see the firm, which expanded into Northern Ireland with the opening of a Belfast office this year,

A new report into conditions at Maghaberry Prison has found "significant progress" three years after the facility was found to be unsafe and unstable. Findings of the latest inspection were published today by Brendan McGuigan, Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland, and Peter Clarke

A woman who had her application for criminal injury compensation refused due to the "same household rule" has succeeded in the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal. Dismissing the cross-appeal brought by the Department of Justice, the Court said that there was "no justifiable, rational or lawful ground