Northern Ireland

A man employed by Ulster University until 2003 has been unsuccessful in bringing claims in contract and in tort against the university. The man argued that the university had a continuing obligation to “review, regrade, and refund” him in regards to regrading his post. The university had assured

Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley has launched a public consultation on proposals to address the legacy of the Troubles The consultation - Addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past - includes proposals to implement the four new legacy institutions set out in the 2014 Stormont House A

Most legal employees in Northern Ireland received a pay rise in 2017, according to a regional Salary Survey Report by Abacus Professional Recruitment. According to the survey of 150 people across a variety of roles in the legal sector, 55 per cent of Northern Ireland legal employees saw a pay increa

The Department of Justice is hosting an event to inform stakeholders about the new arrangements for the collection and enforcement of financial penalties imposed in criminal courts. The new arrangements, due to take effect from 1 June 2018, are designed to tackle the long-standing problem of fine de

The UK government has accepted a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) proposal for a review of press standards in Northern Ireland. The review was dubbed a "Leveson for Northern Ireland" by DUP MP Ian Paisley, but it will not take the form of a statutory inquiry, according to Culture Secretary Matt Hanco

A new draft paper on legacy matters which has been circulated by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) does not include controversial proposals for a statute of limitations for prosecuting ex-soldiers. The UK government suggested last year that it would include such a measure in the consultation documen

A property developer from County Down has become the first person to be convicted for failing to comply with the Contractual Disclosure Facility (CDF) in Northern Ireland. Bartley Murphy, 53, stole more than £422,000 in tax after failing to declare that he built and sold 16 houses in the Racecourse

The ambitious reform programme set out by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) in 2016 is behind schedule and may be unachievable, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned. In a new report published today, the NAO said the service - which completed the first stage of reforms in September - f

The average house price in Northern Ireland has rose by 6.6 per cent in the past year, according to new research by Ulster University. The university's latest quarterly house price index, produced in partnership with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and Progressive Building Society, found that

The spring edition of the Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly contains new articles on human rights, disability, rape, pornography and state secrecy. The research journal is published four times a year by Queen's University Belfast School of Law.

The Libel Reform Campaign has said it hopes to see libel reform in Northern Ireland "in the next couple of years" following a conference in Belfast. Mike Nesbitt, former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, has promised to bring forward a private member's bill in the Northern Ireland Assembly once a

Órfhlaith Begley Carrickmore solicitor Órfhlaith Begley has been elected the new Sinn Féin MP for West Tyrone in yesterday's by-election.

The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has apparently survived a rebrand that saw the Scotland Office and Wales Office renamed. The UK government departments for Scotland and Wales will now be known as the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland and Office of the Secretary of State for Wales.

Students from Queen's University Belfast bested Ulster University opponents at a moot held before UK Supreme Court justices.

Joshua Rozenberg Legal commentator and journalist Joshua Rozenberg tackled the relationship between judges, media and politicians at the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission's annual human rights lecture.