Northern Ireland

The Departments of Health and Justice have published a significantly delayed report which recommends a change in the law to allow abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormality (FFA). The report was commissioned in summer 2016 and completed by October that year, but its publication was delayed indefi

Pictured (l-r): Seamus McGranaghan, director at O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors; Hannah McGrath, solicitor at O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors; and Scott Alexander, head of learning and development at Legal-Island. Belfast firm O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors partnered with Legal-Island this week to deliver an

The retired Court of Appeal judge Sir John Gillen has been appointed to lead an independent review of the arrangements to deliver justice in serious sexual offence cases. Sir Gillen previously carried out the judge-led review of Northern Ireland's civil and family justice systems.

Charlene Dempsey HHD Solicitors secured the release of an EU national who was unlawfully detained at Belfast Ferry Port and transferred to Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre in Scotland.

The overwhelming majority of people in Northern Ireland believe that organised crime is "widespread" and linked to paramilitary activity. The Department of Justice has published the findings of a recent survey on perceptions of organised crime.

The Home Office has apologised for advertising Border Force jobs in Northern Ireland with a British passport listed as a requirement. A spokesperson for the Home Office said the adverts "should instead have read ‘a full and valid passport’", and added: "We apologise for this error and are now in

Law firms across Northern Ireland have given their backing to a new partnership to support LGBT-inclusive employers.

Brian Speers has been named chair of the Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) at its first AGM at Law Society House in Belfast.

The Department of Justice has announced plans to transfer Bangor Courthouse to allow it be brought into use as a community facility. The Victorian building will be transferred from Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunal Service (NICTS) to Open House Festival (OHF) under the Northern Ireland Executive'

A man who pleaded guilty to the murder of another in September 2016 has been sentenced to 12 years in prison at Belfast Crown Court. Allowing a two-and-a-half-year reduction in the sentence for the man’s guilty plea before the trial, Mr Justice Colton accepted that his actions were initially in se

Nick Perry Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has launched a public consultation on proposals to address anti-social behaviour.

Richard Gray Carson McDowell has acted as lead legal advisors for shareholders of one of Northern Ireland's largest housebuilding groups in agreeing the sale of most of the business.

The solicitor acting for former rugby player Stuart Olding has called for a review of all rape and sexual assault cases in Northern Ireland. Belfast-based solicitor Joe Rice said he had concerns about how evidence was being collected and handled following his client's nine-week rape trial before Bel

Grainne Teggart Amnesty International is intervening in the PSNI's court bid not to investigate alleged criminal acts committed during the interrogation of the Hooded Men in 1971.

A house in Newtownabbey has become the first property seized by the National Crime Agency (NCA) under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. NCA officers working as part of the Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF) in Northern Ireland obtained a civil recovery order by consent.