Northern Ireland

A prisoner from Co Down who died in custody has been named as 22-year-old Daniel McConville. Mr McConville, of Mobrief Walk in Lurgan, was due to appear at Craigavon Magistrates Court by video-link on Friday morning, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

A student who won a gold medal for badminton at the Irish Special Olympics has won compensation after he was refused funding for the final year of a catering skills programme. Adam Smyth, from Lisburn, who has a learning disability, received £2,000 compensation in a settlement made by the Depa

The Northern Ireland Prison Service has announced the death in custody of a 22-year-old prisoner at Maghaberry Prison. The prisoner died yesterday morning, Thursday 30 August. His next of kin have been informed.

Martin Hanna, of Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors reflects on the firm founded by his grandfather in light of its victory today at the UK Supreme Court. Today is another historic day in the long history of Francis Hanna & Company Solicitors. Earlier today, the Supreme Court handed down its

Belfast solicitors Rachael Gamble and Jade Gabriel of Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors have received their Advanced Certificate in Administration of Trusts. The completion of this module as part of the STEP Diploma adds to the specialist expertise of the firm's private client department, which alrea

Normal service will resume at Derry's courthouse in the first week of September, the Derry Journal reports. The city's 200-year-old courthouse was temporarily shut for maintenance of the ventilation system, with family and youth business relocated to Coleraine Courthouse and other cases to Omagh Cou

Emily Paisley, a solicitor specialising in debt recovery for businesses at Worthingtons Solicitors in Belfast, writes on debt recovery in Northern Ireland. The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) recent survey (Financial Lives 2017) found that personal debt levels in Northern Ireland are the h

Belfast firm Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors has published a two-and-a-half-minute video sharing the story of their client Siobhan McLaughlin, whose UK Supreme Court challenge to the rules governing the payment of a Widowed Parent’s Allowance will conclude tomorrow.

The UK Supreme Court will hand down its judgment this week on Belfast woman Siobhan McLaughlin's challenge to the rules governing the payment of a Widowed Parent's Allowance. The case was heard by Supreme Court justices in May during its historic first-ever sitting in Belfast.

Amnesty International has restated its support for abortion law reform in Northern Ireland after new plans to loosen abortion pill rules in England were announced just weeks ahead of a judicial review brought by a Belfast woman who illegally accessed abortion pills online. Grainne Teggart, Amnesty's

A Romanian man has been jailed after being convicted of gangmaster offences in Northern Ireland. Laurentiu Ciurar, 29, was sentenced to three months in prison when he appeared before Craigavon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

Amnesty International has called on the UK government to launch a public inquiry into clerical child sex abuse in Northern Ireland, ahead of a visit to Ireland by Pope Francis this weekend. The human rights group said that "only a public inquiry can deliver truth and accountability for victims".

The number of new first-time buyer mortgages completed in Northern Ireland has reached its highest quarterly level since 2005, according to new figures from UK Finance. There were 2,700 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in the second quarter of 2018, 12.5 per cent more than in the same quarte

The Belfast office of A&L Goodbody assisted Ernst & Young (EY) in successfully executing a takeover rescue deal of the Genesis Crafty bakery. A buyer has now been lined up for McErlain's Bakery in Magherafelt, which will save the company from collapse and save 260 jobs.

Carson McDowell has announced a new strategic partnership with the Northern Ireland Cyber Security Cluster, a group of more than 35 companies developing cyber security technology solutions. Announcing the move, the law firm said it expected cyber security to be one of the fastest-growing sectors of