Northern Ireland

Pictured (l-r): Zara Duffy and Pamela McCreedy from Chartered Accountants Ulster Society, and Michael Neill from A&L Goodbody A&L Goodbody has announced a new partnership with Chartered Accountants Ulster Society which will see the law firm support a series of key events and provide webcasts

Marie Hans Lawyers acting for Paddy Jackson, acquitted of rape after a high-profile nine-week trial, have announced the launch of defamation proceedings against Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin in connection to a tweet.

Pictured (l-r): Triumphant team members Neil McDonagh, Belinda Widocka, Rebecca-Jane Kelly and Ben Lowry A team of first-year undergraduates at Ulster University (UU) have become the first from the university to win an external moot.

Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty's Northern Ireland programme director Amnesty International and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) have condemned a death threat against an unnamed Belfast journalist.

Lawyers acting for Paddy Jackson, yesterday acquitted after a nine-week rape trial, have invited senior justice officials to discuss proposals to clamp down on social media commentary during trials. In a statement issued after the trial, solicitor Joe McVeigh of Belfast-based KRW Law said "vile comm

The nine-week trial of Ireland and Ulster rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding on rape charges has ended in acquittal. The verdict was reached unanimously by a jury of eight men and three women this afternoon.

Two prison officers at Maghaberry Prison have been presented with a national award by Princess Anne for their work with fathers in prison. John Bell and Neil Rippon were nominated by a prisoner to receive an award for their commitment to the Family Matters project, which is delivered in association

Solicitor Barry Fox, who has practised in Omagh for over 40 years, has passed away. He founded Barry Fox Solicitors, now Fox Law with offices in Omagh and Castlederg.

The criminal justice system in Northern Ireland is significantly more expensive and slower than in England and Wales, according to a new report. The Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) report, Speeding up justice: avoidable delay in the criminal justice system, said it "does not deliver value for m

A French national of Algerian decent has won a case alleging racial and religious discrimination against the Youth Hostel Association of Northern Ireland (YHA). Belfast-based Samir Chefai, who was supported in taking his case by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI), settled his case f

A bill providing for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland is to be introduced in the House of Lords today. The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Bill to be introduced by Conservative peer Lord Hayward this afternoon is identical to a bill which Labour MP Conor McGinn will present in th

The Department of Justice has launched a new non-statutory disclosure scheme aimed at helping to protect people from becoming a victim of domestic violence or abuse. The Domestic Violence and Abuse Disclosure Scheme (DVADS) allows an individual to make inquiries confidentially to police, where they

Andrew Ryan The High Court in Belfast has granted permission for a "first-of-its-kind" judicial review to examine potential flaws in a pre-application consultation carried out by a gold mining company.

Joshua Rozenberg QC British legal commentator Joshua Rozenberg QC will speak about the relationship between the judiciary, the media and politicians in Belfast this May.

Two problem-solving court pilots dealing with domestic violence and drug cases in Belfast and Derry are set to formally begin today. Judge Bagnall, sitting in Belfast Magistrates' Court, is now allowed to begin making referrals to the Substance Misuse Pilot Court as of today, while Judge McElholm, s