Northern Ireland

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

The chairman of specialist insurance industry law firm Horwich Farrelly, which recently opened an office in Belfast, has been recognised for his contribution to the industry. John O'Roarke took home the Outstanding Contribution Award at the British Insurance Awards, hosted by Insurance POST.

The Electoral Commission has fined the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) for failing to comply with the financial reporting laws for registered political parties. The DUP was slapped with two £500 fines for filing inaccurate quarterly loans reports, which it

A woman has won a £25,000 pay-out without admission from liability from Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council after alleging sex discrimination. Sharon Douglas, assisted by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, was the only female employed in the technical services section of the co

Six brave staff members from Worthingtons Solicitors zip lined across the Lagan River in aid of Action Cancer at the weekend.

The Bishop of Down and Connor has visited Maghaberry Prison ahead of the Pope's visit to Ireland to see first-hand a programme aimed at supporting fathers in custody.