Northern Ireland

A court battle over the future of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme could make it to the UK Supreme Court following a decision on costs. The Renewable Heat Association for Northern Ireland (RHANI), which represents half of RHI boiler owners, took the Department for the Economy to court over

Drivers caught speeding outside Anahilt Primary School in Co Down were given the option to appeal before a panel of children in "Kids' Court" as an alternative to penalty points and a fine.

Eileen Ewing The president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland has marked International Women's Day by commending the sacrifices of women who paved the way for gender equality.

Women from Northern Ireland are among those being honoured on International Women's Day by Amnesty International as it launches its "Suffragette Spirit Map". The interactive map of the UK celebrates the incredible work being carried out by women in their communities 100 years on from first winning t

Leading human rights groups and experts have called for all people in Northern Ireland to retain their rights as EU citizens after Brexit. In a letter to The Irish Times, they said rights "should not be conditional upon a requirement to declare Irish citizenship, in line with the guarantees of equal

The UK government is facing calls from opposition MPs to allow the backdated publication of Northern Ireland political donations from January 2014. The Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 provides for the Northern Ireland Secretary to allow or require the Electoral Commission to pub

Stuart Mansfield Arthur Cox has welcomed an "encouraging" report showing growth in the value of new loans approved for small and medium Northern Ireland enterprises.

The draft Brexit agreement between the EU and the UK contains strong commitments to the Good Friday Agreement, the Belfast-based Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) has said. The human rights group has published its initial comments on the draft agreement, made public last week by the E

Chief Commissioner Les Allamby The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has today published the first major report into Travellers' accommodation in almost a decade.

A man who was convicted of committing grievous bodily harm with intent has lost an appeal against his conviction, which he contended was unsafe due to irregularity in the trial judge’s taking of the jury’s verdict. Finding that the conviction was safe, Lord Chief Justice Declan Morgan was satisf

A group of newly-admitted solicitors have received awards in recognition of their excellence in their studies.

The judge overseeing the specialist court listing arrangements for domestic violence cases in Derry has hit out at the lack of a functioning Executive. Judge Barney McElholm of Londonderry Magistrates' Court said the measures undertaken in his court had succeeded in persuading survivors of domestic

International students from Malaysia braved the snow to visit the Royal Courts of Justice with lecturers from QUB School of Law.

Newly-admitted solicitors have been warmly welcomed to the legal profession at the Law Society of Northern Ireland's admissions ceremony at Whitla Hall in Queen's University Belfast.

Dungannon Crown Court and Craigavon Crown Court are closed this morning due to the extreme weather of recent days. Lisburn Youth Court, due to sit at Lisburn Courthouse today, has also been adjourned.