Northern Ireland

Chris Kinney, solicitor at Belfast-based Lacey Solicitors, has been elected chair of the Northern Ireland Young Solicitors Association (NIYSA) at its 2019 AGM.

Leading members of the judiciary and legal profession came together to discuss diversity in legal representation after a Belfast screening of RBG, a new documentary on the life and work of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the US Supreme Court.

The latest manufacturing survey from Belfast firm Tughans and industry body Manufacturing NI has revealed positive growth, sustained products and increased staffing levels in the sector. According to the report, The State of Northern Ireland Manufacturing 2018, over two-thirds (67 per cent) of respo

Key figures from Northern Ireland's criminal justice, health, education and charity sectors met in Stormont yesterday to discuss a new research and policy project examining the impact of trauma on offending. The serious youth violence research and policy group was convened last September by Dr Colm

Human rights activists, trade unionists and students have called on the UK government to legislate to allow same-sex marriages to take place in Northern Ireland. In a statement released to coincide with the two-year anniversary of the collapse of devolution yesterday, Amnesty International, Stonewal

Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors has hosted a Brexit roundtable on behalf of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the Home Office.

The PSNI will publish a formal public policy on its retention of biometric data after settling a case brought by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC). The NIHRC issued judicial review proceedings against the PSNI in December 2017 on behalf of an individual who wanted them to erase fi

The absence of devolved government in Northern Ireland has left human rights "trapped in political limbo", Amnesty International has warned. The human rights group has released a statement to mark the two-year anniversary of the collapse of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2017.

Mears has been awarded a 10-year government contract to provide accommodation and support for asylum seekers in Northern Ireland. The housing and care services provider will also house and support service users in Scotland, North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber.

Representatives of the Law Society of Northern Ireland attended the swearing in of their former president, Mr Justice Ian Huddleston, as a High Court judge. The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, yesterday swore in the judge, a former Council member and chairperson of the Law

Armagh solicitor Ian Dawson, principal partner at Ian Dawson & Co Solicitors, has passed away. The Law Society of Northern Ireland has extended its condolences to his family, friend and colleagues.

A&L Goodbody (ALG) has grown in Belfast with the appointment of six newly-qualified solicitors and the welcoming of seven new trainees.

Bangor solicitor Hugh Desmond Murray, founding partner of Murray Kelly Moore Solicitors, has passed away at the age of 89. The Law Society of Northern Ireland has extended its condolences to Mr Murray's family, friends and colleagues.

Suzanne Rice, president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, will take part in a panel discussion this week following a Belfast screening of RBG. The new biopic looks at the life and career of Ms Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who acted in a number of landmark gender equality cases before her

Potential witnesses to the Ballymurphy massacre have been urged to come forward ahead of the recommencement of inquests into the ten deaths later this month. Evidence will be heard from 21 January 2019 on the ten deaths that occurred on 9, 10 and 11 August 1971.