Northern Ireland

Belfast firm Tughans recently teamed up with communications agency Ardmore Advertising to spearhead a breakfast briefing on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The Northern Ireland courts remain open today in spite of a complete shutdown south of the border, the Lord Chief Justice's office has confirmed. A spokesperson told Irish Legal News the courts were still running, although "business may be delayed in some areas".

Fisher & Fisher Solicitors is now delivering a specialist family law service from its newly-refurbished office in Sandy Row.

Bernadette McCloskey Belfast-based Shean Dickson Merrick Solicitors is expanding into larger premises as it anticipates increased demand amid the "huge impact" of Brexit, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

Over 40 local businesses learned about "nudge theory" from self-described "mentalist" David Meade at a seminar hosted by Pinsent Masons and the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce.

John McMahon Keystone Law has celebrated its first year in Northern Ireland, a year on from its merger with Belfast-based McMahon McKay.

Michelle O'Neill The release of funding for legacy inquests has been surrounded with confusion following Sinn Féin claims that it secured a commitment from the UK government outside its failed talks with the DUP.

Órfhlaith Begley Carrickmore solicitor Órfhlaith Begley has been selected by Sinn Féin to contest the upcoming West Tyrone by-election.

Human rights groups have welcomed a new UN report which finds Northern Ireland's abortion laws are leading to human rights violations. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has published a 19-page inquiry report on access to abortion in Northern Ireland followin

Litigation lawyers at Robert G Sinclair & Co Solicitors recently attended the annual fundraiser in Belfast for Brain Injury Matters.

A judge in Londonderry Magistrates' Court has called for longer sentences for domestic abusers. Judge Barney McElholm said he could impose a maximum sentence of six months on Michael McIntyre, 45, who admitted assaulting his ex-girlfriend and another woman last January.

A Precious Life protester who was served a number of Police Information Notes pursuant to the procedure on Police Response to Stalking and Harassment, has been refused judicial review in the High Court. Finding that the procedure for issuing PINs did not require the PSNI to seek the views of the per

Lecturers, PhD students and staff at Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University have gone on strike in a dispute over pensions.

Women barristers were briefed on how to deliver the perfect pitch at an event in the Royal Courts of Justice, hosted by The Bar Council of Northern Ireland in conjunction with Women in Business.

The Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has apologised to a young woman with mental ill health for the injury to her feelings, upset and distress she suffered as a result of its service provision. The Trust has paid £5,500 to the woman who, with the assistance of the Equality Commission for Northe