Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland's Director of Public Prosecutions, Barra McGrory QC, will leave his post just before the Christmas recess. He was originally expected to stand down in September and return to private practice, but has stayed on while a new DPP is sought.

The Lord Lieutenant of Belfast, Fionnuala Jay-O’Boyle CBE, was among guests who witnessed the presentation of a piece of stunning legal artwork to the Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, at a special reception in Belfast's Royal Courts of Justice.

Pictured: Alan Hunter, Eileen Ewing, Ian Huddleston and Suzanne Rice New president Eileen Ewing, who chaired her first meeting of Law Society Council this week, heads up the Law Society of Northern Ireland's presidential and chief executive team for 2017/18.

Pictured (l-r): Liam Reid, Peter Curran, Julie Sinnamon Business leaders gathered in Belfast today to discuss Brexit and the Irish border at an event sponsored by Eversheds Sutherland.

A far-right leader who will appear in Belfast Magistrates' Court next month has appealed to US President Donald Trump to intervene. Jayda Fransen, 31, made UK-wide headlines yesterday after the President retweeted videos from her page which she claimed showed Muslims committing crimes in parts of Eu

Pictured (l-r): Selena Kerins, Paul Tweed and Michelle Wilson Defamation lawyer Paul Tweed has officially opened the Belfast office of his new international boutique law firm, TWEED, following a £500,000 investment which was part supported by Danske Bank.

Professor Jane Ohlmeyer The Irish Legal History Society (ILHS) will hold its 2017 AGM in Belfast this Friday.

A choir of solicitors, barristers and judges is hosting a Christmas concert in aid of Barnardos and the Welcome Organisation.

Pictured: Hannah McDaid and Richard Murphy M Pinsent Masons has celebrated the success of its recent Taste of NI market event, bringing together local artisan food and crafts traders.

Lady Hale The president of the UK Supreme Court has said she disagreed with the court's decision in a case concerning Northern Ireland residents' right to access free abortions under the NHS in England.

County Down solicitor Patrick McConville has passed away. The Law Society of Northern Ireland has notified members of his passing and extended its condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.

John Finucane Belfast solicitor John Finucane is representing boxer Carl Frampton in his upcoming legal battle at the High Court in London.

The UK Supreme Court will sit in Belfast for the first time in April next year, where it will - among other cases - hear the appeal in Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd, the so-called "gay cake" case. The Court will sit in the Inns of Court Library at the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast, where Pres

Karen Connolly A Belfast solicitor has helped to develop a free domestic and sexual violence app launched today by the Belfast Area Domestic & Sexual Violence and Abuse Partnership.

Ruairi Gillen Northern Ireland's Department of Justice is concerned that extradition and surrender procedures could become "toxic" after Brexit, according to an investigation by The Detail.