Northern Ireland

An application for judicial review by two same-sex couples was dismissed on the basis that the Strasbourg Court does not recognise a right to same-sex marriage, with Justice O’Hara stating that he was bound by the Ullah principle. Sympathising with the applicants, Justice O’Hara stated that he h

Padraig Ó Muirigh Northern Ireland's political crisis does not excuse delays to legacy inquests, a lawyer representing the family of a man shot in 1972 has said.

Pictured (l-r): Mal Donaghy, Michael Ward BL, Andy Waterworth, and Eoghan Mckenna Inspired to promote positive mental health, members of the Belfast Solicitors Association (BSA) have challenged their barrister colleagues to a charity football match in aid of charity Inspire.

An alliance of charities, NGOs and trade unions have joined an alliance to scrutinise the Great Repeal Bill ahead of its second reading next week. Its members include Amnesty International, Greenpeace, the trade union Unison and human rights groups Global Justice Now and Open Rights Group.

John Taylor An MP appealed to the UK government to extend the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 to Northern Ireland in the 1980s after learning a constituent owned big cats.

David Craig Belfast-based Johnsons Solicitors has announced the appointment of David Craig as head of the firm’s media department.

Chief Commissioner Les Allamby Six new part-time commissioners have been appointed to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC).

Three Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers and a staff member are under investigation in connection to rogue social media accounts, including one which issued derogatory tweets about a solicitor, The Irish News reports. One of the officers is alleged to have breached personal security

Neasa Quigley Belfast firm Carson McDowell has advised a provider of cloud-enabled managed services to global capital markets on a significant investment by a New York-based private equity firm.

Young solicitors in Belfast yesterday enjoyed a mini tag-rugby event followed by an end of summer BBQ, hosted by the Northern Ireland Young Solicitors Association (NIYSA).

A 22-year-old man who was sentenced to a term of five-years' imprisonment for possession of explosives and ammunition has lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence in the Court of Appeal in Belfast. Applying the approach in R v Pollock, Lord Justice Weatherup found that the convictions were

The roll-out of Universal Credit in Northern Ireland has been complicated by technical problems with claimants using Irish passports and Northern Ireland driving licenses.A number of claimants told BBC News they were unable to verify their identity through an online UK government website with these

Paul Tweed Belfast lawyer Paul Tweed of Johnsons Solicitors has secured an apology and damages from Metro for former First Minister Peter Robinson.

Pictured (l-r): Kimberly Hill, TinyLife, receives a cheque from Kenny Chambers, Managing Partner, Johnsons and Eva Morgan, Johnsons A team from Belfast-based Johnsons Solicitors has a cheque for more than £2,000 to premature and vulnerable baby charity TinyLife.

The successors in title of land subject to a negative covenant contained in a lease agreed to in 1981 have had their application for a declaration that the covenant was unlawful refused in the High Court in Belfast. Finding that the application of the doctrine of restraint of trade to successors in