Northern Ireland

Linda Johnston Belfast firm Francis Hanna & Co is embarking on a new partnership with Ascent Performance Group, a debt recovery law firm in Britain.

The Department of Justice has published the latest data on court prosecutions, convictions and out of court disposals in Northern Ireland for 2016/17. The number of prosecutions disposed at Crown Court increased 43.4 per cent from 1,312 in 2015 to 1,882 in 2016, reversing the downward trend seen in

Plans for the transformation of Belfast’s iconic Crumlin Road Courthouse into a £25 million luxury hotel will go on public display next month. The Signature Living Group will host pre-application events at Crumlin Road Gaol on Monday 17 July and Thursday 17 August from 10am-8pm, the Belfast Teleg

Evidence given by witnesses to the independent inquiry into the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scandal will not be used to prosecute them, The Irish News reports. The chair of the inquiry, retired Lord Justice of Appeal, Sir Patrick Coghlin, successfully sought a written assurance that witnesses' ev

Victims' rights campaigner Raymond McCord has launched judicial review proceedings aimed at clarifying the circumstances in which a border poll would be held in Northern Ireland. Mr McCord, who lodged a failed legal challenge against Brexit in the Northern Ireland courts, has applied for a judicial

A man who was granted asylum in 2008, but had his asylum status revoked upon being found guilty of false imprisonment and sexual assault; has had his application for leave to apply for judicial review decisions regarding his deportation order refused in the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland.

Ian Huddleston, president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland The European public can now easily look up lawyers in Northern Ireland through the European Commission's e-Justice portal, the Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced.

Patrick Corrigan Amnesty International has called for a review of Northern Ireland's hate crime laws, with the aim of bringing them in line with Britain's.

Imelda McMillan The Law Society of Northern Ireland's Mentoring Programme continues to go from strength to strength as it enters its fourth successful year.

More than 20 members of the Belfast Solicitors’ Association (BSA) got on their bikes to support charity partner Inspire.

Arlene Foster Northern Ireland's Department of Finance raised concerns that Scotland's same-sex marriage legislation would put same-sex couples in Northern Ireland "in an uncertain legal position".

of industrial tribunal proceedings in 2007 was not made out - there was no causative link between the “protected act” and the detriment claimed and the appeal against that finding was dismissed. Further, in determining the claim for discrimination because of his political opinion, the Tribunal

The Court of Appeal has granted interim authority for the Humanist wedding of Laura Lacole and Republic of Ireland midfielder Eunan O'Kane to proceed this week with legal recognition. The judges have yet to rule on a bid to overturn a judgement that the celebrity couple faced discrimination based on

Professor Colin Harvey reflects on human rights and equality in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is figuring prominently in the news again. This time it is the discussions between the Conservative Party and the DUP on the formation of a workable new British government. Developments have provoked m

How often do we check the weather forecast, while sitting beside a window? Why do we rely on forecasts when facts are so frequently staring at us? The Northern Ireland High Court was recently faced with this conundrum in Northern Ireland Housing Executive v Healthy Buildings (Ireland) Limited, write