Northern Ireland

Ian Paisley North Antrim MP Ian Paisley is instructing Belfast solicitor Paul Tweed following newspaper allegations that he failed to declare £100,000 in hospitality from the Sri Lankan government.

The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal against part of a sentence imposed on a man convicted of committing serious sexual offences on his sisters. Ruling that the sentence of 20 years' imprisonment in respect of five counts of rape should remain in place, Lord Chief Justice Morgan took into consi

Two of three new judges in Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal have been sworn in following the approval of their appointments in February. Mr Justice Stephens and Mr Justice Deeny were sworn into office as Lord Justices of Appeal at the Royal Courts of Justice at the opening of the new legal year.

Grainne Teggart Medical professionals in Northern Ireland will not be prosecuted for referring women to NHS hospitals and clinics in the rest of the UK for abortions, Amnesty International has been told.

Neil Logan Belfast firm Wilson Nesbitt Solicitors is sponsoring this year's Belfast Telegraph Property Awards.

Ciaran O'Hare The High Court in Belfast will today hear a case brought by a victims' campaigner seeking clarity from the Northern Ireland Secretary on the circumstances in which a border poll will be held.

Pictured (l-r): Peter Curran (Partner) and Alan Murphy (Managing Partner) alongside Lisa Bryson, Gareth Planck and Valerie Gibson International law firm Eversheds Sutherland has announced the appointment of a new partner and two lawyers to its Belfast office.

Belfast firm Tughans has urged fellow solicitors across Northern Ireland to lace up their trainers and get teams together to race to the top of River House in aid of a local charity. The firm is sending two teams to take part in the mac-interiors and Castleforge Partners charity event in aid of Caud

Professor Ann Skelton The Children's Law Centre celebrated its twentieth anniversary yesterday at the leading charity’s Belfast offices on the Ormeau Road.

Northern Ireland's annual judicial procession took place in Belfast at the Opening of the New Legal Year this morning.

The judge-led review of Northern Ireland's civil and family justice systems has produced two reports with over 400 recommendations for "transformative change". The reports were launched by the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, and the most senior Court of Appeal judge, Lord

Yasmin Wright A victims' organisation based in Lisnaskea has announced the opening of an office in London.

A woman who brought a case against her former employer under the Disability Discrimination Act with support from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has been awarded £11,840. An Industrial Tribunal found that Charles Hurst Limited failed in its duty to make reasonable adjustments for Marie

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.