Northern Ireland

A judge has warned that Northern Ireland's criminal justice system could crack under the volume of cases involving mental health issues. Judge Barney McElholm, sitting in Londonderry Magistrates' Court, said that "nobody seemed to be doing anything" about a lack of mental health services in the regi

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has faced a backlash for his decision to abolish the post of special envoy for Northern Ireland. The diplomatic position was created in 1995 with the appointment of former US senator George Mitchell, who went on to chair the talks that led to the Good Friday Agree

Richard Masters Pinsent Masons has appointed Richard Masters as chairman of company operations for Northern Ireland and Scotland.

The Bar of Northern Ireland has opened a new purpose-built facility for out-of-court mediation and arbitration services.

Elisha McCallion The Department for the Economy has proposed extending legal protection to whistleblowers in Northern Ireland to disclose corruption and illegality to Members of Parliament (MPs).

A woman who was convicted of the murder of a homeless man in Newry in 2009 has had her appeal dismissed by the Court of Appeal in Belfast. The woman contended that the trial judge had failed to give adequate direction on the effect of intoxication on her intent, and also sought leave to appeal on th

Over 25 solicitors participated in the Law Society of Northern Ireland's annual advanced advocacy course in its eighteenth year.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd A loyalist paramilitary group closely linked to the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) has applied to Home Secretary Amber Rudd for deproscription.

A man who was convicted of sexual offences as a minor, and who now has over 70 convictions, has been unsuccessful in his application to serve a writ of summons out of the jurisdiction on Google. Sitting in the High Court in Belfast, Lord Justice Stephens refused leave to serve notice of a writ of su

Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC, a prominent Irish barrister working in London, has warned the UK risks breaching the Good Friday Agreement if the Conservative government follows through with its planned repeal of the Human Rights Act following Brexit in March 2019.

Facebook has been successful in partially appealing a finding that it had misused private information in relation to the publication of the religion of a plaintiff’s three estranged children. Allowing the appeal, the Court of Appeal held that the publication of the children’s religion was a matt

Investigators from the Police Ombudsman's office have arrested a police officer this morning as part of an investigation into alleged misuse of social media. It was initiated after a decision by the Police Ombudsman, Dr Michael Maguire, to "call himself in" to investigate information he has been mad

Northern Ireland's biggest law firms took part in a charity football tournament hosted by legal recruitment specialists Brightwater NI.

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