Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland's new strategy for victims and survivors of the Troubles has been published for consultation. The new strategy — the first update since 2009 — aims to ensure the right trauma-informed and victim-centred services are in place to empower and support victims and survivors,

Pupils from Coleraine Grammar School have won the Northern Ireland regional heat of the annual Bar Mock Trial Competition and will progress to the UK final in London next year. The Bar Mock Trial Competition aims to help young people understand how the law touches every aspect of their lives, gainin

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has named The Boom Foundation as its charity of the year for 2024. The Boom Foundation is the only charity in Northern Ireland dedicated to supporting patients suffering from sarcoma cancer, and was established by Leona Rankin in April 2013 after his fiancé

DWF has welcomed newly-qualified solicitors Andrew Newell, Anne Kelly, Paula Breen, Shauna Lee Warwick and Sarah Bissett to its Belfast office. Mr Newell and Ms Kelly take up permanent roles following the completion of their training contracts with the firm, while the other three are new joiners, al

A&L Goodbody has welcomed five newly-qualified solicitors to its 130-strong team of lawyers and business support professionals in Northern Ireland. Niamh Flanagan, Liam Fox and Holly Johnston will all assume assistant solicitor roles in the firm’s litigation department, with Eoin Culliton

Northern Ireland barrister James Stitt examines a Scottish case with significance for clinical negligence practitioners. Once more, a Scottish case has provided an opportunity for a substantial development of the law in the field of clinical negligence.

Staff at Newry-headquartered Fisher & Fisher Solicitors have been given £125 worth of vouchers for local businesses as a Christmas treat.

Professor Luke Moffett's Reparations and War has been awarded the Kevin Boyle Book Prize by the Irish Association of Law Teachers (IALT). Published by Oxford University Press this year, Professor Moffett's book draws on hundreds of interviews to examine the history, theoretical justifications, and p

Northern Ireland's former justice minister has criticised delays and backlogs in the courts as failing and re-traumatising victims of crime. Claire Sugden, the independent MLA for East Londonderry who served as justice minister from 2016–17, said the average time taken to conclude a criminal c

A new consultation is seeking views on changes to the legislative framework around anti-social behaviour in Northern Ireland, including making anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) cheaper and easier to obtain. The joint public consultation by the Department of Justice and the Department for Communit

Carson McDowell partner Darren Toombs has been appointed as president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland. The Warrenpoint native previously served as junior vice president under Brian Archer, who remains part of the Society's leadership team as senior vice president. Colin Mitchell takes the rol

Cleaver Fulton Rankin director Jeanette Donohoe has been presented with the award for achievements in law at the Northern Ireland Women’s Awards 2023. Now in their second year, the awards provide a spotlight for the women who have left an indelible mark in the respective industry, drive positi

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has unveiled a portrait of Dorothea Heron, who made legal history as the first woman to qualify as a solicitor anywhere on the island of Ireland. Born in Harcourt Street in Dublin on 19 August 1896, Deasie — as she was known to her family — was educate

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has told solicitor firms they are "free to arrive at their own view" on trainee solicitors' entitlement to the national minimum wage while warning of the risks of disregarding its advice. Irish Legal News first reported on discontent among senior lawyers after the

Pinsent Masons welcomed a group of 40 students from across Northern Ireland to its Belfast office as part of its Schools' Work Inspiration Day initiative.