Northern Ireland

There continue to be concerns about vulnerable prisoners at Maghaberry Prison, despite the leadership's "real desire" to deal with its issues. A small team of inspectors made an unannounced visit in April to review progress since the last full inspection.

A judge has blamed poor provision for people with mental health difficulties in Northern Ireland on former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the Belfast Telegraph reports. District Judge Barney McElholm told Londonderry Magistrates Court that public provision was "a disgrace" and "a legacy of Thatch

Lady Hale Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, Lady Hale, has stressed the importance of diversity in the judiciary in a lecture to the Constitutional Law Summer School in Belfast.

A man who sought a declaration that his marriage in London was valid under the law of Northern Ireland has had his application refused by Mr Justice O’Hara, sitting in the High Court in Belfast. Finding that the recognition of his marriage as a civil partnership in Northern Ireland was not a viola

Couples who failed to challenge Northern Ireland's ban on same-sex marriage in the High Court have discussed taking their cases forward. Solicitor advocate Ciarán Moynagh of McLernon Moynagh Solicitors acts on behalf of an anonymous couple who sought to challenge the laws under which same-sex marri

Pictured (l-r): Brian Speers, vice chair of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association & Kgalalelo Monthe, chair of the Law Society of Botswana The chair of Northern Ireland's Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) has returned from a trip to Botswana.

Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire has been criticised for not backing interim compensation payments to survivors of child abuse.

Guy Lougher The head of Brexit advisory at Pinsent Masons said government proposals for a future customs relationship with the EU include interesting suggestions for handling the Irish border.

A treatment programme for sex offenders in prison which was linked to reoffending has been scrapped in Northern Ireland, The Detail reports. The Core Sex Offender Treatment Programme (COPT) was first scrapped in England and Wales after a review by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) found that prisoners w

In the Court of Appeal in Belfast, Friends of the Earth Limited successfully appealed against the dismissal of their application for Judicial Review. The application was in relation to a decision of the Department of the Environment refusing to issue a Stop Notice to the owners of the bed of Lough N

Judgment in two cases dealing with same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland is expected to be handed down by the High Court tomorrow. Mr Justice O'Hara will rule on a case dealing with recognition of same-sex marriages entered into in England and Wales, and a case dealing with the Northern Ireland Asse

The head of the Police Service of Northern Ireland's (PSNI) reactive and organised crime branch has said there remain "a lot of problems" with confidence in Northern Ireland policing. Det Chief Supt Tim Mairs spoke to BBC News following reports that there was a 31 per cent year-on-year increase in p

At least 53 people in Northern Ireland received royal pardons in the decade leading up to the Good Friday Agreement, The Irish News reports. Figures released by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) following a Freedom of Information request show that 53 royal prerogatives of mercy were issued in the pe

A woman who was knocked off her bicycle while cycling to work in Belfast has been awarded £230,000 in the High Court. The woman was described to have had an active lifestyle before the accident, which left her with chronic pain to the extent that she could only work part time and had to forgo her a

Martha Spurrier, director of Liberty Human rights group Liberty has intervened in a High Court case over the legal recognition of humanist weddings in Northern Ireland.